Tasty things come in small packages at this grab-and-go kitchen on Piedmont Avenue. The Vietnamese grab-and-go restaurant Mon Superette opened in Oakland on Piedmont Ave. in winter 2025. (John Metcalfe/Bay Area News Group) A shoebox-sized restaurant serving grab-and-go Vietnamese food has opened on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. Mon Superette comes from the team behind Alameda’s “‘not-so-everyday” Vietnamese restaurant, Bacogai. As the name implies, it’s set up like a little supermarket with snacks and drinks in a fridge case and a small menu of larger, hot dishes you can order to-go from the back kitchen. The Vietnamese grab-and-go restaurant Mon Superette…
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A second round of rain is expected to fall over the Bay Area on Thursday into Friday morning, along with flood warnings, high wind and snow. Flooding is seen at Silva’s Crossing in Gilroy, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group) The atmospheric river that arrived on Wednesday doused the Bay Area with rain and caused flood and high wind warnings by Thursday morning. The atmospheric river consisted of a strong upper level low and subtropical moisture top, National Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said. A low pressure system that started in Northern California…
Golden State Valkyries president says NBA All-Star weekend is an ‘incredible opportunity to show people what they can expect from us.’ Members of the media get a tour during the grand opening of the Golden State Valkyries training facility at the Oakland Marriott City Center in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Valkyries’ logo will be visible around Chase Center during this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities, and one of the team’s players, Kayla Thornton, will be part of the Celebrity All-Star game on Friday in Oakland. You…
In a forum of immigrant rights groups, leaders called to move beyond fear into action Under a presidential administration that has threatened mass deportation and a widespread crackdown on immigration, fear and uncertainty have permeated immigrant communities throughout the country. At a forum of immigrant leaders Thursday, leaders of immigrants rights groups spoke to that fear, but called for a move beyond anxiety into action. “This mass deportation agenda is inflicting fear,” said Mayra Barragan-O’Brien, Senior Mental Health Manager at Immigrants Rising. “Yes, there is fear, but there’s also power within ourselves, power within our communities, power within our organizations.”…
Corpus again rejected the calls to remove her A sign for the Measure A ballot measure that would give the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors the power to oust embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus is displayed on Broadway in Redwood City, California, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) As a special election nears, more cities in San Mateo County have endorsed a measure that would allow the Board of Supervisors to remove beleaguered Sheriff Christina Corpus, who faces allegations of workplace misconduct and corruption. Belmont, Redwood City, and South San Francisco recently backed the measure. If approved…
Hamas said Thursday it would go ahead with the release of three more Israeli hostages, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip. The militant group had threatened to delay the next release of captives after accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents and shelters, among other alleged violations of the truce. Israel, with the support of U.S. President Donald Trump, has said it will resume fighting if the hostages are not freed, but did not immediately comment on the statement by Hamas. The announcement from Hamas…
A 61-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police said he shot his nephew in the buttocks following an argument at a home in Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens police said officers responded to a residence located near the 4000 block of Northwest 192nd Street just before 6 p.m. and found the victim lying in a bedroom near the front door with a gunshot wound to his left buttock. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted him to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital for treatment, according to an arrest report. The victim’s brother told police that he received a Ring doorbell alert showing his uncle approaching…
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. The judge’s ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who allege their health care has already been compromised. A national group for family of LGBTQ+ people and a doctors organization are also plaintiffs in the court challenge, one of many lawsuits opposing a slew of executive orders Trump has issued as he seeks to reverse the policies of former President Joe Biden. Judge…
St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are. With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of love into a bigger financial commitment than it once was. Turns out that if love is reputed to be eternal, a low price for cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is not. No beans, no Valentine’s chocolate “The price increase of cocoa is absolutely spectacular, now for 2, 2½ years,” said Philippe de Sellier, the head…
Newly obtained surveillance video shows the moments a former Miami-Dade Schools police officer shot her ex-boyfriend, a Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy, in what investigators describe as a premeditated attack. Yessenia Sanchez, 35, who was arrested in November 2022, is accused of tracking MDSO Deputy Damian Colón to his Hialeah home before shooting him in the head and fleeing the scene. The surveillance footage, obtained by Local 10 News Thursday, captures the two outside the home. Moments later, Sanchez, while holding a gun in hand, appeared to fire a shot, causing Colón to collapse. After the shooting, security footage from the neighborhood…
About two weeks ago, Barbara Price left her husband of 37 years home in Oakland Park to go to a convenience store across the street, and she never came back. Leer en español Price’s only son, Joel Ragland, and her husband, Gary Price, were heartbroken. A driver struck and killed her as she attempted to cross Powerline Road, near Northwest 39 Street, deputies said. According to Detective Michael Wiley, the driver of a light blue Land Rover Range Rover fled with frontal passenger-side damage and detectives need the public’s help to solve the case. “I love her,” said the widower,…
An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press. Andrew Lester was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived. On Thursday, prosecutors said Lester would appear in court Friday, but they did not say why. Two people familiar with the case who requested anonymity to speak in advance of Friday’s hearing told The Associated Press that…
The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon. The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon. Welcome to our live blog as Western Australia’s north prepares for a category 5 cyclone to cross the coast on Friday afternoon. The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk…
A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. Amid a surge of youthful Republicanism in New York and nationwide, there has been an element of social cachet that has often proved elusive: In blunt terms, the word is “cool.” Indeed, hamstrung by political beliefs that are often in opposition to those…
A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. A “MAGA Youth” dinner in Manhattan gave young Trump supporters a place to socialize and celebrate the new administration. Amid a surge of youthful Republicanism in New York and nationwide, there has been an element of social cachet that has often proved elusive: In blunt terms, the word is “cool.” Indeed, hamstrung by political beliefs that are often in opposition to those…
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped. The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped. The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the…
Will Trump’s tariffs hurt the economy, and how popular are they?
Will Trump’s tariffs hurt the economy, and how popular are they?
Grimes urges privacy for her son she had with Musk after he appeared with Trump, expressing concern over the public exposure.
Grimes urges privacy for her son she had with Musk after he appeared with Trump, expressing concern over the public exposure.