• An alleged gang member was shot and killed at the Gravity Room in the Marina last night, just before midnight, during post-World Series celebrations. [Chron] • It's election day. Let's see how Bevan Dufty decides to swing on the...
• A Halloween party at the history Sweet's Ballroom in downtown Oakland Saturday night ended with a gunman open-firing on the crowd, injuring nine people. [Chron] • Emeryville-based Jamba Juice has entered into a licensing deal with One Natural Experience...
A dude in a Batman mask and blue hoodie held up a McDonald's in Belmont last night. As the Examiner cheekily reports, "The one-time hero seemed in desperate condition. Apparently struggling in this economy to make monthly payments on his...
• Wedges Grill at the Monarch Bay Golf Club in San Leandro was the scene of a shooting last night during a dance party in which two teenagers were killed. [Chron] • More Michelin backlash via NYC today, this time...
Californians Still Don't Want to Work on a Farm; Chef's Body Found in the Hudson
Oakland Nightclub Shooting Wounds Two; E-store Sells Cereal Marshmallows, Sans Cereal
• In the wake of nightclub shootings at Suede and Jelly's, among other venues, the SFPD is recommending that all nightclubs install metal detectors and security cameras. [Examiner] • SF Weekly's annual food fest DISH happens on the fourth floor...
• A man was murdered last night following a dispute at an East Oakland taco truck on International Boulevard. [Tribune] • Most Americans are not eating enough fruits and vegetables. [NYP] • An ode to grapes on a plate, at...
The mentally ill man who was "fighting poison with poison" at Carl's Jr. pleads no contest.
Bernal Heights: A restaurant was robbed on the 3200 block of Mission last night (was it Blue Plate? Mi Lindo Peru? No one will tell us.), and the armed suspect left a couple of employees tied up in a walk-in...
The nightclub's owners claim that gentrification, and not the July murder on their premises, is to blame for their eviction.
• In separate incidents, three people were shot near Ruby Skye last night (though the club was apparently closed), and two women were shot walking outside 1015 Folsom at 2 a.m. One of the victims from the Ruby Skye incident...
A 34-year-old man was stabbed in the back last night following a scuffle outside Club Malibu (3395 Mission Street), according to the Appeal. This follows that guy shot in the head at Jelly's, a June shooting at El Rincon, and...
Also, a takeover robbery in Oakland...
In Portland, they're not messing around in re: locavorism.
A worldwide fraud scam somehow captured 50 credit card numbers off of Picante's computer system.
• The Bay Area has become a hub of the national tequila trade. [Chron] • A sexual assault was reported last night behind the Beach Chalet restaurant. [KCBS] • An Australian cookbook has to be reprinted after a type-o refers...
The author of 'The Vegetarian Myth' calls her vegan attackers "vile, vicious people."