Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Berkeley Harvest Festival, Diwali in Walnut Creek, Oakland Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque, Vienna Teng By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Bay Area "accordion soul" musician Andre Thierry is a featured performer at the Berkeley Harvest Festival on October 18.
Featured in Category Santa Rosa gardener squashes rivals with 2,346-pound pumpkin at Half Moon Bay weigh-off By Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Winner’s pumpkin outweighed the closest challenger by more than 300 pounds and brought in a prize of $21,114.
animals Contra Costa animal services offers free adoptions as shelter reaches capacity By Pete Young | Bay City News | October 14, 2025 More than 200 pets — including 140 dogs — need permanent or temporary homes.
Arts & Entertainment Richmond-set ‘Shipyard Gals’ details history-making efforts of WWII working women By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News | October 14, 2025 The author will speak on October 26 at the Rosie the Riveter center in Richmond -- a site that helped inspire the book.
Arts & Entertainment The Young People’s Symphony Orchestra announces 2025–2026 Season By Satoko Stroud | YSPO | October 14, 2025 YPSO kicks off its 89th season with a vibrant program on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM at First Church Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Robert Reich’s ‘The Last Class’: A big hit with the home school on teaching and democracy By Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News | October 14, 2025 The film follows Reich through the journey of his last semester of his 40-year teaching career, most of it spent at UC Berkeley.
Food & Drink The Dish | Dijon Chicken By Ellen Wilson | October 14, 2025 This creamy Dijon chicken comes together in no time, with a tangy mustard sauce that's perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Bay Area $25M Treasure Island marina project moves forward after new funding partnership By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | October 14, 2025 The marina is a key component of the island's redevelopment plan, with 8,000 new residences, retail space, and more than 300 acres of open space.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: United Nations Association film fest, Blackfoot buffalo doc, ‘Urchin,’ Ghost Fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 13, 2025 Human-rights documentaries, majestic buffalo and actor Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut merit top mention this week.
Bay Area UC Berkeley professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for metal-organic frameworks By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News | October 10, 2025 Omar Yaghi shares the prize with Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University in Japan and Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne in Australia.