Turning an old house into a smart home
My house was built in 1955, and its original owner probably had a black and white TV with a roof-top antenna, a rotary phone and maybe a few table radios.…
10 world vacations to take in 2025, before they become too touristy
Sardinia. Bhutan. Onomichi, Japan — what do these have in common? Well, they might be places you’ve never thought of vacationing in but really should now. That’s because they’re fantastic…
7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, Aug. 8-10
This is one of those weekends when there is more going on in the Bay Area than in most states, countries even. But while some will be stoked for such…
Does In-N-Out Burger’s CEO moving from California to Tennessee hurt the brand? – The Mercury News
In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder faced a backlash in late July when she announced on a podcast that she was moving to Tennessee, where the brand is building a new…
Here’s what Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee has been up to since taking office
Despite her relatively lower public profile, Lee has stayed busy — primarily in her mission to reform Oakland’s wonky system of government. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed?…
As Trump wages war on objectivity, the America we knew slips away
Of all the terrible things Donald Trump has said and done as president, the most dangerous one just happened Friday. Trump, in effect, ordered our trusted and independent government office…
We had to cut our trip short because of our son’s behavior
DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I recently planned a weekend trip out of town, and we arranged for our children to stay with their aunt, my husband’s sister, while we…
August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk
Today is Thursday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2025. There are 146 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit…
Nine Inch Nails triumph during concert tour opener at Oakland Arena
Nine Inch Nails kicked off the North American leg of its Peel It Back world tour in stellar fashion on Aug. 6, 2025 at Oakland Arena. Trent Reznor and company…
Contra Costa classroom aide caught with ‘prepubescent girl sex doll,’ police say
DISCOVERY BAY — A middle school teaching aide was caught with bags of girls’ underwear and a sex doll designed to look like a prepubescent child, according to a report…