Oakland voters to decide on tax break for businesses amid economic struggles
OAKLAND — The city will ask voters in June to give thousands of small businesses a significant tax…
2000s rock star adds extra Bay Area show ahead of sold-out Oakland run
Hours before she’s set to take the stage in Oakland, Paramore star Hayley Williams has added a new…
Bay Area trumpeter Skylar Tang heads for series of gigs
Skylar Tang is living her best life. In her first year at Juilliard, the Foster-City-raised jazz trumpeter wasted…
More than 100 Heath works donated to Oakland Museum of California
Applying a handle to a mug at the Heath factory, circa 1960. Brian and Edith Heath_Heath Ceramics Collection, Environmental…
Teen shot in attempted Oakland robbery – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A 17-year-old boy was shot during an attempted robbery Wednesday night in East Oakland, authorities said.…
10 cool shows and concerts to catch this weekend
From a musical “Reflection on America” to the start of one of the Bay Area’s best concert series,…
79-year-old man dies in Oakland assault – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A 79-year-old man was killed Wednesday night in a physical assault in West Oakland, authorities said.…
Bake Sum, a popular Asian American bakery, is opening in Alameda
The new Alameda location of Bake Sum will offer cakes as a regular item for the first time. …
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a Bay Area biking paradise
Public art is common along the Iron Horse Regional Trail, which extends for 32 miles on a former…
Oakland businesses need help, yes on Measure C
The city has some of the highest taxes on businesses in the Bay Area. Numerous cafes and restaurants…
Oakland church memorial honoring homicide victims vandalized
A North Oakland Catholic church’s anti-violence memorial was reportedly targeted this week by vandals who destroyed crosses honoring…
Family IDs woman left at Vallejo hospital with fatal wound
Vallejo police said officers were called to a hospital about 5:35 p.m. Friday after staff reported that an…