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Police Log: Burglars Pose as Maintenance Workers, Steal from Bay Farm Island Home
Also stolen in separate incidents: a payroll check, a motorcycle, an identity.

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Also stolen in separate incidents: a payroll check, a motorcycle, an identity.

Ridership from the Harbay ferry terminal took an especially big jump.
Twenty family-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday in Rockridge and nearby neighborhoods, from a costume swap to shadow puppets to pumpkins that may (or may not) float.
Twenty family-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday in Piedmont and nearby Oakland neighborhoods, from a costume swap to shadow puppets to pumpkins that may (or may not) float.
One example of a work rule is an employee who claims overtime in a week when they also had a sick day. BART management wants to squash this. Another example is requiring workers to take electronic pay stubs rather than paper ones.
One example of a work rule is an employee who claims overtime in a week when they also had a sick day. BART management wants to squash this. Another example is requiring workers to take electronic pay stubs rather than paper ones.
Homestead on Piedmont Avenue continues to draw praise from local restaurant critics, but Rockridge's new Bourbon & Beef doesn't fare as well.
An overview of alternatives, options and services during the BART strike.
An overview of alternatives, options and services during the BART strike.
Athena Studios raised its hoped-for goal of $38,000 by the Oct. 17 deadline.
Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to South Shore Center every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend.
The good, the bad and the grateful...
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
This is only one of two places in Alameda County where the public can join a naturalist on a guided tour of a butterfly winter site to have all their questions answered.
This is only one of two places in Alameda County where the public can join a naturalist on a guided tour of a butterfly winter site to have all their questions answered.