SF Bay Area

15 Oct 2021

A Canadian Rollerblader is Skating Across SF to Fight Against Cancer

Accompanied by San Francisco firefighters, Canadian rollerblader Christine Ichim will skate across the city on Friday to raise awareness for the San Francisco Fire Department Cancer Prevention Foundation.

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14 Oct 2021

BrokeAssStuart.com Wins Best Local Website!

Our favorite local website (48hills.com) just published its Best of the Bay 2021 winners!  It is the 46th annual Readers’ Poll rewarding everything from Best Burrito and Best Politician to Best Sweets Shop and Best Bike Store. “This year’s Best of the Bay is dedicated to the indomitable Bay Area

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14 Oct 2021

MILLS COLLEGE WORKERS RALLY FOR JOBS, UNION RECOGNITION

Thirty to 40 staff, part-time faculty and students marched and rallied Wednesday afternoon at Mills College in Oakland to retain their jobs and seek a union contract as the merger with Northeastern University gets underway, a union member said.

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12 Oct 2021

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against Former San Leandro Officer in Walmart Killing

A former San Leandro police officer hoped the court would dismiss voluntary manslaughter charges against him for fatally shooting a man in April 2020, but a judge Tuesday was not inclined to let him off the hook so easily. On April 18, 2020, Jason Fletcher was the first officer to

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12 Oct 2021

Two Bay Area Hostage Situations End Peacefully Tuesday

The Bay Area experienced not one, but two hostage situations Tuesday. Thankfully, both incidents were resolved without major incident or harm to any of the three victims. In the first reported case, a suspect had taken a hostage and barricaded himself in the Alum Rock area of San Jose. Officials

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12 Oct 2021

Local Artists Illuminate Lake Merritt Gardens in Immersive Autumn Lights Festival

For a 10th year, The Gardens at Lake Merritt will transform into an outdoor immersive gallery of art and light. This year’s Autumn Lights Festival welcomes the public back to experience the beauty in person. People are invited to take an illuminated stroll through 7 acres of municipal gardens made

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12 Oct 2021

Oakland’s First First Friday Since the Pandemic was Exactly What I Needed

Oakland is a city of contrast and creativity. The beauty of Oakland is found within this conflict. The struggle of the flat lands juxtaposed against the prosperity in the hills, the pothole-laden streets where homes sell for upwards of a million dollars, the way your windows shake when a car

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08 Oct 2021

Dancing and an OPEN BAR at Public Works?!?!

At this point I haven’t even thought of an open bar party in years. So this is exciting news! Reporting on this is like going back to the roots of this site. On October 22nd, Public Works is throwing a FREE dance party with an open bar! The party goes

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