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SF plans Thursday morning reopening under new state guidelines
San Francisco will once again allow outdoor dining and other limited activities to resume Thursday morning. The changes follow a state decision to lift regional stay-at-home orders that were...Read More
County sees improved June unemployment rate but July losses threaten gains
California’s June unemployment rate improved from previous months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains to be seen how recent statewide closures due to spiking cases and hospitalizations affect...Read More
Oakland considers requiring some employers prioritize laid off workers in rehiring
Laid off employees in the hospitality, restaurant, stadium and travel-related industries will get first dibs at jobs at their former employer when that employer reopens if the Oakland City...Read More
State orders Alameda County restaurants to suspend outdoor dining
Revised state guidance forced Alameda County public health officials on Friday night to suspend outdoor dining at restaurants and bars that had recently reopened to the public. On its...Read More
Vacant Bethel Island restaurant goes up in flames
A vacant restaurant building was destroyed in a fire Saturday evening in the unincorporated community of Bethel Island, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said. The fire was...Read More
Pleasanton-based cafe, bakery chain goes out of business after 33 years
Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, a Pleasanton-based chain that had locations around the West Coast and as far away as Chicago, announced Sunday that it is going out of business...Read More
Carmel restaurant owner charged for violating Covid-19 health orders
The owner of a restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea has been charged by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office for allegedly providing table service and allowing customers to eat on the...Read More
State partnerships keep seniors fed, in contact through pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a partnership Friday with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and restaurants across the state to provide and deliver healthy meals to seniors during the 2019...Read More
Yelp lays off, furloughs thousands as consumer demand declines
San Francisco-based online review platform Yelp announced early Thursday morning that it will be laying off or furloughing at least 2,000 employees. The news was shared on the company’s...Read More
Supes make priority of dental health, take aim at on-demand food delivery
San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston is pushing The City to consider ways to provide universal dental care for all residents. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Preston called on...Read More
Dine Downtown San Jose highlights 22 restaurants over 10 days
Foodies can savor the fare from 22 restaurants starting Friday when San Jose’s Dine Downtown Restaurant Week begins, organizers said. The celebration of food and dining out will continue...Read More
Pair of tornadoes cause damage in Santa Cruz
Two tornadoes struck the city of Santa Cruz Sunday and caused damage, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service.Read More
Women filmed damaging Polk Street restaurant turn themselves in
Two women surrendered to police after seeing themselves in a viral video vandalizing a Pakistani restaurant Saturday during San Francisco's annual, unsanctioned SantaCon event, police said today.Read More
Car crashes into Panda Express, two people injured
Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after a vehicle collided into a Panda Express restaurant.Read More
Transient arrested after chasing, threatening McDonald’s workers
A transient was arrested at a McDonald's in Hercules Thursday after chasing an employee around inside the restaurant and threatening to fight the owner.Read More
Thousands of Marriott workers strike
Thousands of Marriott hotel workers in San Francisco and San Jose went on strike Thursday morning to demand higher pay, more job security and smaller workloads.Read More
Police identify hit-and-run victim
Police identify Santa Rosa hit-and-run victim as 37-year-old resident.Read More
Los Gatos restaurant fire quickly extinguished
Fire and building inspectors are still investigating a Monday night blaze at the famed Manresa restaurant in Los Gatos but the building has been released back to its owners,...Read More
Kitchen fire snuffed at Dim Sum restaurant
Firefighters extinguished a fire at a dim sum restaurant in San Francisco's Richmond District Monday afternoon.Read More
Alameda waitresses robbed after shift
Two Alameda waitresses were robbed by a group of four to six young suspects on Tuesday night just after they finished their shifts at a nearby restaurant, police said.Read More