Bay Area Bloggers Alliance (B.A.B.A.)

The Bay Area Bloggers' Alliance (BABA) is your online source for local news and information throughout the major cities and counties in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

The Frugal Find - Bay Area

99 Cents Store Shopping Trip Week of 5/29 - Finding good coupons for fresh produce is rare. I depend on my produce finds every week at the 99 Cents Only Store. Learn your particular store’s days fo...
4 hours ago
CLAYCORD.com

Column: The Claycord Online Museum – Concord BART’s Grand Opening - These photos are of Concord BART’s Grand Opening Celebration in the early 1970′s. “Radar” took these photos, which show the parking lot celebration (top) a...
5 hours ago
Richmond Confidential

Richmond homeless vigil a beacon of light for those on the street - On Saturday night a handful of Richmond and Bay Area residents gathered near the steps of the Civic Center Plaza for an overnight vigil to show concern abo...
1 day ago
Halfway to Concord

Disappointed by objections to Cap and Trade, CARB chair Mary Nichols closes public comment - Mary Nichols, chairperson of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) meeting held Thursday, May 24, expressed “disappointment” that citizens had the teme...
1 day ago
BART RAGE - Bay Area Rapid Transit Blogs

Crazed Preacher - This morning riders at Bayfair were once again subjected to the loud rantings of a bible-carrying black man walking up and down the platform shouting "Ya...
4 days ago
Mister Writer

THE MAY ISSUE OF THE CONCORDIAN IS NOW AVAILABLE – FREE! READ IT HERE. - Enjoy this Mother’s Day expanded edition of The Concordian. Click the cover to read it. [image: web cover]
4 weeks ago

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Berkeleyside

The Berkeley Wire: 05.29.12 - Berkeley schools’ attendance investment pays off [Chronicle] Zaytuna College to move into permanent home on holy hill [Patch] Recent Cal grad dies in auto ...
2 hours ago
Oakland North

Oakland brings in federal agents to help get illegal guns off the streets - In an effort to get more illegal guns off the streets of Oakland, the city’s police department is now collaborating with the federal government. Oakland Po...
4 hours ago
Oakland Local

Memorial Day Observance at Mountain View (photos) - Hundreds gathered in Mountain View Cemetery to remember and honor the soldiers who gave their lives in the service of their country. As people gathered, ...
9 hours ago
East Bay Citizen

Pre-Primary Fundraising Totals Show Local Candidates On Spending Sprees - Abel Guillen has spent $221,000 in AD18 this year, but only $46,000 left. ELECTION '12//CAMPAIGN FINANCE May 28, 2012 | With pre-primary campaign fundraising...
22 hours ago
San Leandro Bytes

Independent Expenditures Seek to Influence 18th Assembly District Race - Mailer sent to California Alliance in 18th Assembly District campaign An independent expenditure committee called California Alliance is trying to influenc...
3 days ago
Today in Montclair, 94611

One Burglary, One Witness and Many Cops - Yesterday in Montclair, some local burglars took computers and jewelry. Ho-hum, nothing new. Yet these criminals also tried to shoot a key witness during...
4 weeks ago
Living in the O

Ratna Amin: Open Data is SO Oakland - This guest post was written by Ratna Amin (@ratnaamin), an urban planner, former Oakland City Council staffer, and Government 2.0 explorer. She is organiz...
4 weeks ago
A Better Oakland

Greg McConnell: Is Oakland Worth It? - This guest post was written by Gregory McConnell, President and CEO of the Jobs and Housing Coalition, which represents major businesses in Oakland. Many O...
6 months ago
The Island - Alameda

Welcome to The Island, Archives Edition - The Island is a website that covered local news in Alameda, California from February 2008 through April 2011. If you need information about anything that h...
1 year ago

SAN FRANCISCO & NORTH BAY

Marooned In Marin

Texas Helps Mitt Romney Secure GOP Nomination - It's all over in the GOP race, officially, where my home state of Texas held their primaries today (Boston.com). Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts govern...
1 hour ago
SFist

Day Around The Bay: Age Discrimination At KPIX? - [image: Day Around The Bay: Age Discrimination At KPIX?] Today in Day Around the Bay: KPIX likes 'em young, except maybe not; marriage proposals over ping ...
1 hour ago
Burrito Justice

Sutro Rises - Peter Hartlaub was kind enough to include me in his article on the”newfound” popularity of our friend Mr. Sutro. The print edition was accompanied by this ...
1 day ago
CityMama - San Francisco

Chicken and Dumplings Recipe from a Real Southerner - What do you do when you have a fresh batch of chicken stock, some leftover chicken, and three hungry kids? Make chicken and dumplings! Now, despite my abidin...
1 week ago

SOUTH BAY & PENINSULA

Coastsider - San Mateo County

Election research links. What are Coastside political issues at stake? - The Tuesday June 5th, 2012 election has seven candidates for the Board of Supervisors 4th District. The Coastside is less than 2% of the population of the ...
6 hours ago
San Jose Metblogs

Missing [NOW FOUND] since May 21 on way to Santa Cruz - NEWS ALERT: UPDATE: Happily, as is the case with most missing 21 year old men, David is now home with his mother safe and sound, having merely suffered f...
1 day ago
Pacifica Riptide

New Leaf Community Markets Events - Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. Free wine and beer tasting. Different beverages featured each week, including local wines and brews; wines that offer exceptional va...
2 days ago
Absolutely Foster City

Funky Foto Contest Week 203 - Now this week we’re getting a bit obscure…at least I think we are! This loading dock is in Foster City someplace…the question is where is this? Which store...
4 days ago