Our favorite hidden parks of San Francisco
While there’s no shortage of public parks in San Francisco, some of the city’s most special outdoor spaces, from hidden slides to tiny parks with grand vistas, often go unnoticed. To help you...
View ArticleThings you must do in the Bay Area before you die
It doesn’t matter if you just moved to the city or if you’ve lived in the Bay Area all your life; there are so many things to do here it can be a bit daunting. Since it’s worth prioritizing all the...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing Santa Rosa teen is safe
Update: Santa Rosa police said Tuesday morning that Elysa Muniz, the 17-year-old girl who had not been seen since Friday, is OK. Elysa Muniz, the young woman from yesterday's missing person case, is...
View ArticleHeroic cat basks in fame as boy recovers
If you were avoiding the Internet Wednesday, you may have missed the antics of Tara, the cat being credited with saving a young boy from a vicious dog attack. If so, a quick recap: Four-year-old Jeremy...
View ArticleBART agent honored for finding autistic man
A BART station agent is being celebrated for helping to locate an autistic man who went missing this month. John Buitrago, a station agent for the last 16 years, was at his post at the Pittsburg/Bay...
View ArticleGet your grill on: Best Bay Area spots to BBQ
Still trying to figure out where in the Bay Area to do your seemingly obligatory Memorial Day weekend grilling? Let us help. We’ve researched what San Francisco parks actually allow barbecuing. The...
View ArticleStudent injured in San Ramon senior prank
One student was injured in a San Ramon high school senior prank on Friday that the principal said disrupted “an entire school day” and required police attention. Seniors at California High School...
View ArticleStockton’s Asparagus Festival ends
Stockton’s annual Asparagus Festival is no more. In a statement released by the Asparagus Festival Board of Directors on Tuesday, officials say they came to a unanimous decision that “the time has come...
View ArticleAlameda County fair opens in Pleasanton
It’s that time of year when fingers get covered with corn dog grease, livestock gets its annual look-see and sometimes-questionable bands take to stages at county fairs across the Bay Area. The Alameda...
View ArticleWant to get married by Uber? Now’s your chance
The list of things you can get “on-demand” is long — and getting longer. Now, in addition to ordering pay-per-view wrestling matches and pizza, you can get married with just a few taps on your...
View ArticleDying Bay Area mom has final dance with son at his wedding
A Pleasanton woman dying from breast cancer held on long enough to have one final dance with her son at his wedding earlier this month. As KTVU’s Heather Holmes reported, 61-year-old Mary Ann Manning...
View ArticleCourt says hotel should protect kids from falling through screen windows
Two parents take their children on vacation to an ocean-front hotel, where they check into a second-floor room because the first floor is unavailable. The next morning, the mother opens a window to...
View ArticleDad Chris Picco sings Beatles song to dying infant in heartbreaking video
Ashley Picco of Loma Linda, Calif., was 5 months pregnant when she died unexpectedly in her sleep on Nov. 8, but doctors were able to deliver her baby boy, Lennon, via C-section. The 2 lb., 4 oz....
View ArticleMap: Where you can cut down your own Christmas tree in the Bay Area
While the beautiful Bay Area isn’t exactly teeming with evergreen forests dusted with snow, there are still quite a few options for residents who want to venture out into the “wild” and cut down their...
View ArticleJon Stewart goes after Marin County over measles outbreak
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook If you live in Marin County and missed Tuesday night’s Daily Show, well, consider yourself lucky....
View ArticleWould you rather…? 20 Bay Area conundrums
There’s a certain give-and-take to living in the Bay Area. Traffic is abysmal and rents are among the highest in the nation and, yet, the weather is pretty darn good (well, mostly, depending on how...
View ArticleAmerican-flag wavers stake out school on Cinco de Mayo
For the fifth year in a row, a small but passionate group gathered in front of a Morgan Hill high school to mark the day when school officials refused to let students wear American flag shirts....
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