We were originally going to put a cursory summary of Partners in Preservation's program in Day Around The Bay, but after poking around on the website, it's so cool that we've elevated it to a stand-alone post. American Express, in connection with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the World Monuments Fund, will give $1 million to historic sites around the Bay Area. The way they'll determine who to give the money to and......

A "vagrant" is being blamed for a fire last Sunday at the Fox Theater on 19th and Telegraph in Oakland, near the Paramount. The theater is undergoing renovations and is slated to become a charter school focused on the arts. The Oakland FD found a small propane stove and a sleeping bag in an abandoned office space in the building, and the ensuing fire caused about $300,000 worth of damage. No injuries, though. In......