9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (196+ words) Per the Standard, the picnic-turned-event now requires permits, permission, porta-potties, insurance, and potentially a first responder on standby. Juchtman estimated the whole thing could cost up to $4,000, the outlet reports, and she said as much herself: people are taking a…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (422+ words) A second Ross Dress for Less is coming to Napa, and it's set to open its doors on October 10 inside the South Napa Marketplace, right next to Target. The new store will fill a space formerly occupied by Office Depot,…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (290+ words) Inside a warehouse on Adeline Street in Oakland, workers pack mail orders for customers who want their coffee the hard way: unroasted, green, and destined for a popcorn popper or a $10,000 machine in someone's garage. The business is Sweet Maria's,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (348+ words) A San Jose police officer has been fired after being accused of accessing the department’s network of Flock license plate reading cameras for personal use, San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said Friday. Robert Handa reports. The controversial cameras have…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (311+ words) Otra, the upscale Mexican restaurant that has anchored the corner of Haight Street since 2021, will close its dining room in early December 2026, owners Nick Cobarruvias and Anna Sager Cobarruvias have confirmed. The husband-and-wife team says the decision comes down to…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (244+ words) San Jose Unified warned parents and students of a person acting strangely and recording people and parts of various schools and then posting those recordings on social media. Robert Handa reports. The woman at the center of a viral video…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (115+ words) The new laws build on California's earlier 2025 tech package. Hoodline previously reported that Newsom signed Assembly Bill 243 in October 2025, requiring companion chatbot platforms to establish procedures for detecting and managing user expressions of self-harm. While California pressed ahead, Congress continued…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (477+ words) A platter of kabobs and grilled vegetables from Panini Kabob Grill in Los Angeles on Oct. 30, 2025. In the past few years, Mediterranean chain Panini Kabob Grill has grown explosively in Southern California. The once-quiet restaurant group now boasts 34 locations across…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (190+ words) That wasn't Lift Partners' first Bay Area repeat customer move, either. In December 2025, the firm closed a $31.8 million sale-leaseback deal for a 120,000-square-foot warehouse at 100 Utah Avenue in South San Francisco, buying it from Goodwill San Francisco Bay after having…...