East Bay
Brand New Shake Shack Opens in East Bay (March 5)
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink Shake Shack is opening up a brand new Bay Area restaurant on March 5, 2023. Shake Shack hosts its grand opening for its brand new Walnut Creek restaurant, located 1604 Mt Diablo Blvd., on March 5 at 11 am. This is Shake Shack’s second location in the East Bay and the more...
Contra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine’s Day
Celebrations, East Bay, Valentine's Day By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation For people in love with another human and cars, the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder’s Office has a special Valentine’s Day deal. The office will host a “Destination Weddings” event at the Martinez Cobra Museum for Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023. Sixteen marriage ceremonies will be more...
Oakland Signs Historic Deal to Revitalize Coliseum w/ Black-Owned Company
Causes, East Bay, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Oakland city officials have signed an exclusive negotiating agreement with a Black-owned company to develop the site of the RingCentral Coliseum, aiming to bring sorely needed jobs, housing and more to East Oakland. The company called the African American Sports and Entertainment Group is also hoping more...
BART Repairs East Bay’s Yellow Line Starting President’s Day Weekend
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Transportation BART’s next round of major trackway repairs will focus on the Yellow Line in the East Bay, which is the busiest in the BART system. The upcoming work is made possible by voter-approved Measure RR, which is providing $3.5 billion to rebuild BART’s core infrastructure. *Over President’s Day weekend, February 18-20, 2023, more...
East Bay Parks Closing Jan. 4-5 Due to Atmospheric River
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Storm Watch Due to expected storm conditions and high winds, all East Bay Regional Parks are closed Wednesday, January 4, 2023, through Thursday, January 5, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch and high wind warning for the San Francisco Bay Area with flooding, landslides, and rapidly rising rivers more...
Oakland’s Starline Social Club Closing Down
East Bay, Goodbye, Oakland Unfortunately, Oakland’s Starline Social Club has announced it is closing. The club took to Instagram to announce that the club is going up for sale and will cease operations on January 1 after their last show on New Year’s Eve. Thanks to KQED for sharing the news about the final hurrah will more...
Bay Area Might Get a New 4-Lane “State Highway 239”
Brand New, East Bay, Transportation By Bay City News Public comments are being accepted for a proposed new state highway that would connect state Highway 4 in eastern Contra Costa County to either Interstate Highway 580 in Alameda County or a location further east at Interstate Highway 205 in San Joaquin County. State Highway 239 would connect more...
Santa Visits Oakland Zoo to Pass Out Presents to Animals
Adorable, East Bay, Oakland In adorable news, Santa visited the Oakland Zoo to treat the animals to some holiday presents. Santa zipped around the Zoo on a festively decorated golf cart with a giant sack of presents he delivered to all the animals on the “nice” list. Watch the elephants, tigers and more unwrap and more...
“Too $hort Way”: Oakland Street Honors Iconic Rapper
Brand New, East Bay, Oakland Thanks to East Bay Times for sharing the news that the legendary Oakland rapper Too $hort is likely getting a street named in his honor. A three-block section of Foothill Boulevard in Oakland could soon don the name Too $hort Way to commemorate the “Godfather of the Bay”. Oakland City Council will more...
4 East Bay Colleges Make Spring Semester Free
East Bay, Oakland By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation All four East Bay colleges in the Peralta Community College District are waiving their course registration fees for the Spring 2023 semester for all California residents, among additional opportunities for students. Announced Wednesday, Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College and Merritt College are more...
Hangar 1 Vodka Closing Alameda Distillery & Tasting Room
East Bay, Eat & Drink, Goodbye Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the unfortunate news that Hangar 1 Distillery is closing its Alameda distillery and tasting room. The beloved vodka distillery, located at 2505 Monarch St, Alameda, is housed in a former airplane hangar. The distillery was a popular stop along Alameda’s Spirits Alley for its tasting more...
Berkeley Wants to Ban Right Turns on Red
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Transportation Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Berkeley may be putting an end to right turns on red. A new proposal was recently approved to outlaw right turns on red lights citywide. Being able to turn right on red is a nearly uniquely American rule; it’s illegal in other most more...
UC Berkeley Ranks as Best Public University in the World Again
Bay Area Updates, East Bay UC Berkeley just shared that once again, for the ninth straight year, the university has taken the top spot as the number one public university in the world, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 global universities rankings. UC Berkeley was also named the fourth-best university overall in the world more...
Fremont is Named the Safest City in California
East Bay Thanks to KTLA for sharing the news about Wallet Hub’s 2022’s Safest Cities in America ranking. WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 42 key indicators of safety under three categories: home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. Fremont, California made the top 20 for Safest Cities in the more...
First Ever Curling Facility in Northern California Opens in East Oakland
Brand New, East Bay, Fun & Games, Oakland Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that Northern California now has its first-ever curling facility. The curling community in Northern California now has its first dedicated ice facility in East Oakland. The 15,000 square feet San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club, located at 8450 Enterprise Way, has 5 sheets and more...
