San Pablo

Food Truck Bite of the Week: The Ball Tip Sandwich at Kinder's

Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Kinder's Truck The Cuisine: BBQ meats on deli style sandwiches Specialty Items: BBQ sauces, ball tip steak Worth the Wait in Line? At peak lunch time, a total seven minutes ... More >>

Five Oakland Openings to Anticipate

Oakland is poised to have an incredible year of launching new restaurants. What's particularly exciting is that many of these forthcoming ventures that have come across our radar share an ethos of local sourcing -- and, in most cases, hyper-local sourcing. 2013 will be pivotal in reinforcing an idea ... More >>

Jose Matias-Aguilon Identified as Man Killed in Mission; 14-Year-Old Boy Arrested

Medical authorities identified the man who was gunned down in the Mission District yesterday morning as 28-year-old Jose Matias-Aguilon of San Francisco. Police say they have arrested two suspects in connection to the shooting, 20-year-old Sterling Samm of San Pablo and a 14-year-old boy.On Oct. 30, ... More >>

Cocktail Week Events for Thursday, Sept. 20

After last night's six-pack of events, tonight's focus shifts across the bridge to Oakland, where ten of the East Bay's finest come together for the main event, while Millennium restaurant carries the cocktail torch in a five-course paired cocktail dinner. Totally Awesome East Bay Party to the Max! ... More >>

Oakland Gets Down at Underground Party Sick Sad World

Sick Sad World Somewhere in Oakland Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 Better than: Similar events in S.F With a sharp pull on the wheel, we turned off Telegraph and headed towards San Pablo. It was almost 11 p.m. and we were on the other side of the Bridge, driving through downtown Oakland in search of the pa ... More >>

BOSF 2012: How to Be a Stand-Up Comic

Drink of the Week: Bitter Rivers at Hotsy Totsy

​We enjoy a well-made cocktail and are willing to wait as long as it takes for it to be made, but sometimes the focus of a bar visit is spending time with friends, not geeking out on cocktails. On busy nights, with patrons five-deep, we want something fast to get us back the socializing, and a sho ... More >>

Man Robbed While Peeing in North Beach Alley

Those robbers really took the piss out of him​If you're a robber looking to score an easy victim -- urine luck!Police say that a San Francisco man was robbed as he urinated in an alley at about 1:55 a.m. on Friday. According to police, the man had met friends at a nearby bar, and as they were deci ... More >>

How to Drink Your Way To Wednesday

Lou BustamanteA Kopstootje or Dutch Headbutt​It's an especially busy week of drinking, so we're brining you the first of two guides for where to go for your cocktail needs, from drinking like it's the 1980's to an evening filled with more spirits than you would dare to try. Management Request ... More >>

Jupiter Olympus: Cocktails from the Crypt

Lou BustamanteA selection of drinks from the last Jupiter Olympus​Where: Acme Bar, 2115 San Pablo (at Addison), Berkeley, (510) 644-2226 When: Sun., Oct. 30, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Cost: $10 per cocktail; 21 and over The rundown: Jupiter Olympus, the innovative cocktail pop-up project by barmen Mor ... More >>

East Bay Gang Bust: Cops Seize 135 Pounds of Meth

​Cops busted a gang in Contra Costa County, arresting 35 people and seizing 135 pounds of crystal meth, the office of Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today.So-called Operation Red Reach, which concluded today, was a coordinated effort by state and local law-enforcement authorities. Police ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, April 16-17

CUESASee Sat., April 16.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Sat., April 16: Third Annual Goat Festival Ferry Plaza, at the Embarcadero, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy free samples of all things goaty, from lotion and milk to yogurt and confections like fudge and caramel. Also panel ... More >>

Saturday: Oysters and Wine in a Berkeley Parking Lot

Kermit Lynch​Oyster Bliss XX Where: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, 1605 San Pablo (at Cedar), Berkeley, 510-524-1524 When: Sat., April 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Prices vary for individual items The rundown: Okay so it's already a big weekend for chocolate and tamales, but how about a little b ... More >>

S.F. Rising: Persian Herb Bread from Middle East Market

Jonathan KauffmanBerkeley's Middle East Market bakes LP-sized herb breads. ​ A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Persian herb-cheese bread Source: Middle East Market, 2054 San Pablo (at University), Berkeley, 510-704-8800.Price: $3 ... More >>

Jermaine Grosse, Mental Patient Charged With Taxi Theft: Did He Pick Up Fares?

Jermaine Grosse, impromptu cabbie​A few more details have come to light regarding Jermaine Grosse, the San Pablo man who followed up an involuntary psychiatric hold in a Martinez hospital by allegedly stealing the cab he was transported home in. Since Grosse allegedly made off with the cab on Satu ... More >>

Released Mental Patient Steals Taxi

You never know...​Comedian George Carlin used to assemble lists of "things you never want to see." One memorable entry: "A man in a hospital gown driving a steamroller." Something along those lines came to pass in the East Bay over the weekend. Jermaine Grosse, a 26-year-old man who hailed a taxi ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

Critic's Notes: Four Restaurants I Decided Not to Review

Vivian H./YelpSalt and pepper prawns at Brother Seafood Restaurant.​The past year has seen so many high-profile, creative restaurants open that it's been a great time to be a restaurant critic in San Francisco. But there's as much sifting to do as writing. Over the past few months, I've eaten my w ... More >>

Julio Mestre, Charged With Molesting Invalids in Contra Costa, Did Same Here in S.F.

San Pablo Police DepartmentFormer Muni Driver Julio Mestre molested an incapacitated San Francisco hospital patient -- purportedly while wearing his Muni uniform​Julio Mestre, the 56-year-old charter bus driver charged with molesting elderly invalids at a San Pablo convalescent home, did the same ... More >>

Yats' Crawfish Boil a Pre-Party for SANFRANOLA Bash

edcasey/FlickrScene from Yats' crawfish boil in April.​We often think of the Dos Equis commercial in which the Most Interesting Man in the World breaks down the "two-party system": "The after-party is the one you want to attend." However, if an upcoming event is any indication, the seasoned, ... More >>

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No Way Out

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

Foodie Art & Arty Food

How about a portrait of Rachael Ray made entirely of food?

Serious Bread: Acme's Pain au Levain

San Francisco sourdough? This is the one locals really eat.

Serious Bread: Acme's Pain d'Epis

This wins my prize for best baguette in the Bay Area.

Global Pantry: Turkish Red Pepper Paste

This mildly spicy pepper paste is a great addition to scrambled eggs.

Of Election Nights and Comfort Food

SF Weekly Letters

The Chron: Today Officially Sucks

Defense Begins at the Table

Cheap eats worth repeating — and not

Cat Food

Artist roasts hypocrisy

July Fourth

Best Serious Pickup Basketball Game

Jackpot

How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A Growing Concern

Heirloom seeds -- pass them on

Shower Power

Rain means yummy grub

Innocence Arrested

Albert Johnson was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit, but not before spending over a decade in prison. Why guiltless people get jailed -- and how to stop it.

San Francisco

Titanic T&A

S.F.'s girlie-show blowout

Electric Avenue

The down-and-dirty bars on Albany's San Pablo Avenue

Gambling Their Future

How a tiny, impoverished Indian tribe managed to persuade a city, a powerful union, and the U.S. Congress to let them build a Nevada-style casino in the East Bay

Roll Over, Gutenberg

Word from the Motherland

Amandla Poets

Night & Day

Letters

Savage Love

Trickledown Health Care

Hospitals and nursing homes call it "subacute care," but for some patients, it's just a death sentence