Kate Bradshaw

Those who insist Oakland should forever be called a “town,” rather than a city, need look no further than the town’s First Fridays events to confirm the idea.

Rakestraw Books, a 53-year-old independent bookstore in Danville, had a surprise celebrity visitor a few weeks ago: Zendaya.

A teenager was shot in the arm while riding in a vehicle on Interstate 580 between Oakland and San Leandro in the early hours of Saturday, June 6, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division.

Evolving parklet and street closure programs could finally be paying off

The morir soñando aka 'to die dreaming' is a beverage that, like merengue and dominoes, evokes childhood memories and family gatherings

Oakland Chef Nelson German blends rye whiskey with Orijin Bitters, pineapple juice and plantain syrup to update the Sazerac

This beverage from Chef Nelson German's new book was inspired by the traditional Red Drink, representing the bloodshed of enslaved ancestors

Celebrate Juneteenth with drinks created by Chef Nelson German, who published a cocktail book June 2, eight years after learning how to bartend

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Becoming a wasabi farmer wasn’t initially part of the career plan for former electrical contractor Jeff Roller.

Find soccer screens from San Jose and Los Gatos to San Carlos and Walnut Creek