Bay Area

13 Aug 2024

Driverless Cars Expanding From San Francisco Streets To Nearby Cities

Autonomous vehicle technology has become synonymous with San Francisco. And their presence on city streets has been controversial to say the least. But now people in other cities are going to be blessed (or cursed depending on who you ask) by the future. Waymo has announced they are expanding their

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06 Aug 2024

Twitter/X To Leave San Francisco

Elon Musk is reigniting his one-sided war with San Francisco by making good on his threat to move X (or Twitter) out of the city. But unfortunately, he’s not going far. While it has been reported that Musk was moving the company to Texas, it appears the headquarters won’t be

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06 Aug 2024

It’s Official: The Oakland Coliseum Is Sold.

So, someone finally bought the Oakland Coliseum.  On Monday, it was announced that Oakland A’s owner John Fisher has agreed to sell his team’s half-interest in the Oakland Coliseum site to the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG). This follows AASEG’s recent agreement to purchase the other half of

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30 Jul 2024

Suspect Caught Allegedly Using Blowtorch To Cause Fires In Oakland

A suspect was apprehended for allegedly using a blowtorch to ignite multiple vegetation fires along Interstate 880 in Oakland on Monday, according to officials. These fires occurred between Fruitvale Avenue, High Street, and Oakport Street, causing a traffic advisory around 12:30 p.m., as announced by the Oakland Fire Department on

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23 Jul 2024

The Bay Area Is About To Be Hella Hot

One of the benefits of living in the Bay Area compared to other parts of California is that we have a fairly temperate climate. Well, the inland parts of the Bay get hot as fuck, but if you’re on the shoreline everything should be fine. At least most of the

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23 Jul 2024

5 Things You May Have Not Known About The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is iconic. There’s no doubt about that. It’s basically our quintessential tourist attraction. It’s the Statue of Liberty of the West Coast. It’s the thing you’re most likely to see on a postcard in a gas station 50 miles away.  But besides its status as a

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16 Jul 2024

Alcatraz Ferry Workers Go On Strike, Demand Better Pay, Working Conditions

The hardworking people who ferry visitors to Alcatraz Island decided to rock the boat again on Saturday, launching another strike in the middle of an already long labor negotiation saga. The union, Alcatraz Workers United, announced they’d be picketing at Pier 33 until 10 p.m., almost two months after their

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09 Jul 2024

Kanye West Spotted At San Francisco’s Exploratorium

Rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, and his model wife, Bianca Censori, celebrated the Fourth of July in a unique way by exploring the Exploratorium. According to TMZ, the couple stood out among the usual crowd of schoolchildren and tourists, probably wondering if they’d stumbled into a reality show.

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