https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/doordash-to-buy-instacart-17-billion-sf-delivery-giants-merge-oct-29-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for $17 billion, merging two San Francisco delivery giants https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/watsonville-community-hospital-board-votes-3-2-close-maternity-nicu-120-day-notice-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Watsonville hospital board votes 3-2 to start closing labor and delivery https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/thao-nguyen-show-me-album-release-independent-sf-nov-8-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Oakland's Thao Nguyen drops 'Show Me,' her first album in six years, with an SF release show Nov. 8 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/piedmont-girls-flag-football-first-ncs-playoff-falls-terra-linda-27-14 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Piedmont girls flag football's first NCS playoff run ends at Terra Linda, 27-14 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/altarena-playhouse-lion-in-winter-alameda-through-nov-22-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Altarena Playhouse closes its 2026 season with 'The Lion in Winter' in Alameda https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/uc-berkeley-hula-hoop-physics-study-nonlinear-dynamics-oreilly Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Berkeley engineers say the old explanation of how hula hoops stay up was wrong https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/volpis-petaluma-check-please-bay-area-nov-5-2026-kqed Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Petaluma's century-old Volpi's gets its 'Check, Please! Bay Area' episode Nov. 5 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fci-dublin-10th-officer-pleads-guilty-david-perez-discipline-hearing-officer Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 10th former FCI Dublin employee pleads guilty in women's prison sex abuse scandal https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alexandre-chorin-uc-berkeley-computational-fluid-dynamics-pioneer-dies-88 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Alexandre Chorin, UC Berkeley mathematician behind modern fluid simulation, dies at 88 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/judge-carter-denies-doj-order-segregate-20000-california-ballots-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:37:02-07:00 Judge rejects bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots, so Bay Area counties keep counting https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/high-speed-rail-ceo-ian-choudri-resigns-travel-scandal-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 California high-speed rail CEO Ian Choudri resigns amid consultant travel scandal https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-pablo-18-year-old-arrested-murder-luis-luigi-ramirez-16th-street Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 San Pablo police arrest 18-year-old in killing of Luis 'Luigi' Ramirez https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bilal-mahmood-grocery-affordability-initiative-produce-buyers-club-district-5 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood pitches a produce buyers club to cut grocery prices in the Tenderloin and Fillmore https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stanford-basketball-campus-craze-maples-pavilion-home-openers-nov-2-nov-4-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Stanford basketball plans 'Campus Craze' for Maples Pavilion home openers Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/la-catrina-de-oakland-34-foot-sculpture-fruitvale-final-week-nov-5-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Last call to see La Catrina de Oakland, the 34-foot sculpture at Fruitvale https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/csu-faculty-strike-authorization-vote-cfa-bay-area-rallies-sjsu-sf-state-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 CSU faculty begin strike authorization vote as Bay Area campuses rally https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/compact-act-march-san-francisco-end-federal-dog-cat-experiments-beagles-oct-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Rescued beagles lead San Francisco march for bill to end federally funded dog and cat experiments https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-chinese-community-bilingual-education-history-tape-v-hurley-lau-v-nichols Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 From Mamie Tape to Lau v. Nichols: How San Francisco's Chinese community shaped bilingual education https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pleasant-hill-police-september-2026-crime-stats-48-arrests-86-larcenies Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Pleasant Hill crime up 3.6% in September, police monthly snapshot shows https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/secret-bay-area-leidesdorff-street-william-leidesdorff-city-hotel-first-steamboat Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:43:23-07:00 Secret Bay Area: The tiny Financial District alley named for San Francisco's first Black business titan https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/kollin-kosmicki-recall-misses-signature-deadline-san-benito-county-supervisor-district-2 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Recall of San Benito County Supervisor Kollin Kosmicki falls short after missing signature deadline https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alameda-animal-control-raccoon-rescue-alameda-point-hangar-roof-oct-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Alameda animal control rides a lift to rescue a raccoon stuck on an Alameda Point hangar https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/young-peoples-symphony-orchestra-90th-season-fall-concert-first-church-berkeley-nov-7-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Young People's Symphony Orchestra opens its 90th season Nov. 7 in Berkeley with Brahms' First https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sfdanceworks-season-9-z-space-merce-cunningham-solos-world-premieres-nov-4-7-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 SFDanceworks Season 9 pairs Merce Cunningham solos with two world premieres at Z Space, Nov. 4–7 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-benito-county-el-nino-preparations-state-assistance-500k-reserve-shelters-bolado-park Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 San Benito County braces for El Niño: $500,000 set aside, shelters lined up and a warning from the sheriff https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/franko-and-friends-union-street-cow-hollow-ukrainian-cafe-wine-bar-evening-hours Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Franko & Friends brings Ukrainian wine and syrniki to Cow Hollow, now open at night https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/verdier-mansion-1001-vallejo-street-russian-hill-25-million-the-oa-house-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Russian Hill's Verdier Mansion, 'The OA' house, lists for $25 million for the first time in 20 years https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/prop-38-uc-santa-cruz-left-off-research-grant-council-immunology-bond-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Prop. 38 leaves UC Santa Cruz off the council that would hand out $4 billion in research grants https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/walnut-creek-veterans-day-ceremony-2026-lesher-center-nov-11-concert-band Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Walnut Creek's free Veterans Day ceremony returns to the Lesher Center Nov. 11 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/afeni-shakur-panther-21-trial-1971-self-defense-sausalito-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:49:35-07:00 Afeni Shakur, who later lived in Sausalito, won the Panther 21 case at 23 while pregnant with Tupac https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-prop-a-term-limits-language-aaron-peskin-could-return-prop-b-conflict Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 Did San Francisco's Prop. A accidentally reopen the door for Aaron Peskin? https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-mateo-county-farmworker-housing-drinking-water-testing-program-32-systems-nov-19 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 San Mateo County will require quarterly water testing at farmworker housing after task force found bacteria in more than half of systems https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/secret-bay-area-musee-mecanique-pier-45-laffing-sal-ed-zelinsky-penny-arcade-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 Secret Bay Area: The free Fisherman's Wharf arcade that started with five quarts of motor oil https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/death-cap-mushroom-season-bay-area-2026-lessons-from-record-amatoxin-outbreak Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 Death cap season is starting in the Bay Area. Here's what last winter's record poisoning outbreak taught doctors https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mount-diablo-beacon-history-eye-of-diablo-pearl-harbor-nimitz-veterans-day Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 The Eye of Diablo: why a 1928 airway beacon on Mount Diablo goes dark most of the year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mori-point-pacifica-hike-guide-red-legged-frogs-bootleggers-steps-harold-and-maude Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 Mori Point: Pacifica's bluff-top hike with frog ponds, a Prohibition past and a famous movie crash https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ai-agents-calling-san-francisco-small-businesses-voygr-848-calls-vets-bars-hang-up Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 AI agents are phoning San Francisco shops. A test of 848 calls found two-thirds of businesses hang up https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/camera-obscura-cliff-house-lands-end-giant-camera-1946-playland-secret Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 The Giant Camera at Lands End is the last piece of Playland, and it still works the way it did in 1946 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tonga-room-fairmont-nob-hill-tiki-bar-history-swimming-pool-lagoon-rainstorms Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 The Tonga Room: how a 1929 hotel swimming pool on Nob Hill became San Francisco's most famous tiki bar https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/great-american-music-hall-history-blancos-sally-rand-music-box-tenderloin-1907 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T08:59:36-07:00 Great American Music Hall at 119: from post-quake men's club to Sally Rand's Music Box to the Grateful Dead https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bonta-election-safeguards-seizure-ballots-sb-73-law-enforcement-polling-places-poll-workers-nov-3 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Bonta issues new rules of the road for police at polling places and any attempt to seize ballots https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stanford-research-park-turns-75-varian-hp-xerox-parc-next-housing-plan-palo-alto Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Stanford Research Park turns 75, and its next chapter may include housing https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/where-did-hyde-street-pier-ships-go-balclutha-eureka-mare-island-vallejo-weekend-visits Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Where did San Francisco's historic ships go? Balclutha and friends are waiting in Vallejo https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lawrence-hall-of-science-berkeley-hills-guide-planetarium-nobel-medal-colossus-dia-de-los-muertos Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Lawrence Hall of Science: a family guide to Berkeley's hilltop science center, stolen Nobel medal and all https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/happy-hollow-park-zoo-san-jose-guide-1961-kelley-park-rides-jaguar-red-pandas-parking Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Happy Hollow Park & Zoo: what to know about San Jose's small-kid zoo and amusement park https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-prop-i-social-housing-opponents-outspend-4-to-1-real-estate-donors-moritz-apartment-association Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Real estate money is outspending San Francisco's Prop. I social housing measure 4-to-1 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/childrens-fairyland-oakland-guide-75-years-walt-disney-magic-key-puppet-theater-tickets-oakland-fridays Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Children's Fairyland at 75: the Oakland park that inspired Walt Disney, and how to visit now https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tilden-park-steam-train-redwood-valley-railway-history-erich-thomsen-lease-dispute-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 The Tilden steam train: a 1952 backyard dream, 800 redwoods and a years-long lease fight https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/haas-lilienthal-house-pacific-heights-1886-victorian-museum-survived-1906-fire-van-ness Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 Haas-Lilienthal House: the Pacific Heights Victorian that watched the 1906 fire stop a few blocks away https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/randall-museum-75th-anniversary-corona-heights-free-san-francisco-josephine-randall-model-trains-animals Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:06:50-07:00 The Randall Museum turns 75 on Corona Heights: free admission, live animals and a model railroad club since 1961 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/exploratorium-guide-frank-oppenheimer-1969-pier-15-tactile-dome-after-dark-glow-exhibition Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 The Exploratorium, from a physicist's blacklist exile to Pier 15: a visitor's guide https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/uss-potomac-oakland-fdr-floating-white-house-history-cruises-jack-london-square Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 FDR's 'Floating White House' is docked in Oakland, and you can still ride it on the bay https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tadich-grill-history-1849-oldest-restaurant-california-cioppino-hangtown-fry-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 Tadich Grill, California's oldest restaurant, began as a Gold Rush coffee stand on a wharf https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/kezar-stadium-history-49ers-raiders-dirty-harry-little-kezar-turkey-bowl-golden-gate-park Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 Kezar Stadium: where the 49ers and Raiders began, Dirty Harry filmed, and high schoolers still play https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/buena-vista-cafe-irish-coffee-history-1952-delaplane-koeppler-shannon-hyde-street Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 How a San Francisco bar on Hyde Street brought Irish coffee to America https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/point-isabel-dog-park-richmond-guide-off-leash-rules-permits-north-point-isabel-usps-lease Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 Point Isabel, the Bay Area's giant off-leash dog park: rules, permits and what changed with the lease https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/f-market-wharves-historic-streetcars-history-trolley-festival-klebolt-hamburg-1995 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 How San Francisco's F-line streetcars started with a festival and a tram from Hamburg https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/transamerica-pyramid-history-pereira-redwood-park-yoda-sale-725-million-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 The Transamerica Pyramid, from 1972 controversy to a $725 million sale: what to know about SF's landmark https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ghirardelli-square-history-chocolate-factory-1893-roth-halprin-first-adaptive-reuse-ruth-asawa-andrea Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 Ghirardelli Square: how a chocolate factory became America's first big adaptive-reuse project https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lincoln-highway-western-terminus-legion-of-honor-lincoln-park-san-francisco-1913-anniversary Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:14:56-07:00 America's first coast-to-coast highway ends at a bus stop in San Francisco's Lincoln Park https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-pier-ferry-project-electric-ferry-judicial-streamlining-sb-149-106-million-construction-2028 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 Berkeley's pier and electric ferry plan: where it stands after the state fast-tracked it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tech-interactive-san-jose-28th-anniversary-guide-imax-dome-ai-sandbox-tickets-tech-challenge Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 The Tech Interactive turns 28: how San Jose's 'Garage' became a downtown landmark, and how to visit https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-museum-of-california-omca-guide-history-1969-roche-dinkeloo-gardens-first-sundays-free Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 Oakland Museum of California: a visitor's guide to the museum built like a hillside garden https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/curiodyssey-san-mateo-coyote-point-guide-rescued-animals-science-playground-winter-hours-tickets Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point: the San Mateo science museum and zoo of rescued California animals https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/giant-dipper-santa-cruz-boardwalk-history-1924-arthur-looff-47-days-national-historic-landmark Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 The Giant Dipper: how Santa Cruz built a wooden coaster in 47 days that's still running a century later https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/its-it-ice-cream-sandwich-history-playland-at-the-beach-1928-george-whitney-burlingame-factory Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 It's-It: how a Playland at the Beach treat became San Francisco's signature ice cream sandwich https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/anchor-brewing-revival-chobani-ulukaya-steam-beer-labels-approved-history-1896-potrero-hill Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 Is Anchor Brewing coming back? What's known about the Potrero Hill brewery's revival https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/city-lights-bookstore-history-ferlinghetti-1953-howl-obscenity-trial-shig-murao-landmark-north-beach Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 City Lights at Columbus and Broadway: the bookstore that won the 'Howl' trial https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/presidio-tunnel-tops-guide-outpost-playground-field-station-free-hours-getting-there-picnic Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 Presidio Tunnel Tops guide: the free 14-acre park on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/terror-vault-slashed-old-mint-san-francisco-final-weekend-halloween-2026-fang-bang-escape-tomb Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:22:11-07:00 Terror Vault's 'SLASHED' hits its final nights inside the Old Mint https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bay-lights-bay-bridge-where-to-watch-rebuilt-48000-leds-leo-villareal-dusk-to-dawn-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 The Bay Lights are back: where to watch Leo Villareal's rebuilt Bay Bridge artwork https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/salesforce-park-guide-rooftop-park-hours-bus-fountain-gondola-free-events-transit-center Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Salesforce Park guide: the 5.4-acre rooftop park, its winter hours and the fountain that follows the buses https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sather-tower-campanile-uc-berkeley-guide-observation-deck-carillon-concerts-history-1915 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Climbing the Campanile: a guide to UC Berkeley's Sather Tower, its bells and its view https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/boudin-bakery-history-1849-isidore-boudin-sourdough-mother-dough-oldest-business-san-francisco Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Boudin Bakery: how an 1849 Gold Rush starter became San Francisco's oldest business https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bimbos-365-club-history-north-beach-bal-tabarin-1931-pflueger-bar-rita-hayworth-girl-in-fishbowl Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Bimbo's 365 Club: the North Beach nightclub that began as a speakeasy and still books shows https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/rice-a-roni-san-francisco-treat-history-armenian-pilaf-pailadzo-captanian-golden-grain-dedomenico Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 The San Francisco Treat's secret ingredient: how an Armenian grandmother's pilaf became Rice-A-Roni https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stanford-power-outage-oct-27-main-quad-30-buildings-classes-cancelled-dorm-kitchens-alertsu Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Stanford power outage knocks out about 30 buildings around Main Quad for nearly five hours https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fairfield-motorcyclist-killed-i-80-on-ramp-manuel-campos-parkway-chp-solano-oct-29-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Motorcyclist, 37, killed on I-80 on-ramp in Fairfield early Thursday, CHP says https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/jelly-belly-factory-fairfield-history-goelitz-oakland-1924-reagan-jelly-beans-visitor-center Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Jelly Belly's Fairfield factory: the Bay Area roots of Reagan's favorite jelly bean https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/crown-memorial-state-beach-crab-cove-alameda-guide-neptune-beach-history-hours-parking Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:29:47-07:00 Crown Beach and Crab Cove: a guide to Alameda's 2.5-mile bay beach, once the 'Coney Island of the West' https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-academy-of-sciences-guide-golden-gate-park-planetarium-rainforest-methuselah-nightlife-history-1853 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 California Academy of Sciences guide: planetarium tips, NightLife and 170 years of history https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sfmoma-guide-hours-wednesday-closed-kids-free-history-1935-botta-snohetta-fisher-collection Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 SFMOMA guide: hours, kids-free admission and how a 1935 museum became a giant https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tomales-bay-state-park-guide-hearts-desire-beach-indian-beach-miwok-jepson-bishop-pine-dogs-parking Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Tomales Bay State Park guide: calm beaches, a Bishop pine grove and the dog rules https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/niles-canyon-railway-history-transcontinental-railroad-sunol-niles-fremont-train-of-lights-sold-out Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Niles Canyon Railway: the East Bay's living piece of the transcontinental railroad https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/muir-beach-overlook-guide-fire-rings-dogs-monarchs-no-lifeguards-base-end-stations-marin Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Muir Beach and the Muir Beach Overlook: fire rings, monarchs and the famous staircase https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/small-earthquakes-pacifica-hollister-magnitude-2-7-usgs-felt-reports-oct-28-29-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Two small quakes 13 hours apart near Hollister, plus a 2.7 felt across the Peninsula https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/gilroy-la-ofrenda-festival-2026-fourth-annual-dia-de-muertos-downtown-casa-de-cultura-y-arte Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Gilroy's fourth La Ofrenda Festival filled downtown with altars, lucha libre and thousands of visitors https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/coit-tower-guide-winter-hours-nov-1-murals-free-elevator-tickets-lillie-hitchcock-coit-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Coit Tower guide: free murals, elevator tickets and the woman who paid for it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/asian-art-museum-san-francisco-guide-closed-oct-29-gala-hours-free-first-sunday-brundage-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Asian Art Museum guide: closed today for its gala, free first Sundays and a complicated founder https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lombard-street-crooked-block-guide-history-1922-eight-turns-reservation-proposal-vermont-street Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:39:30-07:00 Lombard Street's crooked block: why it bends, how to see it and the reservation plan https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/museum-of-the-african-diaspora-moad-guide-hours-free-second-saturday-thrive-history-yerba-buena Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Museum of the African Diaspora guide: hours, free Second Saturdays and how MoAD began https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tenderloin-museum-guide-398-eddy-hours-admission-walking-tours-neon-expansion-comptons-cafeteria-riot Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Tenderloin Museum guide: walking tours, a new neon exhibit and San Francisco's most misunderstood neighborhood https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mount-tamalpais-state-park-guide-pantoll-road-work-dogs-bikes-camping-east-peak-mountain-theater Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Mount Tamalpais State Park guide: road work at Pantoll, dog rules and where to camp https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/butano-state-park-guide-campground-closed-czu-fire-no-drinking-water-trails-little-butano-creek-pescadero Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Butano State Park: the quiet redwood canyon near Pescadero still recovering from the CZU fire https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/purisima-creek-redwoods-preserve-guide-trails-redwood-trail-accessible-logging-history-half-moon-bay Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Purisima Creek Redwoods: a logged-over canyon above Half Moon Bay that grew back https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ruth-bancroft-garden-walnut-creek-guide-hours-admission-dogs-welcome-dry-garden-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Ruth Bancroft Garden: Walnut Creek's dry garden started with a single succulent https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/childrens-discovery-museum-san-jose-guide-woz-way-legorreta-purple-building-mammoths-museums-for-all Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: the purple building on Woz Way https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stanford-theatre-palo-alto-mary-poppins-wizard-of-oz-oct-29-nov-8-2026-tickets-history-wurlitzer Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 The Stanford Theatre is showing The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins, for $7, through Nov. 8 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fort-mason-history-guide-fremont-seized-land-civil-war-battery-wwii-port-of-embarkation-night-market Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Fort Mason's hidden history: a seized estate, a Civil War battery and the port that shipped soldiers to the Pacific https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/windy-hill-preserve-portola-valley-guide-hamms-gulch-connector-closed-nov-3-6-sausal-pond-summit-views Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:47:21-07:00 Windy Hill Preserve guide: the bald hilltop above Portola Valley, and a trail closure Nov. 3–6 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/warriors-beat-timberwolves-119-114-curry-44-points-16-of-16-free-throws-lendeborg-26-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Curry scores 44 as Warriors hold off Timberwolves 119-114 and Kuminga's late rally https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/montalvo-arts-center-saratoga-guide-redwood-lookout-trails-closed-oct-27-nov-4-phelan-villa-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Montalvo Arts Center guide: Phelan's Saratoga villa, its trails and a closure through Nov. 4 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/samuel-p-taylor-state-park-guide-lagunitas-creek-redwoods-salmon-barnabe-peak-pioneer-paper-mill-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Samuel P. Taylor State Park guide: Lagunitas Creek redwoods, salmon season and a Gold Rush paper mill https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/octagon-house-san-francisco-cow-hollow-guide-1861-mcelroy-colonial-dames-museum-open-nov-8-nov-22-last-2026-dates Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Octagon House: the eight-sided 1861 Cow Hollow museum has two open days left this year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/glen-canyon-park-san-francisco-guide-islais-creek-chert-bouldering-giant-powder-dynamite-1868-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Glen Canyon Park: San Francisco's wild canyon, where America's first dynamite factory blew up https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lake-merced-san-francisco-guide-4-5-mile-trail-boathouse-rowing-water-levels-broderick-terry-duel-1859 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Lake Merced guide: a 4.5-mile loop, rowing crews and the 1859 duel that killed a senator https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/dress-for-success-san-francisco-reopens-renovated-500-sutter-boutique-macys-grant-1345-women-served Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Dress for Success San Francisco reopens its renovated Union Square boutique https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pardee-home-museum-oakland-guide-tours-second-third-saturdays-governor-george-pardee-italianate-villa-i-980 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Pardee Home Museum: an Oakland governor's house, untouched since 1981, saved from I-980 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mountain-lake-presidio-guide-natural-lake-western-pond-turtles-golden-gator-1996-anza-trail-playground Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Mountain Lake: the Presidio's restored natural lake, from the 1996 'Golden Gator' to returning turtles https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sutro-heights-park-guide-adolph-sutro-estate-parapet-lions-diana-statue-views-cliff-house-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T09:55:01-07:00 Sutro Heights: what's left of Adolph Sutro's clifftop garden above Ocean Beach https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cloverdale-milk-tanker-overturns-highway-128-4800-gallons-creek-mazzini-road-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Milk tanker overturns on Highway 128 near Cloverdale, spilling about 4,800 gallons into roadway and creek https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/earthquakes-draw-colorado-rapids-2-2-jasinski-equalizer-clinch-first-paypal-park-playoff-game-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Jasinski's late header earns Earthquakes 2-2 draw with Rapids and clinches first home playoff game at PayPal Park https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alphabet-stock-plunges-500-billion-market-value-google-search-ai-mode-oct-29-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Alphabet loses more than $500 billion in market value as Google's search slowdown spooks Wall Street https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/east-bay-innovations-tom-heinz-retiring-san-leandro-nonprofit-disabilities-independent-living Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Tom Heinz, who built East Bay Innovations into a lifeline for adults with disabilities, plans to retire https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lake-chabot-regional-park-guide-castro-valley-1875-reservoir-boat-rentals-fishing-algae-advisory Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Lake Chabot guide: the 1875 reservoir in Castro Valley that was off-limits to the public for 91 years https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/henry-cowell-redwoods-state-park-guide-felton-old-growth-grove-277-foot-tree-fall-creek-lime-kilns Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park guide: a 1,500-year-old giant, Fall Creek's lime kilns and a train next door https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/russian-ridge-open-space-preserve-guide-borel-hill-skyline-boulevard-raptors-mindego-hill Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Russian Ridge guide: Borel Hill views, golden eagles and why autumn is the best time to go https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/garin-regional-park-guide-hayward-dry-creek-pioneer-ukraina-honcharenko-landmark-apple-orchard Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Garin and Dry Creek guide: Hayward's hill parks, an heirloom orchard and a Ukrainian priest's hidden grotto https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/farallon-islands-guide-devils-teeth-wildlife-refuge-closed-to-public-seabirds-white-sharks-egg-war Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 The Farallon Islands, explained: San Francisco's off-limits 'Devil's Teeth' 30 miles past the Golden Gate https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/don-edwards-san-francisco-bay-national-wildlife-refuge-guide-fremont-alviso-first-urban-refuge-birds Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:03:58-07:00 Don Edwards refuge guide: the nation's first urban wildlife refuge and the South Bay salt ponds it saved https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bodega-head-guide-sonoma-coast-whale-watching-san-andreas-fault-granite-nuclear-plant-1964 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Bodega Head guide: the Sonoma Coast headland that sits west of the San Andreas Fault and once nearly got a nuclear plant https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/baker-beach-guide-presidio-golden-gate-views-serpentine-cliffs-battery-chamberlin-burning-man-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Baker Beach guide: Golden Gate views, serpentine cliffs, an old Army battery and the first Burning Man https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-bruno-mountain-guide-brisbane-daly-city-radio-peak-mission-blue-butterfly-little-boxes Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 San Bruno Mountain guide: the wild ridge on San Francisco's southern skyline, home to rare butterflies https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/quarry-lakes-regional-recreation-area-guide-fremont-gravel-pits-horseshoe-lake-trout-groundwater Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Quarry Lakes guide: how Fremont's flooded gravel pits became a park for fishing, boating and birding https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-gregorio-state-beach-guide-lagoon-driftwood-portola-1769-landmark-26-no-dogs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 San Gregorio State Beach guide: a creek lagoon, driftwood and a 1769 Portolá campsite https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/gray-whale-cove-state-beach-guide-pacifica-montara-devils-slide-steep-trail-whale-watching Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Gray Whale Cove State Beach guide: a cliff-ringed cove just south of Devil's Slide https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/montara-state-beach-guide-mcnee-ranch-montara-mountain-portola-1769-point-montara-lighthouse-hostel Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Montara State Beach guide: bluffs, surf and the mountain behind it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/east-brother-light-station-guide-richmond-1874-lighthouse-island-bed-and-breakfast-point-san-pablo Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 East Brother Light Station: the 1874 island lighthouse off Richmond where you can spend the night https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/portola-redwoods-state-park-guide-la-honda-old-tree-peters-creek-grove-tip-toe-falls-no-cell-service Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Portola Redwoods State Park guide: a hidden redwood canyon with a 1,200-year-old tree and no cell service https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sam-mcdonald-county-park-guide-la-honda-redwoods-heritage-grove-stanford-worker-legacy Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:08:45-07:00 Sam McDonald Park: the La Honda redwoods left by a Stanford worker whose grandparents had been enslaved https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-time-off-to-vote-2026-two-hours-paid-leave-employer-notice-nov-3 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Can you take time off work to vote on Nov. 3? California's two-hour paid voting leave, explained https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-electioneering-100-feet-polling-place-drop-box-rules-voter-intimidation-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 What's banned within 100 feet of a polling place or ballot drop box in California, and what counts as voter intimidation https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-ballot-selfie-legal-2026-ab-1494-photo-of-your-ballot-rules Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Yes, a ballot selfie is legal in California. Here are the limits before you post one https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-voting-with-criminal-record-2026-parole-probation-jail-who-can-vote Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Can you vote with a criminal record in California? Who's eligible on parole, probation or in jail on Nov. 3 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-accessible-voting-2026-ravbm-remote-accessible-vote-by-mail-curbside-voting-disabilities Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Voting with a disability in California: accessible vote-by-mail, curbside voting and bringing helpers on Nov. 3 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/concord-man-charged-murder-wife-panoramic-drive-out-on-bail-stay-away-order Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Concord man charged with killing his wife while out on $1,000 bail in an earlier domestic violence case https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-pedestrian-killed-motorcycle-bascom-fruitdale-20th-pedestrian-death-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Pedestrian killed by motorcycle on South Bascom Avenue, San Jose's 20th pedestrian death this year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/redwood-city-man-arrested-indecent-exposure-12-year-olds-sequoia-station Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Redwood City police arrest man accused of exposing himself to two 12-year-olds near Sequoia Station https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ebmud-ward-7-election-2026-april-chan-gary-wolff-luis-reynoso-joseph-grcar Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 EBMUD Ward 7 election 2026: Incumbent April Chan faces Gary Wolff, Luis Reynoso and Joseph Grcar https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/anamarie-avila-farias-lawsuit-former-district-director-retaliation-discrimination-assembly Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:19:32-07:00 Former district director sues Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías, alleging retaliation after reporting campaign work on state time https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-lieutenant-governor-2026-fiona-ma-vs-gloria-romero-what-the-job-does Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 Fiona Ma vs. Gloria Romero for lieutenant governor: what the job actually does, and who's running https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-secretary-of-state-2026-shirley-weber-vs-don-wagner-voter-id-vote-count Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 Secretary of State race: Shirley Weber and Don Wagner split over voter ID and how fast California counts https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-controller-2026-malia-cohen-vs-herb-morgan-state-fiscal-officer Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 California controller: Malia Cohen, a former SF supervisor, vs. investment executive Herb Morgan https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-treasurer-2026-eleni-kounalakis-vs-jennifer-hawks-state-banker Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 State treasurer race: Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis vs. Silicon Valley retiree Jennifer Hawks https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-attorney-general-2026-rob-bonta-vs-michael-gates-crime-trump-lawsuits Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 Attorney general: Rob Bonta, who has sued the Trump administration 50-plus times, vs. ex-Huntington Beach city attorney Michael Gates https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-superintendent-public-instruction-2026-richard-barrera-vs-sonja-shaw Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 State schools chief race: Richard Barrera vs. Sonja Shaw, as the job is about to shrink https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/board-of-equalization-district-2-2026-sally-lieber-vs-john-pimentel-bay-area Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 Board of Equalization District 2: Sally Lieber vs. John Pimentel, two Democrats, on the Bay Area ballot https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-supreme-court-retention-2026-kelli-evans-joshua-groban-court-of-appeal-yes-no Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 The judges on your ballot: what a yes or no vote on Justices Kelli Evans, Joshua Groban and 16 Bay Area appeals justices means https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-ballot-signature-cure-2026-missing-mismatched-signature-november-25-deadline Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 Forgot to sign your ballot envelope, or your signature doesn't match? You have until Nov. 25 to fix it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-pre-register-to-vote-16-17-year-olds-2026-turn-18-before-election-day Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:25:40-07:00 16 or 17? You can pre-register to vote in California now, and it turns on automatically at 18 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-14-wahab-hernandez-rematch-taliban-remark-endorsements-shift-dublin-new-lines Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 Wahab vs. Hernandez, round two: a debate remark, shifting endorsements and new district lines in the East Bay's CA-14 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/connie-chan-monolingual-chinese-voters-polls-undercount-ca-11-june-precincts Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 Can polls see Connie Chan's voters? Why the CA-11 race may be closer than the numbers show https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-12-lateefah-simon-jamie-joyce-rematch-ai-candidate-fundraising-gap Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 CA-12 by the numbers: Lateefah Simon has raised about 24 times what challenger Jamie Joyce has https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-12-elward-lucan-grow-california-3-million-labor-north-bay Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 Labor vs. tech money in Marin and Sonoma: what to know about the Elward–Lucan Assembly race https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/state-senate-district-2-connolly-gibbs-housing-laws-prop-43-marin-to-oregon Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 From the Golden Gate to Oregon: Damon Connolly and Tief Gibbs face off for Mike McGuire's Senate seat https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/state-senate-district-10-sakakihara-price-data-centers-housing-wahab-seat Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 Data centers, housing rules and who pays: how the two candidates for Aisha Wahab's state Senate seat answer https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-18-mia-bonta-andre-sandford-rematch-party-switch-oakland Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 Mia Bonta's challenger is back, now as a Democrat: a quick guide to the AD-18 rematch https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-unified-workforce-housing-hillsdale-vs-silvery-towers-condos-measure-r Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 San Jose Unified weighs building teacher housing on Hillsdale Avenue or buying 337 downtown condos https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/contra-costa-college-board-raquel-donoso-fppc-complaint-24-hour-reports-form-497 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 FPPC complaint says Contra Costa college board candidate filed required 24-hour donation reports late https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/richmond-san-pablo-nov-3-ballot-what-measures-cost-homeowners-rtm-measure-q-measure-v Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:31:44-07:00 What the Nov. 3 ballot could cost a Richmond homeowner: about $200 a year in property taxes, plus a transit sales tax https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sf-hot-prowl-burglaries-levi-banks-charged-noe-valley-pacific-heights-presidio-heights Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 Man charged with 10 nighttime home burglaries in Noe Valley, Pacific Heights and the Inner Richmond https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-17-khanna-tandon-debate-abolish-ice-green-card-backlog-billionaire-tax Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 Khanna vs. Tandon debate: "I would abolish ICE," a green card backlog and a $58,000 vs. $17 million money gap https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-17-haney-noris-barrera-write-in-468-votes-top-two-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 How 468 write-in votes put a Republican on San Francisco's Assembly District 17 ballot https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-16-bauer-kahan-rubay-fourth-matchup-tri-valley-lamorinda Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 Bauer-Kahan vs. Rubay, round four: what each says for the Tri-Valley and Lamorinda in Assembly District 16 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-measure-ee-steven-falk-opposes-strong-mayor-thao-trial-poll-71-percent Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 The man who pushed Oakland toward a strong mayor now says vote no on Measure EE. Polls say voters disagree https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bay-area-ballot-language-assistance-2026-which-languages-each-county-provides Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 Need your ballot in Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog or Vietnamese? Here's what each Bay Area county must provide https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-voter-bill-of-rights-2026-ten-rights-at-the-polls-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 California's Voter Bill of Rights, explained: 10 rights you have on Nov. 3 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-15-kevin-mullin-charles-hoelter-retired-ups-supervisor-peninsula-house-race Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 CA-15: Rep. Kevin Mullin vs. Charles Hoelter, a retired UPS supervisor running his first race https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-24-max-hsia-challenges-alex-lee-milpitas-fremont-supermajority-pitch Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 Max Hsia knocked on thousands of doors to challenge Alex Lee. His pitch: break the Democratic supermajority https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-19-stefani-wing-hsa-tax-deduction-new-communities-sf-westside Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:39:08-07:00 AD19 in 4 questions: Catherine Stefani vs. Philip Louis Wing on San Francisco's west side https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-14-buffy-wicks-mark-rendon-green-party-calcare-housing Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 AD14: Buffy Wicks vs. Green Party teacher Mark Rendón, a fight over how to fix California housing https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-23-marc-berman-david-johnson-vlf-ai-trump-where-they-split Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 AD23: Marc Berman vs. David Johnson on housing, the $157M VLF fight, AI and Trump https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-20-liz-ortega-patricia-muga-hayward-san-leandro-tri-valley Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 AD20: Liz Ortega seeks a third term; Republican Patricia Muga says the district needs a change https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-21-diane-papan-jabra-muhawieh-san-mateo-county-questions Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 Assembly District 21: Five quick questions about Diane Papan vs. Jabra Muhawieh https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-16-sam-liccardo-peter-soule-by-the-numbers-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 CA-16 by the numbers: Sam Liccardo's 75.6% primary and the investor trying to unseat him https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-military-overseas-voters-2026-uocava-ballot-deadlines-fax-fvap Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 Voting from overseas or in the military? Your Nov. 3 ballot deadlines, and why FVAP no longer faxes ballots https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-15-avila-farias-arthur-webb-no-party-preference-challenger Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 AD15: Anamarie Ávila Farías faces a no-party-preference challenger, Arthur Webb https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-25-ash-kalra-himat-singh-bainiwal-san-jose Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 Ash Kalra vs. Himat Singh Bainiwal in AD25: what we know about the San Jose race https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-18-zoe-lofgren-shane-lewis-interview-answers-healthcare-tariffs-immigration Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 CA-18 in their own words: Zoe Lofgren and Shane Lewis on the biggest issues facing the district https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-10-mark-desaulnier-jeff-frese-term-limits-fat-snax-contra-costa Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:45:48-07:00 CA-10: Mark DeSaulnier vs. Fat Snax founder Jeff Frese, who wants term limits and a stock-trading ban https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-26-patrick-ahrens-tim-gorsulowsky-data-centers-housing-in-their-words Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD26: Patrick Ahrens and Tim Gorsulowsky answer the same four questions on data centers, housing and costs https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-11-lori-wilson-jenny-callison-rematch-california-forever-solano Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD11 rematch: Lori Wilson vs. Jenny Callison, split over California Forever's Collinsville shipyard https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-2-jared-huffman-robin-littau-redrawn-district-shasta-wolves-healthcare Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 CA-2: Jared Huffman meets Robin Littau in a district Prop 50 stretched to Redding https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-2-chris-rogers-michael-greer-rematch-deregulation-north-coast Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD2 rematch: retired teacher Michael Greer takes another run at Chris Rogers with a deregulation pitch https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-28-gail-pellerin-carol-pefley-local-control-housing-mandates Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD28: Carol Pefley runs against Gail Pellerin on 'local control' of housing. Here's what's being argued https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-30-dawn-addis-shannon-kessler-santa-cruz-monterey-healthcare-immigration Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD30: Dawn Addis vs. Shannon Kessler, a race decided mostly outside Santa Cruz County https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-29-speaker-robert-rivas-dennis-sanchez-san-benito-data-centers-jobs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas faces Dennis Sanchez in AD29: what each says San Benito County needs https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-8-john-garamendi-rudy-recile-third-matchup-mare-island-vallejo-richmond Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 CA-8, round three: Garamendi vs. Recile in a district Prop 50 reshaped around Vallejo and Richmond https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/assembly-district-4-cecilia-aguiar-curry-only-name-on-ballot-what-unopposed-means Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 AD4 has one name on the ballot: why Cecilia Aguiar-Curry's race still shows up, and what your vote does https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-19-jimmy-panetta-peter-verbica-money-gap-santa-cruz-san-jose Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T10:51:21-07:00 CA-19 by the money: Panetta reports $5.47M on hand, Verbica $6,821 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/becerra-hilton-governor-where-they-stand-taxes-housing-homelessness-trump Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Becerra or Hilton? Where California's two candidates for governor stand on taxes, housing, homelessness and Trump https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ca-1-mike-mcguire-james-gallagher-north-state-congressional-race-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Mike McGuire vs. James Gallagher: the North State House race that the Prop 50 map created https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/how-college-students-and-unhoused-californians-can-vote-nov-3-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 No dorm, no address? How college students and unhoused Californians can vote Nov. 3 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/appeals-court-reverses-san-jose-murder-convictions-pit-bull-analogy-racial-justice-act Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Appeals court throws out San Jose murder convictions over a prosecutor's pit bull analogy and 'predator' talk https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alameda-county-sheriff-drone-docks-fire-station-23-cherryland-approved Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Alameda County approves sheriff's drone docks on a Cherryland fire station roof https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sf-rental-scam-same-scammer-crestmont-forest-knolls-how-to-spot-fake-listing Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 The same rental scammer struck again in SF. Here's how the copied-listing con works https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/latino-voters-north-bay-california-turnout-affordability-2026-election Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Affordability over everything: what's driving Latino voters in the North Bay and California this November https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/hayward-lincoln-landing-former-mervyns-headquarters-apartments-sold-essex-205-million Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Hayward's Lincoln Landing, built on the old Mervyn's headquarters, sells for $205.3 million https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakley-council-declares-george-fuller-seat-vacant-4-1-appointment-to-follow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Oakley council votes 4-1 to declare George Fuller's seat vacant; he says he will keep serving https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/silicon-valley-poll-2026-bay-area-young-adults-unlikely-to-have-children-cost Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:03:21-07:00 Too expensive to have kids: 58% of childless Bay Area adults who don't plan on children cite cost https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-black-crowned-night-heron-rookery-12th-harrison-affordable-housing-285-12th-street Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Herons or housing? Oakland's biggest night heron rookery sits on the site of a 65-unit affordable building https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/uc-berkeley-pipevine-swallowtail-habitat-clean-energy-campus-strawberry-creek-pipevine-posse Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 UC Berkeley's clean energy project uproots pipevine butterfly habitat, and volunteers are moving the plants https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alameda-da-dismissed-case-hermelindo-ramos-ramos-shooting-mario-juarez-home-sheng-thao-witness Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Alameda County DA quietly dropped the case against the man accused of shooting at Sheng Thao trial witness Mario Juarez's home https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/watsonville-airport-director-rayvon-williams-retiring-dec-30-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Watsonville airport director Rayvon Williams to retire Dec. 30 after 15 years https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vacaville-council-declines-prop-1-resolution-creates-first-housing-trust-fund-oct-27-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Vacaville council stays neutral on Prop 1 and creates the city's first Housing Trust Fund https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/santa-cruz-graham-hill-water-treatment-plant-232-million-upgrade-approved-construction-2027 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Santa Cruz approves $232 million rebuild of the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant; work starts January 2027 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vanderbilt-san-francisco-lisa-grove-associate-vice-chancellor-cca-potrero-hill-campus Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Vanderbilt picks Fine Arts Museums executive Lisa Grove to build its San Francisco campus at CCA's Potrero Hill site https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/jamazea-kittell-convicted-murder-oakland-c-street-drive-by-out-on-bail-vallejo-police-shooting Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Man convicted of 2025 Oakland drive-by murder was out on bail in a Vallejo case where an officer shot him https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/benicia-data-center-ordinance-conditional-use-permit-20-mw-cap-fairfield-by-right-loophole Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 Benicia moves to require public review for data centers, with a 20 MW cap, as Fairfield faces a by-right project https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fci-dublin-bop-final-report-deactivate-prison-7500-comments-gsa-transfer Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:12:39-07:00 FCI Dublin will be permanently deactivated, and 7,500 public comments asked the Bureau of Prisons to tear it down https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/rolando-jose-dusuau-17-potrero-hill-wisconsin-street-shooting-mother-speaks Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Potrero Hill shooting victim was RJ Dusuau, 17, a Washington High student training to be a youth counselor https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/edwin-adams-scooter-chase-death-warrant-ankle-monitor-charging-sfpd-da-investigation Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Man who died in SoMa police chase was wanted for letting his ankle monitor die, his lawyers say https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/treasure-island-behavioral-health-building-healthright-360-mercy-housing-72-million-2028 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 A $72 million behavioral health building is set to break ground on Treasure Island https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/larkin-street-youth-services-1-million-federal-funding-schiff-134-golden-gate Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Larkin Street Youth Services gets $1 million in federal money for roof, kitchen and housing repairs https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-arts-commission-grant-payment-delays-artists-unpaid-merger-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 San Francisco artists say they're still waiting on Arts Commission grants months after the cycle began https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-office-vacancy-q3-2026-cbre-27-7-cushman-wakefield-29-3-ai-leasing-soma Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 San Francisco office vacancy falls again as AI firms fill SoMa: 27.7% by CBRE's count, 29.3% by Cushman's https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mountain-view-cinema-16-reopening-syufy-shoreline-former-century-16-upgrades Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Mountain View's old Century 16 is coming back as Mountain View Cinema 16, with laser projection and new seats https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/half-moon-bay-sick-sea-lions-domoic-acid-record-outbreak-marine-mammal-center-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Sick sea lions keep washing up at Half Moon Bay as the Marine Mammal Center logs its biggest domoic acid outbreak ever https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/caltrans-bay-bridge-sea-level-rise-adaptation-study-toll-plaza-radio-beach-oakland Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Caltrans is planning for a rising bay at the Bay Bridge toll plaza, starting with Radio Beach https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sausalito-houseboat-community-record-high-tides-flooded-docks-power-lines-marin-sandbags Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:21:53-07:00 Record high tides cut off Sausalito's houseboat docks, and residents worry about winter storms https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/napa-sonoma-marin-refuse-doj-likely-alien-voter-lists-tuteur-adona-myers Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Napa, Sonoma and Marin refuse DOJ demands over 'likely alien' voter lists https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/giants-owner-charles-johnson-2-6-million-republican-midterm-donations-mlb-owners Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Giants owner Charles Johnson gave about $2.6 million to Republicans this cycle, more than all other MLB owners combined https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ppic-october-2026-survey-becerra-61-hilton-37-prop-40-46-percent-yes Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 PPIC poll: Becerra leads Hilton 61% to 37%, and the billionaire tax slips to 46% yes https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/river-otter-cloverdale-ranch-pescadero-first-san-mateo-coast-since-1800s-midpen Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 A river otter turns up at Pescadero's Cloverdale Ranch, the first on the San Mateo coast since the 1800s https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-mateo-county-e-bike-age-limit-pilot-ab-2595-under-12-papan-cities-opt-in-2027 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 San Mateo County cities can ban kids under 12 from e-bikes starting in 2027 under Papan's new pilot law https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/belmont-redwood-shores-school-board-appoints-rhut-vasavada-area-5-trustee Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Belmont-Redwood Shores school board appoints Rhut Vasavada to the Area 5 seat nobody ran for https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stanford-medicine-cancer-center-redwood-city-community-benefits-north-fair-oaks-study-session Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Stanford's Redwood City cancer center: council wants North Fair Oaks to share in the benefits https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/half-moon-bay-draft-ai-policy-city-hosted-ai-human-review-oct-20-council Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Half Moon Bay drafts an AI policy: city-hosted tools, IT sign-off and no major decisions left to AI https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/st-augustine-church-shooting-south-san-francisco-guilty-attempted-murder-debari-augustine Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 Jury Convicts Antioch Man of Attempted Murder in 2024 Shooting at South San Francisco's St. Augustine Church https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-mateo-central-park-playground-adventure-village-ribbon-cutting-nov-10-8-9-million Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:35:08-07:00 San Mateo's $8.9 Million Central Park Playground, 'Adventure Village,' Opens With a Nov. 10 Ribbon Cutting https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/merry-edwards-wine-enthusiast-american-wine-legend-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Sonoma Pinot pioneer Merry Edwards named Wine Enthusiast's 2026 American Wine Legend https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vacaville-brian-cruz-convicted-child-sexual-abuse-sentencing-nov-13 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Solano jury convicts Vacaville man, 45, of six child sex abuse felonies https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vallejo-white-slough-encampment-cleanup-spring-400k Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Vallejo eyes a spring cleanup of the White Slough encampment, but the city owns none of the land https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/santa-cruz-county-severe-weather-shelter-40-degree-trigger-el-nino Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Santa Cruz County loosens its trigger for opening winter weather shelters ahead of El Niño https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/russian-river-brewing-pliny-the-elder-pearls-before-swine-label-pastis Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Pliny the Elder gets a 'Pearls Before Swine' label, and Stephan Pastis will sign bottles in Windsor https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sonoma-raceway-brian-flynn-named-president Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Brian Flynn named president of Sonoma Raceway https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/solano-district-4-supervisor-carli-silva-campaign-money-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Money pours into the Solano District 4 supervisor race between Carli and Silva https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bart-fremont-station-housing-643-homes-pacific-development-affirmed Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 BART picks developers for 643 homes on the Fremont station parking lots https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/danville-judy-lloyd-appointed-fair-political-practices-commission Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Danville's Judy Lloyd appointed to California's political ethics watchdog https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/census-santa-clara-county-highest-ev-ownership-nation-bay-area-top-five Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:45:01-07:00 Census: Santa Clara County leads the nation in household EV ownership, with Bay Area counties close behind https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/valkyries-lose-game-6-wnba-finals-game-7-chase-center-saturday Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Valkyries fall 80-69 in Atlanta; WNBA Finals go to Game 7 Saturday at Chase Center https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/morgan-hill-approves-105-home-builders-remedy-cochrane-depaul Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Morgan Hill approves 105 builder's remedy homes at Cochrane and DePaul, with a Sprouts center next door https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/kristi-yamaguchi-holiday-ice-rink-san-ramon-bishop-ranch-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Kristi Yamaguchi's holiday ice rink returns to San Ramon Nov. 6, now under a canopy https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/santa-venetia-floodwall-marin-supervisors-easements-el-nino Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Marin moves to speed up Santa Venetia floodwall as 700 homes face an El Niño winter behind a 40-year-old berm https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/novato-unified-workforce-housing-san-andreas-meadow-park-options Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Novato Unified's teacher housing takes shape: 104 homes and 26 duets on San Andreas, apartments at Meadow Park https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mill-valley-middle-school-interim-campus-measure-g-january Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Mill Valley Middle School's portable campus is 65% done, with floors raised above flood level before El Niño https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sfusd-neighborhood-schools-what-changes-sutro-cobb-pta-money Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 What SFUSD's switch to neighborhood schools could change: the gap between who lives near a school and who attends https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-man-charged-minnesota-sexual-assault-google-deepmind Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 San Francisco man, a former Google employee, charged in Minnesota with sexually assaulting a coworker https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/novato-fire-prescribed-burn-hamilton-smoke-oct-28-29 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Smoke over Novato's Hamilton area Wednesday and Thursday is a planned training burn https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-transit-savings-apta-18437-a-year Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T11:54:53-07:00 Going car-free in San Francisco saves $18,437 a year, the most of any big U.S. transit city, APTA says https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/winchester-mystery-house-guide-sarah-winchester-160-rooms-history-tours Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Winchester Mystery House: what's real about Sarah Winchester's 160-room San Jose mansion https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mount-diablo-state-park-guide-summit-visitor-center-view-200-miles-bike-turnouts Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Mount Diablo State Park: how to get the 200-mile view from the 3,849-foot summit https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/rancho-san-antonio-guide-deer-hollow-farm-black-mountain-parking-cupertino-los-altos Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Rancho San Antonio: the South Bay's busiest preserve, from Deer Hollow Farm to Black Mountain https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lafayette-reservoir-guide-rim-trail-boat-rentals-trout-ebmud-1933-dam Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Lafayette Reservoir: the Rim Trail, rowboats and the dam that slid downhill https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lake-temescal-guide-oakland-swimming-fishing-history-1868-dam-hayward-fault Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Lake Temescal: Oakland's lake in a fault valley, built in 1868 and a regional park since 1936 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/angel-island-state-park-guide-immigration-station-mount-livermore-ferry Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Angel Island State Park: getting there, the Immigration Station and the climb up Mount Livermore https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pulgas-water-temple-guide-hetch-hetchy-1934-hours-canada-road-redwood-city Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Pulgas Water Temple: the Peninsula monument where Hetch Hetchy water arrived 92 years ago https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pescadero-state-beach-marsh-natural-preserve-guide-parking-tide-pools-birds Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Pescadero State Beach and Marsh: tide pools, herons and the three parking lots on Highway 1 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/benicia-capitol-state-historic-park-guide-third-state-capitol-1853-fischer-hanlon-house Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Benicia Capitol: the only surviving California capitol from before Sacramento https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/twin-peaks-san-francisco-guide-promenade-construction-christmas-tree-point-mission-blue Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:02:59-07:00 Twin Peaks during the promenade work: how to reach Christmas Tree Point and what's closed https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pleasanton-driver-badal-dholaria-sentenced-14-years-150-mph-crow-canyon-crash-alix-sparks Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Pleasanton driver gets 14 years, 8 months for 150 mph Crow Canyon Road crash that killed Castro Valley nurse https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fremont-older-open-space-preserve-guide-hunters-point-woodhills-saratoga-cupertino Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Fremont Older Open Space Preserve: the Cupertino-Saratoga hills named for a crusading San Francisco editor https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sunol-regional-wilderness-guide-alameda-creek-overlook-little-yosemite-visitor-center-parking Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Sunol Regional Wilderness: Alameda Creek Overlook (the old Little Yosemite), golden eagles and cattle country https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/del-valle-regional-park-guide-lake-del-valle-livermore-camping-boat-rentals-swimming-fees Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Del Valle Regional Park: a five-mile lake south of Livermore with swimming, trout fishing, cabins and the Ohlone Trail https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/anthony-chabot-regional-park-guide-campground-bort-meadow-big-bear-tavern-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Anthony Chabot Regional Park: a campground 20 minutes from downtown Oakland, and the tavern where a jazz revival began https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/garin-dry-creek-pioneer-regional-parks-guide-hayward-union-city-red-barn-jordan-pond-ukraina Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer: Hayward's ranch-country parks with a red barn, a fishing pond and a Ukrainian landmark https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/carquinez-strait-regional-shoreline-guide-george-miller-trail-port-costa-crockett-martinez Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline: the bluff-top trails between Crockett, Port Costa and Martinez https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/diablo-foothills-regional-park-guide-castle-rock-pine-canyon-walnut-creek-peregrine-falcons Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Diablo Foothills and Castle Rock: Walnut Creek's back door to Mount Diablo https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bothe-napa-valley-state-park-guide-calistoga-redwoods-ritchey-canyon-cabins-yurts Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Bothe-Napa Valley State Park: redwoods, restored cabins and yurts between St. Helena and Calistoga https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cull-canyon-regional-recreation-area-guide-castro-valley-swim-lagoon-reservoir-sediment Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:11:28-07:00 Cull Canyon in Castro Valley: the award-winning swim lagoon, the silted-up reservoir and the trail to Chabot https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/claremont-canyon-regional-preserve-guide-stonewall-panoramic-trail-gwin-canyon-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Claremont Canyon: the steep Berkeley-Oakland hike behind the Claremont Hotel, and the canyon the Pony Express used https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/brushy-peak-regional-preserve-livermore-guide-laughlin-ranch-ohlone-trade-joaquin-murieta Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Brushy Peak: the Livermore landmark where Ohlone, Miwok and Yokuts traded, and where Murieta reportedly hid https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/roberts-regional-recreation-area-oakland-guide-redwoods-pool-picnics-tommy-roberts Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Roberts Regional Recreation Area: the easiest redwoods in Oakland, a heated pool and the park Kaiser adopted https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/kennedy-grove-regional-recreation-area-el-sobrante-guide-eucalyptus-railroad-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Kennedy Grove: the eucalyptus picnic grove below San Pablo Dam, named for JFK and an old narrow-gauge railroad https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/dublin-hills-regional-park-guide-donlon-point-calaveras-ridge-trail-dublin-boulevard Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Dublin Hills Regional Park: Donlon Point, the Calaveras Ridge Trail and grassland left largely untouched since the 1800s https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mclaughlin-eastshore-state-park-guide-berkeley-albany-emeryville-crescent-sylvia-mclaughlin Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 McLaughlin Eastshore State Park: 8.5 miles of reclaimed shoreline, and the Save the Bay fight that created it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tilden-regional-park-guide-lake-anza-botanic-garden-merry-go-round-nimitz-way-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Tilden Regional Park guide: Lake Anza, the native plant garden, the carousel, Nimitz Way, and the park's New Deal roots https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/history-park-kelley-park-san-jose-guide-trolley-ice-cream-archer-kelley-estate Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 History Park and Kelley Park: San Jose's old-town streets, trolley rides and the orchard estate behind them https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/luther-burbank-home-gardens-santa-rosa-guide-tour-season-ends-oct-31-free-gardens Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Luther Burbank Home & Gardens: tour season ends Oct. 31, but the Santa Rosa gardens stay open and free all year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/santa-cruz-mission-state-historic-park-guide-1791-adobe-ohlone-yokuts-holy-cross Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:16:09-07:00 Santa Cruz Mission: the last adobe of the 12th California mission, and the Native families who lived in it https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vargas-plateau-regional-park-fremont-guide-ridge-trail-morrison-canyon-vargas-family Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Vargas Plateau: Fremont's steep-sided ridgetop park, the ranch family behind it, and a hard-won opening https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/radke-martinez-regional-shoreline-guide-forester-schooner-bocce-joe-dimaggio-fields Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Martinez's waterfront park: a burned schooner in the mud, bocce from the fishing days and Joe DiMaggio's ballfields https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/candlestick-point-state-recreation-area-guide-bayview-first-urban-state-park-fishing-pier Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Candlestick Point: San Francisco's sunny shoreline state park, reclaimed from a dump by Bayview Hunters Point residents https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/half-moon-bay-state-beach-guide-francis-venice-dunes-roosevelt-campground-coastside-trail Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Half Moon Bay State Beach: four beaches, a campground, the Coastside Trail and a bootlegging past https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/new-brighton-state-beach-capitola-guide-china-beach-camping-pacific-migrations Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 New Brighton State Beach: Capitola's bluff-top campground, and the Chinese fishing village called China Beach https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/seacliff-state-beach-aptos-guide-ss-palo-alto-concrete-ship-pier-removed-campground-closed Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Seacliff State Beach: the concrete ship, the pier the 2023 storms destroyed, and what's open now https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sunset-state-beach-watsonville-guide-campground-pines-dog-rules-snowy-plovers-rip-currents Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Sunset State Beach: a pine-shaded campground near Watsonville with a dog ban on the sand and dangerous surf https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/manresa-state-beach-la-selva-beach-guide-uplands-tent-camping-dogs-on-leash-fishing Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Manresa State Beach: bluff-top views, tent-only camping, and a rare Santa Cruz County state beach that allows leashed dogs https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lighthouse-field-state-beach-santa-cruz-guide-steamer-lane-surfing-museum-monarchs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 Lighthouse Field: Santa Cruz's open headland over Steamer Lane, with monarchs in winter and a surfing museum in a lighthouse https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cartoon-art-museum-san-francisco-closed-beach-street-what-comes-next-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:20:33-07:00 San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum is without a gallery after closing its Fisherman's Wharf home. Here's where it stands https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/crockett-hills-regional-park-guide-ridge-trail-ranch-barn-eagles-land-bank-dogs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Crockett Hills Regional Park: a ranch barn, a Ridge Trail segment and eagle-season trail closures above the Carquinez Strait https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/hayward-regional-shoreline-guide-cogswell-marsh-salt-history-bay-trail-dog-rules Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Hayward Regional Shoreline: salt ponds turned marsh, a harvest mouse preserve and five miles of bayside trail https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/herons-head-park-san-francisco-guide-ecocenter-nature-exploration-area-living-shoreline-birds Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Heron's Head Park: how a Bayview pier became a 22-acre marsh, an EcoCenter and an award-winning play space https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mission-san-rafael-arcangel-history-1817-hospital-asistencia-most-obliterated-1949-replica Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Mission San Rafael Arcángel: a hospital mission, a vanished adobe and the 1949 replica in downtown San Rafael https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pomponio-state-beach-guide-san-mateo-coast-lagoon-bluffs-no-dogs-named-for-pomponio Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Pomponio State Beach: sandstone bluffs, a small lagoon and the Native outlaw the beach is named for https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bean-hollow-state-beach-pebble-beach-pescadero-guide-tide-pools-arroyo-de-los-frijoles-trail Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Bean Hollow State Beach: Pebble Beach, tide pools and the one-mile Arroyo de los Frijoles Trail near Pescadero https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/benicia-state-recreation-area-guide-southampton-bay-marsh-dillon-point-ada-construction-2027 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Benicia State Recreation Area: Southampton Bay marshes, rare rails, and construction that runs into 2027 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bernal-heights-park-san-francisco-guide-summit-views-wildflowers-coyotes-1876-gold-hoax Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Bernal Heights Park: a sunny summit, native grassland, returning coyotes and the 1876 'gold' rush that wasn't https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/los-vaqueros-reservoir-guide-hours-fees-fishing-electric-boats-no-pets-water-district-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Los Vaqueros Reservoir: fishing, electric boats and strict rules at the Contra Costa Water District's backcountry lake https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pacifica-state-beach-linda-mar-guide-beginner-surfing-managed-retreat-restoration-snowy-plovers Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T12:24:38-07:00 Pacifica State Beach: Linda Mar's beginner surf break and a pioneering managed-retreat restoration https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/foster-city-home-prices-september-2026-redfin-zillow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 Foster City Home Prices, September 2026: Redfin's $1.3M Median vs. Zillow's $1.85M Typical Home https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/belmont-home-prices-september-2026-redfin-zillow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 Belmont Home Prices, September 2026: $2.3M Median, Four Offers per Home on Redfin https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-bruno-home-prices-september-2026-redfin-zillow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 San Bruno Home Prices, September 2026: $1.2M Median, and Homes Sell in About 15 Days https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/el-cerrito-home-prices-september-2026-redfin-zillow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 El Cerrito Home Prices, September 2026: Homes Average 21% Over Asking, Redfin Says https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lafayette-home-prices-september-2026-redfin-zillow Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 Lafayette Home Prices, September 2026: $1.9M Median as Homes Sell Faster https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/alameda-county-ice-detentions-eight-since-oct-16-union-city-arrest-ice-names-six-men Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 ICE Has Detained at Least 8 People in Alameda County Since Oct. 16, Advocates Say, After a Union City Arrest https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/forestville-man-ice-detained-santa-rosa-released-bay-area-habeas-network-vidas Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 A Forestville Man Detained by ICE Was Freed Overnight. Here's How the Bay Area Habeas Network Did It https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-police-officers-surry-thompson-arrested-evidence-tampering-false-report Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 Two San Jose Police Officers Arrested, Accused of Swapping In a Stranger's Drugs to Cover a Missing Evidence Bag https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/chantz-rivera-walks-new-york-to-san-francisco-2500-miles-bronx Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 A Bronx Man Pushed a Shopping Cart 2,500 Miles From New York, and Finished in San Francisco https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/heinolds-first-and-last-chance-saloon-oakland-slanted-floor-1906-clock-jack-london Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T14:57:59-07:00 Heinold's First and Last Chance: The Oakland Saloon With a Tilted Floor and a Clock Stopped at 5:18 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/de-young-museum-guide-golden-gate-park-free-hamon-tower-copper-building-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 The de Young Museum: Golden Gate Park's Copper Landmark, From the 1894 Midwinter Fair to a Free Tower View https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vesuvio-cafe-north-beach-beat-bar-1948-jack-kerouac-alley-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Vesuvio Cafe: The North Beach Bar Where Kerouac Drank Instead of Meeting Henry Miller https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/dipsea-trail-race-guide-mill-valley-stinson-beach-688-stairs-oldest-trail-race Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 The Dipsea: Mill Valley's 7.5-Mile Stair-and-Trail Route to Stinson Beach, and America's Oldest Trail Race https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cantor-arts-center-stanford-free-museum-rodin-garden-history-hours Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Cantor Arts Center: Stanford's Free Museum With the Biggest Rodin Collection Outside Paris and Mexico City https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/musee-mecanique-pier-45-fishermans-wharf-antique-arcade-laffing-sal-free-admission Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Musée Mécanique: Fisherman's Wharf's Free-Entry Arcade of Antique Coin-Op Machines and Laffing Sal https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stinson-beach-guide-marin-swimming-beach-parking-lifeguards-history-willow-camp Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Stinson Beach: Parking, Lifeguards, Dogs and History at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Swimming Beach https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/caffe-trieste-north-beach-first-espresso-west-coast-1956-papa-gianni-godfather Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Caffe Trieste: The North Beach Café That Brought Espresso to the West Coast in 1956 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/smugglers-cove-sf-tiki-bar-hayes-valley-1300-rums-martin-cate-hidden-entrance Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 Smuggler's Cove: The Hayes Valley Tiki Bar Behind a Red Light, With More Than 1,300 Rums https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/hp-garage-367-addison-avenue-palo-alto-birthplace-of-silicon-valley-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 The HP Garage: The Palo Alto Shed and Garage Known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/japanese-friendship-garden-san-jose-kelley-park-koi-okayama-korakuen-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:04:14-07:00 San Jose's Japanese Friendship Garden: Six Acres of Koi Ponds Modeled on Okayama's Korakuen https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/eric-jones-polls-lead-mike-thompson-ca-4-fulcrum-binder-campaign-commissioned-oct-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 Jones Campaign Polls Show Him Leading Rep. Mike Thompson in CA-4. Here's What the Numbers Do and Don't Say https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bay-area-halloween-weekend-forecast-2026-light-rain-after-trick-or-treat-cold-coastal-flood-advisory Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 Halloween Forecast: Chilly Trick-or-Treating, Light Rain Late Saturday and More High-Tide Flooding https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cost-of-courage-foundation-military-food-pantry-mountain-view-opens-oct-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 Military Food Pantry Opens Near Mountain View for Service Members, Veterans and Families https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bampfa-berkeley-art-museum-pacific-film-archive-guide-hours-admission-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 BAMPFA: Berkeley's Art Museum and Film Archive, From a Brutalist Spiral to a Former Printing Plant https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/walt-disney-family-museum-presidio-guide-104-montgomery-history-oscars-disneyland-model Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 The Walt Disney Family Museum: A Daughter's Tribute in a Presidio Army Barracks https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-museum-of-art-guide-1892-post-office-110-south-market-hours-admission Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 San José Museum of Art: Contemporary Art in an 1892 Sandstone Post Office Downtown https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/di-rosa-center-contemporary-art-napa-carneros-guide-rene-di-rosa-winery-lake-admission Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 di Rosa: A Napa Art Park Built From a Reporter's Collection of Bay Area Art https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mountain-winery-saratoga-history-paul-masson-sell-no-wine-before-its-time-concerts-tasting Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 The Mountain Winery: Paul Masson's Saratoga Hilltop, From 'Champagne King' to 2,500-Seat Concert Venue https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/comstock-saloon-155-columbus-north-beach-1907-barbary-coast-bar-free-lunch-jazz Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 Comstock Saloon: A 1907 Barbary Coast Bar With an 1890s Mahogany Bar, Live Jazz and Friday 'Free Lunch' https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/original-joes-history-1937-taylor-street-tenderloin-north-beach-joes-special-tony-rodin Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:08:32-07:00 Original Joe's: From a 14-Stool Tenderloin Counter in 1937 to a North Beach Institution https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fremont-hindu-temple-vedic-dharma-samaj-neighbors-noise-complaints-city-response-oct-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Fremont Neighbors Say Hindu Temple Events Are Too Loud. The City Says It's Working on It https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/vaillancourt-fountain-gone-embarcadero-plaza-removal-complete-storage-what-next Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 The Vaillancourt Fountain Is Gone. Here's What Happened to Embarcadero Plaza's Concrete Giant https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/beat-museum-north-beach-closed-seismic-retrofit-reopening-2027-counterculture-museum-haight Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 The Beat Museum Is Closed for a Seismic Retrofit. Here's Where to Find It Until 2027 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/crissy-field-25th-anniversary-guide-airfield-to-park-history-parking-transit-warming-hut Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Crissy Field at 25: From Army Airfield to the Bay's Favorite Front Yard https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/tin-how-temple-waverly-place-chinatown-oldest-taoist-temple-mazu-visiting-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Climb Three Flights on Waverly Place to Find One of America's Oldest Chinese Temples https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/uss-pampanito-pier-45-wwii-submarine-museum-history-rakuyo-maru-rescue-hours Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 The WWII Submarine Docked at Fisherman's Wharf Has a Remarkable Rescue Story https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/old-st-marys-cathedral-chinatown-1854-first-cathedral-california-history-clock-inscription Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Old St. Mary's Was California's First Cathedral, and It Still Has a Warning on Its Clock https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/allied-arts-guild-menlo-park-guide-1929-gardens-studios-cafe-wisteria-lucile-packard Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Allied Arts Guild: Menlo Park's Spanish-Style Garden Hideaway That Funds a Children's Hospital https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/swensens-ice-cream-union-hyde-russian-hill-original-1948-last-us-location Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 The Last Swensen's in America Is Still Scooping on Russian Hill https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mission-high-school-san-francisco-history-1896-dolores-park-building-murals-family-night Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:14:42-07:00 Mission High School: The Landmark Campus Across From Dolores Park, and Its 130-Year Story https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sfusd-extensive-support-needs-school-opens-chinatown-edwin-anita-lee-building-autism-grades-5-12 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 SF Opens a New Public School for Students With High Support Needs in Chinatown https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/toast-lawsuit-ftc-san-francisco-city-attorney-chiu-restaurants-hidden-fees-cancellation-oct-29-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 SF City Attorney and FTC Sue Toast, Alleging Hidden Fees and Hard-to-Cancel Contracts for Restaurants https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/valkyries-game-7-tickets-13000-courtside-thrive-city-watch-party-fans-skip-school-wnba-finals Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Valkyries Game 7 Tickets Top $13,000 as Fans Who Skipped School and Work Wait for Saturday https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/nob-hill-chinatown-power-outage-pge-damaged-equipment-1600-customers-oct-28-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Damaged Equipment Knocks Out Power to 1,600 PG&E Customers in Nob Hill and Chinatown https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/lowell-high-school-san-francisco-history-1856-oldest-public-high-school-west-mississippi-tours-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Lowell High School: How SF's 1856 Union Grammar School Became the City's Famous Magnet School https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sanchez-adobe-pacifica-guide-1842-adobe-ohlone-village-pruristac-mission-outpost-linda-mar Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Sánchez Adobe in Pacifica: An Ohlone Village Site, a Mission Outpost and a Rancho Home https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/woodside-store-museum-guide-1854-tripp-parkhurst-redwood-logging-kings-mountain-road Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 The Woodside Store: A Redwood Logging-Era General Store That Gave Woodside Its Name https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ohlone-greenway-guide-berkeley-albany-el-cerrito-bart-path-bike-trail-history-santa-fe-railroad Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 The Ohlone Greenway: A Guide to the East Bay's 'BART Path' From Berkeley to El Cerrito https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/hayward-japanese-gardens-guide-kimio-kimura-oldest-traditional-japanese-garden-california-free Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Hayward Japanese Gardens: A Free, Quiet Garden Downtown That's Older Than Most People Think https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/blue-heron-lake-strawberry-hill-golden-gate-park-guide-huntington-falls-pavilion-sweeney-observatory Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:20:19-07:00 Blue Heron Lake and Strawberry Hill: Climbing to Golden Gate Park's Highest Point https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/letterform-archive-san-francisco-dogpatch-type-museum-free-thursdays-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Letterform Archive: SF's Museum of Type and Lettering Is Free on Thursday Afternoons https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/american-bookbinders-museum-san-francisco-soma-clementina-street-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 The American Bookbinders Museum in SoMa Shows How Books Were Made by Hand and Machine https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/glbt-historical-society-museum-castro-first-lgbtq-history-museum-us-visitor-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Inside the Castro's GLBT History Museum, the First Stand-Alone LGBTQ History Museum in the US https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/society-of-california-pioneers-returns-300-fourth-street-yerba-buena-library-gold-rush-archive Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Society of California Pioneers, Founded in 1850, Is Back on Fourth Street in Yerba Buena https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/los-trancos-open-space-preserve-san-andreas-fault-trail-page-mill-road-hike Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Walk Across the San Andreas Fault at Los Trancos Preserve Above Palo Alto https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/brooks-island-regional-preserve-richmond-guided-kayak-tours-only-how-to-visit Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Brooks Island Off Richmond Is Closed to the Public Except on a Few Guided Tours a Year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/cheese-board-collective-berkeley-worker-owned-since-1971-pizza-bakery-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 The Cheese Board Collective: How a Berkeley Cheese Shop Became a Worker-Owned Institution https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/don-horsley-park-tunitas-creek-beach-san-mateo-county-coast-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Tunitas Creek Beach, Once Private, Is Now Don Horsley County Park on the San Mateo Coast https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/church-of-scientology-buys-650-sacramento-street-san-francisco-2-1-million Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Church of Scientology Buys a 1909 Building Near Its San Francisco Headquarters for $2.1 Million https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-unified-enrollment-drops-257-students-after-marketing-cuts-newcomer-decline Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:52:10-07:00 Oakland Unified Enrollment Falls Again After the District Cut Its Enrollment Marketing Team https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/meek-mansion-hayward-cherryland-1869-victorian-history-visiting-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Meek Mansion: The 1869 Victorian That Gave Hayward's Cherryland Its Name https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/pacific-pinball-museum-alameda-100-playable-machines-history-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Alameda's Pacific Pinball Museum Lets You Play More Than 100 Machines, From Bagatelles to Modern Games https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/phoebe-hearst-museum-of-anthropology-uc-berkeley-gallery-friday-hours-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 UC Berkeley's Hearst Museum of Anthropology Gallery Is Open to Visitors on Friday Afternoons https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/monte-bello-open-space-preserve-stevens-creek-nature-trail-black-mountain-camp Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Monte Bello Preserve: A 3-Mile Nature Trail, Black Mountain Views and Midpen's Only Campsite https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/el-sereno-open-space-preserve-saratoga-los-gatos-aquinas-trail-views Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 El Sereno Preserve Above Saratoga and Los Gatos Offers Ridge Views and Dog-Friendly Trails https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fentons-creamery-oakland-piedmont-avenue-since-1894-rocky-road-up-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Fentons Creamery: Oakland's Ice Cream Parlor From 1894, Rocky Road Lore and Pixar's 'Up' https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/zacharys-chicago-pizza-employee-owned-oakland-berkeley-history-locations Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Zachary's Chicago Pizza Marks Employee Ownership Month: How a Rockridge Pizza Shop Became Worker-Owned https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/duboce-park-san-francisco-history-1906-tent-city-harvey-milk-arts-center-dogs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Duboce Park: The Lower Haight Green That Was a 1906 Tent City and Is Now a Dog-Lover Hub https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/precita-park-bernal-heights-new-restroom-tile-mural-precita-creek-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Bernal's Precita Park Got a New Restroom and Tile Mural This Year. Here's the Park's Story https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/kule-loklo-point-reyes-coast-miwok-village-replica-bear-valley-trail Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:54:41-07:00 Kule Loklo: A Short Walk at Point Reyes Leads to a Replica Coast Miwok Village https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/de-saisset-museum-santa-clara-university-free-art-history-museum-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 The de Saisset Museum: Santa Clara University's Free Museum of California Art and History https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/triton-museum-of-art-santa-clara-free-admission-history-exhibitions Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Triton Museum of Art: Santa Clara's Free Art Museum Has Five Shows Running This Fall https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/aquarium-of-the-bay-pier-39-30-years-underwater-tunnels-history-visiting Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Aquarium of the Bay Turned 30 This Year. Here's How Pier 39's Underwater Tunnels Came to Be https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/picchetti-ranch-preserve-cupertino-historic-winery-zinfandel-trail-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Picchetti Ranch: A Cupertino Preserve With an 1880s Winery Still Pouring https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/thornewood-preserve-woodside-schilling-lake-history-easy-hike Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Thornewood Preserve: An Easy Woodside Hike to a Lake Slowly Turning Into a Meadow https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bi-rite-market-san-francisco-history-since-1940-mogannam-family-creamery Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Bi-Rite at 86: How a 1940 Mission Corner Grocery Became an SF Food Institution https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/philz-coffee-history-san-francisco-mission-origins-oakland-headquarters Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Philz Coffee: From a Mission District Corner Store to Nearly 80 Cafes https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/holly-park-bernal-heights-one-of-san-franciscos-oldest-parks-views-playground Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Holly Park: One of SF's Oldest Parks Circles a Hilltop With Big City Views https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/portsmouth-square-chinatown-renovation-closed-until-2028-history-what-is-coming Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Portsmouth Square Is Closed Until Mid-2028. Here's What's Coming to SF's First Public Square https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fort-miley-lands-end-gun-batteries-uss-san-francisco-memorial-history Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T15:57:31-07:00 Fort Miley: The Coastal Gun Batteries Hiding at Lands End https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/marin-museum-of-bicycling-fairfax-mountain-bike-hall-of-fame-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Fairfax's Marin Museum of Bicycling Tells the Story of the Mountain Bike Where It Started https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/spaulding-marine-center-sausalito-historic-wooden-boatyard-classes-events Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Spaulding Marine Center: Sausalito's Oldest Boatyard Is Still Teaching Wooden Boat Skills https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/srjc-multicultural-museum-santa-rosa-jesse-peter-pomo-basketry-exhibits Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 SRJC's Multicultural Museum in Santa Rosa Is Closed This Week to Install New Exhibits https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/long-ridge-preserve-skyline-boulevard-loop-trail-wallace-stegner-bench Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Long Ridge Preserve: A Flat Skyline Loop to Wallace Stegner's Bench https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/skyline-ridge-preserve-alpine-pond-horseshoe-lake-daniels-nature-center Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Skyline Ridge Preserve: Two Easy Lake Loops for Families, With Accessible Trails https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/gotts-roadside-history-st-helena-taylors-refresher-ferry-building-bay-area Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Gott's Roadside: How a St. Helena Burger Stand Became a Bay Area Favorite https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mels-drive-in-san-francisco-history-1947-american-graffiti-1963-sit-ins Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Mel's Drive-In: The 1947 SF Diner Behind 'American Graffiti' and a Civil Rights Fight https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sue-bierman-park-embarcadero-former-ferry-park-history-halprin-hubba-hideout Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Sue Bierman Park: The Embarcadero Park Shaped by a Fallen Freeway https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/boeddeker-park-tenderloin-history-1985-renovation-community-clubhouse Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Boeddeker Park: How a Troubled Tenderloin Park Was Rebuilt https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/rengstorff-house-mountain-view-shoreline-1867-victorian-history-gardens Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-29T16:00:09-07:00 Rengstorff House: Mountain View's 1867 Victorian Survived Two Moves https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/washington-township-museum-of-local-history-fremont-1954-fire-station-hours Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Fremont's Local History Museum Lives in a 1954 Fire Station https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/essig-museum-of-entomology-uc-berkeley-5-million-insects-open-twice-a-year Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 UC Berkeley Holds More Than 5 Million Insects. The Public Rarely Gets to See Them https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/uc-museum-of-paleontology-berkeley-free-t-rex-valley-life-sciences-building Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 There's a Free T. Rex Inside a UC Berkeley Science Building https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bear-creek-redwoods-preserve-los-gatos-alma-college-tevis-ohlone-mortars-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Bear Creek Redwoods: The Los Gatos Preserve That Was Nearly a Golf Course https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/saratoga-gap-preserve-highway-9-skyline-ridge-trail-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Saratoga Gap Preserve: A Short Ridge Trail Walk Where Highways 9 and 35 Meet https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/burleigh-murray-ranch-half-moon-bay-mills-barn-dairy-history-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Burleigh Murray Ranch: A Rare Bank Barn Hidden in a Half Moon Bay Valley https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/grandview-park-turtle-hill-sunset-district-franciscan-chert-views-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Grandview Park: The Sunset's Hilltop Built on 140-Million-Year-Old Rock https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/stern-grove-san-francisco-history-rosalie-stern-pine-lake-free-festival-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Stern Grove Off-Season: A Guide to the Parkside's 33-Acre Park https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-pedro-valley-park-pacifica-brooks-falls-steelhead-montara-mountain-guide Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 San Pedro Valley Park: Pacifica's Creekside Park With a Three-Tier Waterfall https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/junipero-serra-park-san-bruno-millbrae-views-quarry-history-serra-fault Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-30T06:33:01-07:00 Junipero Serra Park: The San Bruno Hilltop Left Behind by a Quarry