Oakland dive bar immortalized by Green Day is closing after 24 years
The Ruby Room in Oakland, Calif., is closing after 24 years. Mariah Tiffany/ Special to SFGATE It’s the end of an era: Iconic Oakland dive bar Ruby Room is closing …
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SF’s Salesforce Tower, downtown destroyed by Godzilla in new TV series
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Cate Randa, the protagonist of “Monarch,” is crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on a school bus when Godzilla attacks.Courtesy of Apple TVSan Francisco …
This viral Bay Area seafood restaurant feels straight out of Vegas
A glass dome held by a robotic arm ascended from our table, releasing a whoosh of steam that seeped into my pores. But I wasn’t at a spa: Before me …
Rapper accused of domestic violence to open new restaurant in Oakland
FILE: The historic Tribune Tower is seen in Oakland, Calif. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News/MediaNews Group via Getty Images A new steakhouse called Pierre Pierre is slated to open in Oakland’s …
Trevor Noah has some thoughts about San Francisco’s Tenderloin
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags FILE: Trevor Noah speaks on June 20, 2023, in Cannes, France. Dave Benett/Getty Images Trevor Noah isn’t from the Bay Area, but it …
Rosamunde defies troubled history, announces reopening
Though it’s not very often that you hear about a positive “surprise turn of events” in the Bay Area’s post-pandemic restaurant scene, one classic outpost in the Mission District is …
How one Bay Area mall went from 35% vacant to bustling
On a recent date night with my partner, we feasted on elevated chicken biryani and foam-topped craft cocktails in a romantic, chandelier-lit space. But we weren’t, as you might expect, at some …
Fired Oakland police chief finds role as high school basketball coach
FILE – Former Oakland police Chief LeRonne Armstrong takes questions from the media during a press conference at police headquarters in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. MediaNews …
Touring Bay Area comedian’s show canceled after pro-Palestinian jokes
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Dauood Naimyar, 33, grew up in the Bay Area. After moving to Los Angeles, he still remains involved in the Bay Area comedy …
Yelp declares 4 Calif. eateries among the best new restaurants in US
Pomet, at 4029 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, made Yelp’s Best New Restaurants of 2023. Neeracha T. via Yelp Pomet, a farm-to-table restaurant owned by an actual farmer, K&J Orchards’ Aomboon Deasy, …