Police response times in the city of San Jose are not getting any faster and are falling well short of policing goals.

A real estate firm based in China is causing some major frustrations in San Jose because of a lack of action on a few major development projects. The drama comes after a top executive for Z&L Properties was arrested in London over a bribery and corruption case in San Francisco.

A new rooftop bar from a veteran cocktail crew, with big views across Mission Bay, is expected to open by the end of next month, and it's called Cavaña.

After months of renovating, ACRE Kitchen & Bar has finally opened inside a two-story space at Oakland’s Market Hall just steps from the Rockridge BART Station.

Starline Social Club, a popular concert venue, bar, and restaurant in Oakland, has announced it will permanently shutter as of January 1st.

New owners of the sports bar Bus Stop Saloon, which has been serving drinks in Cow Hollow for more than 120 years, are planning a new restaurant on the second story of the building called Left Door.

The city of San Jose is poised to add 32,000 new homes in the northern part of town over the next several years.

In an effort to save space and reduce its dependability on cars, San Jose has become the biggest city in the U.S. to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new developments.

People who love the creative and technical cuisine from the fine dining pop-up Anomaly will be happy to know that the owner, chef Mike Lanham, is about to open a permanent location.

Sam’s Downtown Feed & Pet Supply, at 759 West San Carlos Street, first opened in 1986, but the legacy of the family who runs the pet and farm supply store is more than 150 years old, and it once housed a basement speakeasy.

Acclaimed Bay Area bagel shop Boichik Bagels, which got national recognition as being among the best in the country, even compared to New York City standards, has opened a new outpost on the Peninsula.

The new Andytown Coffee location in the Richmond District, across the Great Highway from Ocean Beach, is now open. The sprawling space is the company’s fifth location and the biggest by far.

One of San Francisco’s busiest shopping areas is losing another big retailer: The Container Store. But it's just moving elsewhere in SoMa.