Did you know that Oakland has its own windmill? Locals of the Bay Area have cherished the two beautiful windmills of Golden Gate Park. Their large stature dwarfs anyone who stands near them. Driving down Telegraph, you’ll find Oakland’s tiny janky windmill… a dilapidated, sad, graffitied building tucked next to

A reanimation of the legendary Oakland dive bar.

The San Francisco Bay Area is a big place. Its home to nine counties, includes far too many cities to name, and while San Jose is technically the biggest city in the Bay Area. The region is undeniably defined by San Francisco and Oakland.  Which ultimately begs the question. Which

Anytime I step out of the Bay Area, I’m struck with one simple fact; you can take the Bay Area local outta the bay but you can’t take away my weird Bay Area quirks. It’s fun to ask yourself “What qualities give a Bay Area local away when we are

By Keith Burbank and Katy St. Clair The Oakland City Council has unanimously passed a resolution to make Oakland a sanctuary city for women seeking abortions, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan announced on Tuesday evening. The resolution is in response to the potential that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe

The San Francisco Bay Area is a prohibitively expensive place to live. Everyone knows that. What people don’t know is that the Bay Area is no longer considered a singular region anymore. It’s now a part of the larger Northern California Mega Region. The higher the prices get the closer

Well this just made my morning. On Friday afternoon the ‘People’s Convoy’, a far right caravan of truckers modeled after the Canadian truck protests against COVID-19 restrictions, fucked around and found out in Oakland. As Katie Dowd of SFGate points out, the People’s Convoy “has failed spectacularly at every turn.

Any major city in America that’s worth visiting, exploring or moving to is usually rich in culture. There’s a certain accent or walk that gives its residents a distinct flair that beautifully differentiates them from other places where big buildings gather beside people whose dreams are even bigger.  But when