Pittsburg

12 May 2024

San Francisco Bay Ferry to Add Lines, Expand Service

San Francisco may be neglecting the full potential of the strategic waterways that brought it into being. If you’ve ever sat in Bridge traffic and watched boats fly by on the water below, you might have felt the same. There is no reason the Bay Area shouldn’t have as robust

Jake Warren 0
24 Oct 2023

Targets Are Closing In SF, Oakland And Pittsburg… What Does That Mean For Each City?

Target is a perfectly fine place. I don’t have anything against Target or the people who shop there. I like their dog mascot with the red circle around its eye. I think it’s cute. And who doesn’t remember the “Blue Light Special?” Was that Target? I think it was. I’m

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
15 Feb 2022

Cast Away: A Story Of Homelessness In The Bay Area

Written By: J.E. Vigil Perhaps I ended up homeless due to my own negligence. Maybe it was my parents or the rise in gentrification or  the inflated price of apartments that I couldn’t quite understand. Why was it that a small studio apartment cost nearly $2,000? Frankly, I really didn’t

Guest Writer 0
23 Mar 2021

Police Say Juvenile Used YouTube and Fake Bomb To Rob Bank

An unnamed juvenile is in custody after he allegedly used a fake bomb to rob a Pittsburg bank Monday. The suspect managed to get away with $7,000 when he passed a note to a Mechanics Bank teller that read: “I need 20 grand. I have a bomb…” The note went

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16 Sep 2020

Pittsburg Motel Becomes Permanent Homeless Support Hub

Motel 6 in Pittsburg won’t be booking rooms for weary tourists but lights in the 174-room facilities will be left on as a safe haven for homeless people in the area.  The motel at 2101 Loveridge Road has been used during the pandemic as a site to shelter people who

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