Grizzly bears in California: Reintroduction push ignites strong emotions
Center for Biological Diversity wants state to study the idea of bringing grizzlies back to wilderness areas, but critics suggest it would be impractical and unsafe to reintroduce the 800-pound...
View ArticlePort of Oakland 'shack' that feeds hungry truckers is forced to close
A small mini-mart catering to truck drivers and longshoremen at the Port of Oakland says it is being forced to close and its customers will have no choice but to go into West Oakland to search for food...
View ArticleOakland, Concord struck as ITT Tech shuts all campuses
Students, faculty and staff at the 130 ITT Technical Institute campuses across the United States, including two in the Bay Area and another dozen in California, got the distressing news on Tuesday that...
View ArticleEndangered no more? U.S. takes most humpback whales off list
The U.S. government on Wednesday removed nine of the world's 14 humpback whale populations from federal endangered species lists, but the whales that migrate through Central California are not among them.
View ArticleOakland: Critics question Hiero Day music festival security over skylight fall
Attendees said dozens of Hiero Day attendees climbed walls to watch artists perform from atop dangerous rooftops. Near the end of the daylong festival, a 22-year-old woman fell through a second-story...
View Article49ers release Bruce Miller after arrest
Tight end faces four charges, including elder abuse, after attacking two men at Fisherman's Wharf hotel
View ArticleThe Raiders are good, but how good?
Good enough to win 10 games, make the playoffs, win the AFC West?
View ArticleReview: Day on the Green magic revived
On the Green 2016 San Francisco Fest brought back Bill Graham's Day on the Green concert format, and such iconic Bay Area bands as Santana, Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band, Journey and Tower of...
View ArticleOakland oaks threatened with the ax
Mountain View Cemetery wants to cut down hundreds of mature oak trees to allow expansion.
View ArticleWoman falls through skylight at Hiero Day
A 22-year-old woman fell through a skylight at the Hiero Day music festival in downtown Oakland. Dozens of attendees climbed buildings in the area to get a better view of the three stages.
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