A new seafood spot offering Maine lobster, Dungeness crab, crawfish, and raw oysters on the half-shell has just opened in Oakland's Jack London Square with a limited menu.

Starting on Halloween, October 31, voters in Alameda County will be able to drop off ballots or vote in person at the Oakland Coliseum, up until Election Day on November 3.

Learn about the return of sea otters to the San Francisco bay, learn to draw flowers from life, or join a bicycle safety class.

Explore a San Francisco artist's unique children's hat collection, get prepared to vote, or join a discussion with an acclaimed novelist.

Join a calming meditation, tune in to listen to a drag performance or get a backstage pass to explore how operas come alive.

Popular nightclub The Uptown is also set to close.

Learn about the relationship between humans and nature, tune in to a session about a historic student strike in 1968, or hear from community members about the Valencia Street closure.

Plus, Adams Point has a new zero-waste cafe offering coffee, ice cream and bubble tea.

Join a ballet class, tune in to a jazz session or be part of trivia night.

Plus, there's a new doughnut shop downtown.

Join a free kids' yoga class, get feedback on your quarantine sewing project or tune in to a virtual comedy night.

While San Francisco and Oakland are primarily experiencing the fires via unhealthy air quality, residents across the region are in dire need of support.

Plus, Grand Lake now has a specialty beverage shop focused on beer, wine and liquor made by women and people of color.