Passengers wait over 18 hours on SFO-bound flight diverted by storm

Passengers wait over 18 hours on SFO-bound flight diverted by storm

FILE: A Cathay Pacific aircraft taxis toward the runway at San Francisco International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images Cathay Pacific 870 underwent multiple diversions before ultimately arriving at another California airport over 300 miles from its intended destination. Article continues below this ad However, when up against a bomb cyclone that smashed the Bay Area, any flight … Read more

Hundreds of Calif. Pizza Hut restaurants to lay off delivery drivers

Hundreds of Calif. Pizza Hut restaurants to lay off delivery drivers

More than 1,200 Pizza Hut delivery drivers in California are slated to be laid off in February. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Pizza Hut operators will lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers at hundreds of franchises across California in February, the company confirmed.  San Ramon-based PacPizza and Southern California Pizza Co., which operate Pizza Hut restaurants … Read more

Calif. park supervisor offers to educate Tesla Cybertruck drivers after bungled off-road attempt

Calif. park supervisor offers to educate Tesla Cybertruck drivers after bungled off-road attempt

A Tesla Cybertruck spins its wheels on a snowy slope in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The “RC” on the side stands for “Release Candidate” — regular versions of the new vehicle won’t have that marking. Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service/Stanislaus National Forest After a Tesla Cybertruck struggled to climb a snowy off-road hill in California’s Stanislaus … Read more

Amtrak train crashes into big rig, closing Calif. freeway temporarily

Amtrak train crashes into big rig, closing Calif. freeway temporarily

The Pacific Surfliner train crashed into an “unoccupied tractor-trailer” near Camarillo, Calif., Amtrak told SFGATE in a statement. The accident occurred along state Route 118, according to a tweet from California Highway Patrol Moorpark. There were 95 passengers and five employees on board. The first car of the six-car train was derailed but remained upright. Five people … Read more

A beloved 67-year-old Calif. general store might close permanently

A beloved 67-year-old Calif. general store might close permanently

A tri-tip sandwich at Fieldbrook Market & Eatery. Michael J./Yelp A NorCal market, known for pulled pork sandwiches with a homemade barbecue sauce, bowls of rich, steamy ramen, pizza puff pastries and more, is potentially closing for good. The owners announced the “very difficult decision” on Facebook. “We have come to the very difficult decision to … Read more

Nicki Minaj set to launch her first solo tour in 8 years in the Bay Area

Nicki Minaj set to launch her first solo tour in 8 years in the Bay Area

Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.  Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV The Barbz haven’t seen their queen, Nicki Minaj, on a solo tour since the Obama administration. That’s about to change, and when it does, Bay Area fans will … Read more

Your ultimate guide to the Bay Area’s Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Your ultimate guide to the Bay Area’s Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Batman: The Ride is a 2019 addition to the coasters and thrill rides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom As one of Northern California’s largest theme parks, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., has been thrilling families for decades. While known for heart-pounding roller coasters, the park also features … Read more

The enduring power of See’s Candies in Oakland

The enduring power of See’s Candies in Oakland

Oakland’s Rockridge district is synonymous with great food, from breakfast sandwiches and kouign-amann to the finest gourmet pasta. Lately, it’s also becoming a destination for chocolate. The 1-mile stretch of College Avenue from Broadway to Ashby is peppered with no fewer than five confectioneries.  Plunked in the center sits an old-school See’s Candies shop. And … Read more

3 California pizzerias make TimeOut’s top pizza list

3 California pizzerias make TimeOut’s top pizza list

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana was among the pizzerias mentioned in TimeOut’s recent best pizza list. Pictured is a classic sausage and pepperoni pizza at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2022.  Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Advertisement Article continues below this ad Flour + Water Pizzeria was among the pizzerias mentioned in TimeOut’s recent best pizza … Read more