Like a generational boxer moving through the ranks, reaching the pinnacle of each weight class before moving on to the next, tougher matchup, Tallboy's rise in the East Bay nightlife scene has been meteoric. But, instead of using jabs, hooks and slips to get there, it's dishing out martinis, vegan hot dogs, free popcorn and revelry. In addition to more than a half dozen martinis, the Tallboy menu includes alcoholic slushies, house jello shots, and creative cocktails like the Pretty Privilege, with Maker's Mark, Aperol, oloroso, strawberry, rhubarb and lemon.
When we ask readers what they would change about Streetsblog San Francisco, the top result is always the same: they'd like to see more coverage. More coverage of transit agencies and elected boards, more coverage outside of the major Bay Area cities of San Francisco and Oakland, and of course more coverage of their favorite mode of transportation. And we'd love to do all of that, but the reality is it's just not possible to cover everything with one full-time editor.
There will be moments, even years, when I forget about Vik's Chaat. But then I suddenly remember the giant, crispy, thin masala dosa, and a temporarily dormant craving returns. It's hard to find a place in the East Bay that has chaat the spicy, fun, Indian street snacks. I remember poking the garbanzo bean-filled pani puris and watching cholle bhature puff up as a cook fried it. Eating at Vik's is a hands-on, visceral experience.
The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting near an East Bay BART station at 7:30 pm. Every month is a different costume theme, so dress your best and bring some music too.
No timeline exists for when police departments and sheriff's offices across Alameda and Contra Costa counties will end public access to their radio feeds, because they don't know why the system didn't work this week as planned, said David Swing, the head of the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority. The former Pleasanton police chief spoke during a board meeting Friday for the entity, adding that technicians planned to conduct tests in Martinez on a backup radio channel to try to root out the issue.
The glitch appears rooted in a broader, little-publicized push to silence police scanner traffic across Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Until that technological snafu, dozens of agencies this week had timed their scanners to go dark to the public throughout the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority the board overseeing a switch that has been widely condemned by police accountability and open government advocates.
The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types. Upwards of 400 riders usually meet near an East Bay BART station at 7:30 pm. Every month features a different costume theme, encouraging participants to dress up and bring music.
