East Bay
Two New Commuter Lots Opening w/ Free Parking in Dec. & Jan.
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, East Bay, Transportation As part of its Bay Bridge Forward initiative to move more people in fewer cars through the Bay Bridge corridor, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will open two newly constructed East Bay commuter parking lots next Monday, Dec. 6. The Pivot Point Commuter Hubs include a 261-space lot adjacent to Interstate 80 at more...
$9 Bay Area Lunch Deals This Week
Deals, East Bay, Freebies, Oakland, Partner, San Francisco, Sponsored, Takeout / Delivery If you’re looking to up your weekly lunch game and discover lots of new local restaurants (but not go broke), ClubFeast might be your favorite new food delivery app. And it’s now in San Francisco, South Bay, East Bay (and NYC). ClubFeast is a sponsored partner of Funcheap – but we more...
Walnut Creek to Close Broadway Plaza to Traffic Through the Holidays
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation The dozens of looters who rushed Walnut Creek’s Nordstrom on Saturday night made off with between $100,000 and $200,000 worth of merchandise, Walnut Creek police said Monday. Lt. Hollie Connors said up to 80 masked bandits blocked the street up and down Broadway Plaza with more...
East Bay Park District’s “Free Park Day” for ‘Green Friday’ (Nov. 26)
East Bay, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches For the past seven years, the East Bay Regional Park District has celebrated Green Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as a healthy outdoor alternative to Black Friday holiday shopping. To encourage time in nature, the Park District is again making Green Friday a free park day, meaning all district fees are more...
Gang of 80 Thieves Loot Walnut Creek Nordstrom
Crime, East Bay Police on Sunday are reviewing surveillance footage in hopes of tracking down more suspects involved in what authorities described as an organized looting at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza on Saturday night. Three suspects were arrested shortly after the mob descended on a Nordstrom department store about 9 p.m., police said. An 18-year-old more...
Oakland’s Brand New 2021 “Town Nights” Parks Festival
East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Oakland, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Police Reform, Uplifting On Monday, November 22, Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is kicking off the 2021 Town Nights events at eight locations across the city of Oakland. According to the flyer there will be free food, games, sports, entertainment and more. Town Nights events aim to change community norms around violence through community engagement, more...
Sadly, Three Racehorses Died This Week at Golden Gate Fields
East Bay Three racehorses died over the past week at Golden Gate Fields, prompting outrage from those closely following equine deaths at California tracks. Inimitable, a 2-year-old thoroughbred, was euthanized on the track Friday after falling near the quarter pole during the first race of the day. A cause of death for the more...
One of the Bay Area’s Last Roller Rinks Closing
Bay Area Favorites, East Bay, Goodbye Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that one of the Bay Area’s last remaining roller rinks is closing its doors. As one of the largest roller skating rinks within hundreds of miles, San Ramon’s the Golden Skate, located at 2701 Hooper Drive, has delighted many skaters come from all over more...
Contra Contra Says Indoor Mask Mandate May Gone by New Year’s
COVID-19 Updates, East Bay, Masks, Vaccines By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation If Contra Costa County stays on track in its fight against COVID-19, residents may be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve without masks indoors if they’re fully vaccinated. Health officer Chris Farnitano told the county board of supervisors on Tuesday that other Bay Area more...
East Bay Sheriffs Seize 100,000 Marijuana Plants (and $10M in Cash)
Bay Area Updates, East Bay A drug operation was snuffed out Wednesday, after detectives from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants in the East Bay and found one of the largest illegal marijuana growing operations in California. In a news release posted late Wednesday night by the sheriff’s office, detectives described the operation as more...
Almanac Opens Brand New 8,400 sqft Beer Garden (Sept. 25)
Bars, Brand New, East Bay, Outdoor Dining After months of prep and permits, Almanac on Alameda has transformed a formerly empty 8,400-square-foot grass lot across the street into Almanac’s very own backyard – Complete with a 1967 Airstream bar, shade structures, amplified music, a food truck, and outdoor games like cornhole and giant Jenga. Join us starting more...
Happy 100th to National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
East Bay Happy 100th birthday to Ranger Betty Reid Soskin at Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, in Richmond, CA. Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service. Over the past decade and a half, Ranger Betty has shared her experiences as well as more...
Oakland Waterfront Hotel to Become Affordable Housing
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Housing, Oakland, Support the Bay Z Hotel, located in Oakland’s Jack London Square, is slated to be converted into affordable housing. Thanks to Mercury News and The Registry SF for sharing the news that Riaz Capital will be transforming the hotel into micro studios designed for workplace professionals who earn between $50,000 and $120,000 a year more...
New Chill 1,000 sqft Beer Lounge Opening on Alameda
Bars, Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink Almanac Lounge in Alameda is opening a brand new 1,000 square foot lounge on September 11, 2021. The vibes are set, the pillows are fluffed, the electric fireplace is ablaze, all that’s missing is you. Join us this weekend for the official opening of the Almanac Lounge. It’s hard to believe, more...
This is the Bay Area’s First New Campground in Decades
Brand New, East Bay, Outdoorsy The San Francisco Bay Area has a brand new campground. which opened on Friday, August 27, 2021. Located within Coyote Hills Regional Park and next to the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay in Fremont, the 60-acre Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay is the East Bay Park District’s first more...
