Now that BART is on strike again and with the roads a mess and ferries filled, we want to know the best Wi-Fi spots in town for those lucky souls who don't have to be at the office but don't want to work from home.
The National Retail Federation estimates that about 158 million Americans will celebrate Halloween this year.
The map below shows the median income in blocks across your neighborhood as reported by the US Census Bureau.
Proposals in Sacramento and Washington to raise the minimum wage have sparked debate over whether such a hike would boost the economy
In a short video interview posted this week, Chez Panisse proprietor Alice Waters discusses the wide range of changes introduced in the famed 42-year-old restaurant as part of the renovation following this spring's fire and temporary closure.
Some of the job postings online for the Rockridge area
Curbside Creamery raised $20,000 via Kickstarter to help with its transition from vending trike to brick-and-mortar shop in the Temescal district.
Job openings close to home include positions for a food copywriter, contract game designers, after-school child care staff, a part-time seamstress and a sales manager for an innovative fragrance company.
Some of the job openings posted online for the Oakland area
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Safeway officials spoke briefly before mechanical excavators began tearing down the old College Avenue supermarket Monday to make way for a new Safeway "lifestyle" store.
Bites Off Broadway brings a caravan of food trucks to Studio One every Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Oct. 11. A half dozen choices this week.
The new "lifestyle" Safeway is scheduled to open in the summer of 2014.
Some of the job openings posted online for the Rockridge area
Pucquio is serving dinner in the former Guest Chef space at 5337 College.
The owners hope to open by October.
Better late than never — the Temescal beer hall, originally scheduled to open late February, now hopes to be in business in about six weeks.
Children age 8 and younger may pick from four flavors between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
At Market Hall: Openings for a copywriter, a sales assistant — ideally one who speaks Italian — a counterperson for the Pasta Shop. At A16: a part-time server.
Check out Patch’s list of job openings around town.
The Barrel Room will specialize in small-production wines by the glass.
The Oakland pizzeria — first in the four-location chain — opened on July 25, 1983.
The labor force in the East Bay tops 1 million workers for the first time since December 2008
Alta Bates, Children's Hospital are left off the list
The woman employee died of natural causes, the coroner's office said.
Some of the job openings in the region that are posted online
Even Texans believe flowers give off positive vibes.
Some of the job openings in the area that are posted online
Bites Off Broadway brings a caravan of food trucks to Studio One every Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Oct. 11. Added this week: Boffo Cart.
Sony's new high-definition television shifts the focus from size to clarity. Sponsored by Sony.
Bites Off Broadway brings a caravan of food trucks to Studio One every Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Oct. 11. New this week: Nora's Mobile Spanish Cuisine, specializing in paella.
These are some of the job openings in the area that are posted online
The upstairs cafe and downstairs restaurant reopen Monday after lengthy repairs following a March 8 fire.
Descriptions of Temescal as "hip" and "cool" are no accident.
Flights from San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles were among those affected.
Moe's Books on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley is known for its reasonably priced books on the first three floors. But on the fourth floor lies a Rare Books Room with books that cost up to $1,250.
Bites Off Broadway brings a caravan of food trucks to Studio One every Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Oct. 11.