Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group archives Emily Bacon, of Oakland, rides the "Magic Dragon" at the Contra Costa County Fair in Antioch in 2018. The event returns this weekend. LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group archives Rabid Transit is a twenty-four foot tall sculpture, is displayed at the 2018 Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Event Center. The event returns this weekend. Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group archives Seth Voltz, left, of San Francisco, and Nathan Price, of Menlo Park, try on the "Big Face Box, (a cardboard box with lights and plastic lens) during the 2017 Maker Faire at the San Mateo Event Center. The event returns this weekend. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group archives Young dancers perform at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension during the Oakland Greek Festival in 2015. The event returns this weekend. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group archives Loukoumades -- honey-dipped pastry puffs -- are served at the … [Read more...] about 7 fab SF Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 17-19
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Job boom in Bay Area surges to best month in four years
By George Avalos | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 17, 2019 at 12:03 pm | UPDATED: May 18, 2019 at 5:07 am The Bay Area economy muscled up in April to produce more than 13,000 jobs, marking the best one-month performance in four years, a new state government report released on Friday shows. The Bay Area accounted for 29 percent of all the jobs added in California during April — even though the nine-county region has only 24 percent of the jobs statewide. “The job growth seems to be getting stronger. It looks like it’s accelerating,” said Stephen Levy, director of the Palo Alto-based Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy. The Bay Area added 9,600 jobs in January, 9,900 in February, and 12,500 in March, the EDD figures show. The April employment surge was led by gains in the East Bay and South Bay, the state’s Employment Development Department reported. The Bay Area added 13,300 jobs, while the East … [Read more...] about Job boom in Bay Area surges to best month in four years
‘Atmospheric river’ storm arrives in Bay Area
By Mark Gomez | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 15, 2019 at 10:10 am | UPDATED: May 16, 2019 at 4:14 am The first of two ‘atmospheric river’ storms expected to soak the Bay Area over the next several days moved into the Bay Area on Wednesday morning and started to spread light rainfall across the region. As of 5:15 p.m.Wednesday, 24-hour rainfall totals around the Bay Area include Oakland at .13 inches, San Francisco at .08 inches, and San Jose and Concord at .04 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Some locations in the North Bay have already received one-third of an inch, according to the weather service. The heaviest downpours are expected later Wednesday into Thursday, according to the weather service. “It does look like the most widespread and heaviest rainfall is anticipated afternoon and evening as the main cold front pushes through,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist with the weather service. Gass said a … [Read more...] about ‘Atmospheric river’ storm arrives in Bay Area
The best Bay Area hikes for beginners
By Drew Costley, SFGATE Updated 12:53 pm PDT, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Lands End – SFThis rocky shoreline park at the mouth of the Golden Gate is one of the most popular hiking destinations in San Francisco. The most traveled trail in the park is the Coastal Trail, a section of the California Coastal Trail. It is a heavily trafficked park, so hikers who don't like crowds should go during a non-peak time.Although the park is often covered in fog, a complete loop of the park on a sunny day will provide 3.5 miles full of beautiful vistas. Also, the park contains the ruins of the Sutro Baths, an old swimming complex that burned down in 1966. less Lands End – SF This rocky shoreline park at the mouth of the Golden Gate is one of the most popular hiking destinations in San Francisco. The most traveled trail in the park is the Coastal Trail, a section of ... more Photo: Mason Cummings/Parks Conservancy … [Read more...] about The best Bay Area hikes for beginners
The last outpost of a Bay Area restaurant empire closes
By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE Updated 3:32 pm PDT, Thursday, May 16, 2019 A customer converses with a staff member at hot food bar area at Chow in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, April 2, 2018. A customer converses with a staff member at hot food bar area at Chow in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, April 2, 2018. Photo: Stephen Lam, Special To The Chronicle Photo: Stephen Lam, Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 25 Caption Close Image 1 of 25 A customer converses with a staff member at hot food bar area at Chow in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, April 2, 2018. A customer converses with a staff member at hot food bar area at Chow in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, April 2, 2018. Photo: Stephen Lam, Special To The Chronicle The … [Read more...] about The last outpost of a Bay Area restaurant empire closes