Jason Momoa Visits East Bay + $800K Powerball Ticket: Saturday Smiles

It's a lovely autumn weekend in the Bay Area and that means it is time to get caught up on all of the nice news you may have missed last week.

$800,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Bay Area

• No one won the jackpot Wednesday, but one Bay Area ticketholder is almost $800,000 richer.

These Are The Best School Districts In The Bay Area, New Ranking Says

• Education platform Niche ranked all 780 school districts in California. Did your district make the Top 25?

Jason Momoa Visits Danville

• Momoa and actor Blaine Halvorson visited Safeway on Saturday to promote his vodka line.

Renowned Berkeley Hot Tub Home Is For Sale: $899K

• Forget the hot tub that drew visitors for some 50 years, this home is loaded with turn-of-the-century woodwork and charm.

Historic Moment: 6 California Condors Visit Mount Diablo, Contra Costa

• It is the first flock to visit Contra Costa County in 100 years, and the first record of one flying west of Diablo's peaks.

Haunted Houses 2023: SF Bay Guide To Halloween's Bone-Chilling Best

• Attention, San Francisco Bay Area fear-seekers. This list is for you ...

Oktoberfest 2023: SF Bay Area Guide To The Best Of Bavarian Fests

• Find bier, brats and the oom-pah near you throughout the San Francisco Bay Area ...

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