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Crews quickly extinguish downtown Lafayette business fire
Firefighters quickly contained a fire that damaged a business in downtown Lafayette on Monday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 6 a.m. at an insurance office in the...Read More
Sunset District store burglarized a third time this year
A sports apparel store in San Francisco’s Sunset District was burglarized for a third time this year. The latest incident on Friday occurred barely month after city officials handed...Read More
Anchor Brewing partners with city to launch onsite water treatment facility
San Francisco’s oldest brewery is launching a new recycling water program that has the capacity to recycle up to 20 million gallons annually. Mayor London Breed joined actor Edward...Read More
Shell to pay air district $433,000 for emissions, records violations
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Wednesday announced a settlement with Shell Oil Products US, which has agreed to pay $433,000 to settle violations at its former...Read More
Walnut Creek considers recreational cannabis delivery businesses
The Walnut Creek City Council said Tuesday it wants to allow recreational adult-use cannabis sales, at least as far as delivery goes, but will hold off until next year...Read More
San Jose shuts down bar deemed public nuisance
The San Jose Police Department and the City Attorney’s Office announced Thursday the upcoming closure of a sports bar for violations of various municipal, state and civil codes. The...Read More
Martinez refinery operators agree to pay $2.2 million for four years of violations
Marathon Petroleum Company reaches a $2.2 million settlement with the air district for 58 violations between 2014 and 2018.Read More
SF offers small business grants to repair vandalism damage
San Francisco is now offering grants of up to $2,000 for small businesses that have suffered damage caused by storefront vandalism.Read More
Contra Costa County issues indoor business vaccination, testing order
As of Sept. 22, customers at many Contra Costa County indoor businesses will have to show proof of vaccination or negative test. Workers have until Nov. 1 to prove...Read More
Supervisor calls on White House to aid small butchers, stop alleged ‘price fixing’
The soaring price of meat is hitting Bay Area residents square in their pocketbooks, and a San Mateo County supervisor Saturday asked the president to help small local butchers...Read More
If Newsom signs bill, alcohol to-go would be legal through 2026
Takeout alcohol sales during the pandemic was a saving grace for many restaurants.Read More
Bill to help restaurants recover heads to governor’s desk
A bill to help restaurants recover from pandemic losses is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 314 would grant businesses with expanded outdoor dining space a...Read More
Coast Guard cracks down on Lake Tahoe illegal charter boats
The U.S. Coast Guard grounded eight illegal charter boats operating on Lake Tahoe in the first week of August. During a four-day operation, Coast Guard investigators conducted more than...Read More
Supervisors prioritize SF businesses with permanent Shared Spaces program
Restaurants and businesses in San Francisco with shared space parklets that emerged in response to Covid-19 health orders will be able to keep their outdoor spots post-pandemic. The Board...Read More
Alameda County’s first legal home restaurant serves up backyard, takeout steamed buns
Alameda County’s first home restaurant opened its doors, or ovens so to speak, in Berkeley Thursday. Akshay Prabhu began serving steamed buns from the Bao House at 2 p.m. with...Read More