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A Guide For Making A Seamless San Francisco-To-Oakland Transition [Updated]

From what we know of Oakland — which is everything — residents stroll around and shoot each other with guns. Lots of guns. In between going to Ike's and Plum, that is. But that's pretty

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Diamond Dave Hosley

Word arrived today that Petar's Restaurant & Lounge in Lafayette, with its dancefloor and hipster-approved karaoke-DJ-emcee Diamond Dave Hosley singing his own versions of today's pop hits on weekends, is closing as of

Why Can't Oakland PD Lower The Crime Rate? Because They Can't Catch Criminals

What sounds like a bad joke about Oakland's struggling police force is actually the headline to an investigative report by the East Bay Express this week. In the Express' cover story, reporter Ali

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Local Chick-Fil-A Fanatics Camp Out Overnight For Free Chicken

With all the fervor of a new iPhone launch, hungry chicken fans not afraid of Chick-Fil-A's homophobic stigma camped out at the chain's new Walnut Creek location overnight last night in hopes of

Piedmont High's 'Fantasy Slut League' Exaggerated By Administration, Says Student Paper

After news broke last month of a "Fantasy Slut League" organized by varsity jocks at Piedmont High School in the East Bay, the plucky editorial staff of The Piedmont Highlander student newspaper launched

Varsity Jocks At Piedmont High Organize 'Fantasy Slut League'

Male varsity athletes at haughty Piedmont High School have been running an alarming extracurricular activity in which they score points for engaging and documenting in sexual activities with female students. According to a

Big Meteor Brightens Skies Over East Bay, Goes Boom Near Martinez

A lot of people in the East Bay saw a big, bright ball of light streak across the sky last night, and it appears to have been a big chunk of meteor. This

Angry Crowd Unleashes On Chevron Refinery Officials

Community members lined up to berate and shout at Chevron and government officials at Tuesday's town hall meeting following the refinery fire that sent a mushroom cloud of putrid smoke over the East

Chevron To Pay Residents Affected By Toxic Refinery Fire

And finally, in crisis communications news: After Monday's fire at the Chrevron refinery in Richmond, Calif. sent a plume of black, toxic smoke into the air blanketing much of Richmond, North Richmond, and

Meanwhile, On The New Bay Bridge...

Light poles illuminate the new east span of the Bay Bridge during a system lighting preview by Caltrans on Thursday. AP notes. "The custom-made lights will create a safer driving experience for motorists

Obama Welcomed To East Bay With 'I Hella [Heart] Oakland' T-Shirt

President Obama swung through the Bay Area on another one of his fundraising campaign stops yesterday. While he was met with medical marijuana demonstrations on the streets of Oakland yesterday afternoon, the President

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Admits She Screwed Up Something Else

Over in the East Bay, Oaklanders skittish from what we can only assume is the constant wee-ooo-wee-ooo-wee-ooo of Police sirens have been waiting patiently for updates on Mayor Quan's 100 Blocks Initiative. The

Oakland Not Just 'Cooler,' It's Also Great for Business?

The Guardian tried to tell us Oakland was cooler than San Francisco a few weeks ago, and now Fast Company is selling folks on the idea that Oakland is where it's at for

Arts & Entertainment

Concord Gets Its First Feature-Length Movie: 'Love, Concord'

Let's start things off by saying that if you're not reading Claycord, you're not living out loud. Really. It's a formidable site on all things Concord, Clayton, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and Martinez.

Three Weeks After Massacre, Oikos University Reopens

Three weeks after disgruntled student One Goh allegedly shot 10 people (killing 7), Oikos University will reopen today. "English teacher Lucas Garcia was the first instructor to arrive at the campus on Edgewater

Mission Thought to Be Incredibly Dangerous By East Bay Folk

Many older people who reside in the East Bay (and probably elsewhere) continue to believe that the Mission is nothing but a cesspit of crime and poverty, and that "white girls shouldn't be

4.0 Earthquake Hits East Bay

A minor 4.0 quake hit the Bay Area at 5:33 Monday morning, rattling parts of San Francisco and the East Bay. Did you feel it? According to USGS, it was centered

East Bay Motorcyclist Plunges Off Overpass Wall, Dies

A motorcyclist, 22, driving along I-80 at around 3 a.m. crashed into an overpass wall, fell over "dozens of feet," and died. "The motorcyclist was transitioning from northbound Interstate 880 to westbound

East Bay BART Train Kills Man

A little before 7 p.m. on Monday, a man died after walking on the BART tracks at the MacArthur station. A Richmond-bound train plowed into the unidentified man, killing him instantly. According

Dear Lord, Crime Has Skyrocketed In Piedmont!

Over in sunny, tranquil Piedmont, where the women never wear poly blends and the men all have excellent golf swings, the crime rate in 2011 has every yogilates class and PTA meeting abuzz

Police Sweep Out Nascent Occupy Oakland Encampment

Just as soon as it came—on Tuesday, to be exact—last night police evicted residents of the new Occupy Oakland encampment on the 2000 block of Peralta Street near Mandela Parkway. Set

Attention East Bay Commuters: BART Wants To Walk You Home

After taking a lot of crap this year for shutting off cellphones and shooting a guy, the BART Police force is looking to make good this holiday season. In a press release, by

Arts & Entertainment

Mythbusters Mishap Sends Cannonball Sailing Through East Bay Home [Updated]

It finally happened. A Mythbusters experiment went awry at the Alameda County bomb range yesterday. Despite the usual number of safety measures you might expect from a reality TV crew with high insurance

Man Shot Over Black Friday Haul At Wal-Mart

During the early morning Black Friday rush in the East Bay suburbs, a family of eager shoppers was held up at gunpoint in the parking lot of a San Leandro Wal-Mart. Reports say

Local News Report Investigates the East Bay Hyena Colony

Today in delightful local TV news reports, CBS5 has the hard-hitting report of a secret compound hidden in the East Bay hills that is home to the world's only captive Hyena colony. Created