Berkeley cafe featured on ‘Today’ show to close after 45 years
A cook works behind the line at Homemade Cafe in Berkeley, which is closing on Jan. 1, 2024. Jessie R. via Yelp/Courtesy A Berkeley cafe that became a national news …
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An unexpected culprit is decapitating baby seals in California
Earlier this spring, researchers discovered a grisly scene in the sand at MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg in Northern California. Ice plants spattered with blood indicated there had been some …
Bay Area author pioneered travel that went outside ‘mainstream appeal’
Bay Area author Elaine Lee traveled to 69 countries and curated a forum of ideas in her anthologies. Courtesy of Elaine Lee There has been a recent explosion of travel …
Human-sized robot taught itself to walk and balance, then strolled Berkeley’s streets
A team of Berkeley researchers’ newly trained robot walks out of Sather Gate. The group used billions of simulations and reinforcement learning to teach the robot how to move — …
San Francisco’s century-old Castro Theatre to close for more than a year
The exterior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Michele Falzone/Getty Images The Castro Theatre is about to go dark for more than a year as Another Planet Entertainment prepares to …
The enduring power of See’s Candies in Oakland
Oakland’s Rockridge district is synonymous with great food, from breakfast sandwiches and kouign-amann to the finest gourmet pasta. Lately, it’s also becoming a destination for chocolate. The 1-mile stretch of …
Berkeley businesses open exclusive patio in public plaza
The Plaza Patio is a customers-only outdoor dining area at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station plaza. Timothy Karoff/SFGATE A group of businesses around the Downtown Berkeley BART Station plaza have …
‘Barbie’ director says what a Berkeley Barbie would look like
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig attends the 2023 SFFILM Awards Night to receive the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Dec. 4, 2023, in …
Popular Berkeley bagel shop opens newest Bay Area location
Berkeley’s Boichik Bagels plans to open its new Santa Clara location this week. Lydia Daniller/Courtesy of Boichik Bagels Santa Clara’s long-awaited location of Boichik Bagels is finally expected to open …
Spotify Wrapped’s viral new feature loves Berkeley, Santa Cruz
FILE: A portion of the UC Berkeley campus near Oxford Street is seen from this drone view in Berkeley, Calif., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. MediaNews Group via Getty Images …