The Dissent

Robert Lawrence Baty II, who rose to head of facilities and maintenance at the Berkeley Public Library after 22 years…

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At a San Jose Food Truck, 45 Neighbors Have Dropped Off Supplies Bound for Venezuela

Aquenono, a Venezuelan food truck in San Jose, has become a community staging point for earthquake relief: gloves…

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The Library the Dot-Com Bust Built

At Eighth and Folsom in SoMa, the Prelinger Library is marking twenty-two years with an estimated 50,000 items —…

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Kai Wang Wins First Place at National Braille Challenge Finals

The Berkeley seventh grader traveled to Los Angeles this weekend as the only California competitor at the National…

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On Happy Valley Road, the Pool Starts in the Dining Room

A 1960 Mid-Century Modern house at 3907 Happy Valley Road in Lafayette — where the swimming pool originates inside the…

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At Arepas' San Francisco Location, Donations Are Stacked Seven Feet High — and the Drive Closes Monday

The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has climbed from 235 to more than 900 confirmed dead, with 50,000-plus…

Yesterday

Fight for the Future Names Three Castro Bars in Pride Weekend Advisory Over ID Scanners

A national digital rights group issued a safety advisory this week naming Badlands, Toad Hall, and The Mix — urging…

What SF's Dog License Data Gets Wrong About Your Neighborhood

San Francisco Animal Care and Control records paint a clean geographic picture — Labs to the west, Chihuahuas to the…

On Geary, a Ramen Spot Cleared Out. On Clement, So Did the Post Office.

Two Outer Richmond fixtures have closed — Noodle in a Haystack at 4601 Geary Blvd and the Contract Postal Unit at 837…

Berkeley Seventh Grader Is the Only California Student at the National Braille Challenge Finals

Kai Wang, 13, practices on a Perkins Brailler in the basement of his Central Berkeley home.

Second Excavation at Miranda's Rescue Recovers 117 Dogs and a Barn Full of Collars

Investigators completing a second search at 1603 Sandy Prairie Road in Fortuna recovered 117 intact canine carcasses…

The Birthday Party at 33 Pacific

In the early 1870s, a Barbary Coast crimper named James Kelly chartered a paddle steamer, announced a birthday party…

East Oakland's Empty Lots Are Moving. Here's the Money Behind It.

Three affordable housing projects broke ground along International Boulevard and 73rd Avenue within weeks of each other.

The 45-Foot Nude at the Foot of Market Has a Sotheby's Listing

R-Evolution, Marco Cochrane's 32,000-pound stainless-steel figure at Embarcadero Plaza, is listed on Sotheby's as…

At NewPark Mall in Newark, the Former Macy's Is Becoming T&T Supermarket's Biggest California Store

T&T Supermarket plans to take the 72,600-square-foot former Macy's anchor at NewPark Mall in Newark for a late-2027…

At Big Basin, Six Years On: 17 Miles of Trails Open, 68 Still Closed

Six years after the CZU Lightning Complex fire burned through 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the park is open…

A Willow Glen Restaurant Owner Sends Money Home After Venezuela's Twin Earthquakes

Joanna Torres, who owns Arepas Restaurant in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood and San Francisco, is pledging 30…

At 2121 Harrison, Oakland's Free Clinic Had Its Busiest Year on Record

The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California recorded nearly 6,000 patient visits in 2025 — its highest since…

Dog Park and Miyawaki Forest Open at the South Berkeley Corner Where 'Here There' Once Stood

The city of Berkeley has opened an 8,000-square-foot dog park and a pocket forest at Adeline and MLK, spending $650,000…

CARECEN Leaves Its Mission Home of Nearly 20 Years; Capp Street Bollards Get 18 More Months

The Central American Resource Center of Northern California has moved downtown for the first time since 1986, vacating…

At the Jack London Aquatic Center Docks, Summer Camp Opened on Rowing Machines

Illegally moored boats — some in place since Friday, one visibly sinking — blocked the East Bay Rowing Club's "Learn to…

Youth Radio Unlocks 1701 Broadway Again

The Oakland nonprofit shuttered in November 2024 after a debt-laden expansion collapsed its payroll.

Inside 1600 Jackson, Flooring Is Going In Where Lombardi's Used to Sell Skis

Construction is underway at 1600 Jackson Street, the former Lombardi Sports building that sat vacant for eleven years…

On Third Street, Bayview Gets Its First Pharmacy Since Walgreens Left

The D10 Community Pharmacy, funded by a city storefront opportunity grant, is slated to open at 5668 Third St.

600 Goats Return to Poplar Beach for Half Moon Bay's Annual Wildfire Graze

Every summer, 600 goats sprint near Poplar Beach then graze for a week along the old coastal railroad right of way —…

A New Room on Clay Street: The OUT Museum Opens in Chinatown

The OUT Museum, billed as the world's first museum dedicated to Chinese queer artists, opened May 29 in a single room…

After $2,000 in Sweeping Tickets, a Haight Developer Read the City's Own Data

Alejandro Vizio built CURB — a free, open-source web and iOS tool — after racking up roughly $2,000 in parking tickets…

The MarryLisa Billboards on 101 Are Done. She Found Him on an App.

San Mateo's Lisa Catalano put her face on a dozen digital billboards along Highway 101 last fall to find a husband.

After 41 Years at City College, Juan Gonzales Steps Back — But Keeps the Paper He Started in 1970

Juan Gonzales, 79, steps down as chair of City College of San Francisco's journalism department this month, ending a…