Bay Area Looking for a new best friend? Local animal shelters waive some adoption fees Saturday By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 20, 2026 Big pet adoption events in Berkeley and San Francisco are part of a national effort to find homes for dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens — plus other animals at some locations.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Palo Alto arts fest, SF Mime Troupe, ‘Girl of the Golden West,’ Chang-rae Lee By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | August 19, 2026 Outdoor performances, a Gold Rush-era opera, and author conversations.
Arts & Entertainment Betting on Black: Oakland looks to establish itself as incubator of Black filmmaking talent By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | August 19, 2026 New public funding and a thriving artist community are lifting up a new generation of filmmakers.
Arts & Entertainment Marin’s Laura Marie Meyers creates a fun alternate reality in her debut novel By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | August 18, 2026 "The MASH Up" explores what might happen when a fantasy future sleepover game becomes an IRL dream life.
Food & Drink The Dish | Roasted Smashed Potatoes By Kia Moore | August 18, 2026 A golden and crunchy go-to side dish that's good to serve all year round.
Featured in Category Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir fall registration now open By PEBCC | August 18, 2026 Classes begin the week of September 8 -- come sing with us!
Arts & Entertainment Public Enemy, LaRussell close Stern Grove season with rap, hip-hop By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 17, 2026 Upbeat performances bridged old-school rap and modern takes on hip-hop classics.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: SF Queer film fest, ‘Tony,’ ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | August 17, 2026 Plus, Noe Valley festival of shorts by young female filmmakers, and Eric Rohmer at the Roxie in SF.
Bay Area The Time-Traveling Watch of Solano Avenue: A timepiece binds family legacies By Aly Brown | Bay City News | August 15, 2026 WWII vet’s timepiece returns home after 50 years, reconnecting two families.
Arts & Entertainment Composer Eric Tuan tells historic Chinese women’s stories in SF Choral Society premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | August 14, 2026 Tuan's new work debuts Friday at Davies Symphony Hall as part of San Francisco Choral Society’s fifth Summer Festival Chorus.