Heed these 2026 laws: The government has new rules everyone should know in California, most of which take effect on Jan. 1.

To Oakland’s fire inspectors, the Ghost Ship warehouse really was invisible: The extremely dangerous building sailed unseen for years, evading fire-safety inspectors until it burned on Friday night.

Oakland chef and restaurateur Michele McQueen and restaurant co-owner Matt Strum went over 51 name iterations before arriving at Lucy Blue. McQueen recounted the brainstorm she had on the phone with ...

In theory, the Oakland Police Department and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office are supposed to investigate allegations of misconduct and hold law-enforcement personnel accountable for ...

On Sunday night, a white Oakland resident called the Oakland Police Department on a small group of Black and Latino drummers by Lake Merritt, resulting in multiple citations and sparking extensive ...

The fun usually slinks away to die in places like San Francisco City Hall Room 416 — its grave demarcated by bland fluorescent lighting, cheap wood paneling, and expensive three-piece suits. But on ...

This week's calendar picks (aka Social Eyes: Week of Jan. 1-7) features Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Guilhem Fourty Quartet, HOOT! 'Torch Songs' Live, Angel Bat Dawid and 9MAGICFOREVER1, 'Dog Man: The ...

The Exotic Erotic Ball may be known for having “nothing to hide,” but its producers get a little cagey when the talk turns to their event’s history. For the past three years, the venerable affair has ...

Long before Europeans arrived in the East Bay, oak trees allowed native Ohlone people to exist on this land for thousands of years without agriculture. The annual abundance of acorns provided a source ...

Richard Poe, a wealthy and politically active developer, walked up to the podium at a recent Richmond City Council meeting with his wife and three-year-old son in tow. While Poe’s son did his best to ...

It wasn’t until after high school that Jaime Jenett realized she liked women. Until then, the only females she’d encountered were the “blond, skinny rich girls” who filled the halls of her 90210-esque ...

The hallway at the San Francisco headquarters of ‘zine Maximum Rocknroll (MRR) is flanked with more than 40,000 records from underground punk bands. It leads to a patio where touring bands are often ...