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

BART is a core Bay Area experience. It unites all corners of the Bay except Marin (who needs Marin County anyway?). BART was built for the people and it belongs to the people, young and old, visitors and locals. The first time I rode by myself, I got lost. The

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

There’s a place on the other side of the Caldecott tunnel from Oakland called Lamorinda. It’s basically Oakland’s Marin County. It has beautiful rolling hills and rich people who don’t want you there. It also has Cal Shakes, a gorgeous outdoor theater where Bay Area stars like Zendaya made their

If you’re trying to piss off a San Franciscan, here are six ways to do it. I’ve no doubt there are more. Several more. You’re encouraged to add to the list. 1. Openly support Trump (or Biden, or Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, London Breed…) “Frisco” doesn’t get much of a

Public transportation is the backbone of any functional urban area. If it’s left in a state of decay, then the cities it serves will also suffer as a result. Back in 2019, BART was breaking ridership records left and right. The tech boom, for all the damage it caused, was

What’s modern writing if not just a vehicle for relentless and insufferable self promotion? So this article is me engaging in that. I recently made my first ever podcast appearance on the SucioTalk podcast and had a blast. If you like my articles or any of the dumb shit I

Oakland is having a moment, and not in a good way. Whether it’s the Juneteenth mass shooting at Lake Merritt that left 15 people injured or the FBI raiding Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, things in ‘The Town’ are looking kind of down.  With so much happening in Oakland, you