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An overwhelming majority of respondents said they rarely or never visited downtown San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland in the last year.

Overwhelming majority of respondents in a new Bay Area News Group/Joint Venture Silicon Valley poll say they rarely or never visited downtown San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland in the last year.

Overwhelming majority of respondents in a new Bay Area News Group/Joint Venture Silicon Valley poll say they rarely or never visited downtown San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland in the last year.

Derreck Johnson, a small business owner in Oakland, California, said the survival of the city depends on its leaders' ability to address rampant crime.

Retail giant Target will close its only location in Oakland, Calif., next month after the downtown location received over 105 emergency calls over thefts and hit-and-run incidents.

Dozens of businesses in Oakland held a one-day strike to protest crime and city’s response to public safety.

The frustration is growing for Bay Area businesses fed up with crime and in Oakland, small business owners are calling on leaders to take immediate action.

I'm sorry I even have to ask but ... is he (cringes) hot?

He’s getting paid a mint to do perfume ads. But he’s got those real old-cigar vibes.

The kick-off to Oakland Restaurant Week coincides with the third anniversary of the Bay Area's COVID shelter-in-place order. Restauranteurs are happy to have rooms full of people once again.