A popular Oakland restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last November reopened in a new location Friday. The owner and workers at Horn Barbecue say their focus is on the future. The line to get into the new Horn Barbecue restaurant on 8th Street formed hours it officially opened. Many customers who arrived early such as Carter Neblett were aware the original location was gutted by a fire Nov. 21, shortly after the restaurant had celebrated its third anniversary. “The Horn Barbecue is excellent. I went to their last location on Mandela all the time and when I heard they were reopening I was l ..read more

The recount for the 16th Congressional District Race wrapped up for the day Friday at the Santa Clara County voting center. There’s a small number of ballots left to be examined and the process will continue into next week. The question is, will any of those remaining ballots break the tie? “Our team’s working hard, and we’re definitely at the tail end,” said Michael Borga of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Some of the final votes in the race are being re-tallied as new details have surfaced. Santa Clara officials say seven challenged ballots – that were not included in the origina ..read more

PG&E’s electric rates are among the highest in the country after the utility giant’s latest round of hikes earlier this year. Power bills have just about doubled since 2019 for the company’s ratepayers, with average monthly bills hitting nearly $200. That’s without factoring in the cost of natural gas. In an interview with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai, PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe acknowledged public perception of the California utility giant “has been challenged.” “I think the company is on a path to rebuild trust with the people that we serve,” Poppe said. “And in fact, our theme for this ye ..read more

Public memorial services have been announced to honor the longtime leader of San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church, Rev. Cecil Williams. A celebration of life is planned for Sunday, May 12 at 1 p.m. at Glide. Williams died on Monday at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and the poor. Before his retirement in 2023, Williams had served as Glide’s pastor since 1963. For more information, visit glide.org. San Francisco Apr 24 Glide Memorial Church community prepares to honor Rev. Cecil Williams San Francisco Apr 22 Rev. Cecil Williams, longtime pasto ..read more

A new crackdown on speeders is coming to some areas of San Francisco. Under a new plan, police officers will be focusing on 10 of the most dangerous intersections in the city. Among the problematic intersections officers will be focusing on is Mission and Ninth streets in the South of Market neighborhood. One shop worker said drivers tend to speed through the lights when making a right turn off Mission. Another problematic intersection set to get more police attention is Market and Octavia streets at the Highway 101 on-ramp. According to police data, that intersection has racked up 13 crashes ..read more

For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups. “It’s clear that there are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time,” said Health and Human Service ..read more

Speed may have been a factor in the fiery crash that left a Pleasanton family of four dead, police said Friday. The single-vehicle crash happened at about 9 p.m. Wednesday on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive, according to police. Citing a preliminary investigation, police said the vehicle appeared to lose control before crashing into a large oak tree and catching fire. Police said the victims – a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 – died at the scene. Their identities had not been officially released as of early Friday afternoon. The investigation is ongoing. “The City of P ..read more

At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Several of the deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two in recent years involving people restrained by the Richmond Police Department. Other places with cases included Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. While the use of the drug ketamine has drawn scrutiny in other states, AP’s investigation found that California ..read more

In May 2023, Lucy Hsu stepped foot into Syria and entered an exclusive club. The Middle Eastern country was the 193rd Hsu had traveled to. “There are not many people who have visited every country in the world,” Hsu said.  “One hundred ninety-three is the total that is recognized by most travel clubs because that represents the number of UN members who do vote in the UN,” the 43-year-old Hsu said. Although there is no official tally, it is widely estimated that roughly 400 people in the world have been to every country. By comparison, more than 600 people have gone into outer space ..read more

A memorial service for fallen Oakland police Officer Jordan Wingate is set for this Friday and will be open to the public. On Saturday, Wingate succumbed to injuries suffered in a vehicle collision on Aug. 13, 2018, while responding to a suspicious person call at the Port of Oakland. He was surrounded by his family, including retired Oakland Police Capt. Randell Wingate, when he passed, according to a news release from the city. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at 3Crosses Church at 20600 John Drive in Castro Valley. On the day of the collision in 2018, Wingate was driving near Seventh St ..read more