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13 Oct 2021

We Wanna Send You and Friend to a Show at Bottom of the Hill!

We’re super excited to team up with Bottom of the Hill once more to send four lucky winners (and their plus ones!) to see a show at Bottom of the Hill! On Saturday, 10/23, it’s Get Dead, plus The Dwarves and The Gutz; then on Sunday, 10/24, we’ve got The

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12 Oct 2021

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against Former San Leandro Officer in Walmart Killing

A former San Leandro police officer hoped the court would dismiss voluntary manslaughter charges against him for fatally shooting a man in April 2020, but a judge Tuesday was not inclined to let him off the hook so easily. On April 18, 2020, Jason Fletcher was the first officer to

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12 Oct 2021

Two Bay Area Hostage Situations End Peacefully Tuesday

The Bay Area experienced not one, but two hostage situations Tuesday. Thankfully, both incidents were resolved without major incident or harm to any of the three victims. In the first reported case, a suspect had taken a hostage and barricaded himself in the Alum Rock area of San Jose. Officials

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12 Oct 2021

Local Artists Illuminate Lake Merritt Gardens in Immersive Autumn Lights Festival

For a 10th year, The Gardens at Lake Merritt will transform into an outdoor immersive gallery of art and light. This year’s Autumn Lights Festival welcomes the public back to experience the beauty in person. People are invited to take an illuminated stroll through 7 acres of municipal gardens made

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12 Oct 2021

Oakland’s First First Friday Since the Pandemic was Exactly What I Needed

Oakland is a city of contrast and creativity. The beauty of Oakland is found within this conflict. The struggle of the flat lands juxtaposed against the prosperity in the hills, the pothole-laden streets where homes sell for upwards of a million dollars, the way your windows shake when a car

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12 Oct 2021

Cowboys, Robots, Rockstars: Party With ‘Em All This Week!

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. Whether you call it PSL season or Spoopy Season, Autumn is in full swing, bringing with it plenty of chances to get into some (very good, very

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12 Oct 2021

We Wanna Send You and a Friend to Apothecary Raree: Dark Roots!

The Bay Area’s only Neo-Vintage Electro-Swing cabaret and dance party is back this month with a whole new offering titled “Dark Roots,” and the lineup for this is absolutely spectacular. In fact, we’re so excited that we’re teaming up with Jain Dowe Productions to send you and a friend to

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