Julio Chavez-Montoya’s life centered on three things: religion, family and the most iconic building in the city of Oakland. Chavez-Montoya spent his weekdays in the basement or the boiler room …
FILE: The historic Tribune Tower is seen in Oakland, Calif. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News/MediaNews Group via Getty Images A new steakhouse called Pierre Pierre is slated to open in Oakland’s …
Nothing is striking about the quiet stretch off Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, where a cluster of white and gray offices and warehouses dwell. Yet within the collection of buildings …
A #5 at Stable Cafe in Pleasanton Calif., Oct. 5, 2019 Dan C. via Yelp Stable Cafe, a 32-year-old Pleasanton diner operating at the horse racetrack of the Alameda County Fairgrounds, …