‘Mysterious Photo’ | Oktoberfests | Owl Released: Saturday Smiles

The weekend is finally here! We have eleven uplifting articles we think you will love. Check out these sweet Northern California stories.

4 Bay Area Pizzerias In Nation’s Top 101: Daily Meal

• Here's a new bucket list for you that will be fun to attain — great pizza just a short drive away.

'Mysterious Photo': Family Sought Of Man Pictured In Pleasanton

• A woman in a Joshua Tree thrift shop stumbled upon a 1949 photo of a man in Pleasanton labeled "Daddy." Now she's searching for his family.

Pleasanton's Injured Owl Released Back Into The Wild

• The owl was found hurt, dangling from a street light last month in Pleasanton. Now, it's returned home.

Danville Teens Fundraise To Donate 10,000 Soap Bars Amid Pandemic

• The high schoolers raised $1,000 to benefit East Bay health care workers and low-income families.

Oktoberfests: Your 2020 Guide To Oom-Pah In SF Bay Area

• Don't resign yourself, just yet, to chicken-dancing alone in your living room. There are options for finding your annual German fix.

San Francisco Food Bank Volunteers Fight Hunger Amid Coronavirus

• Dulce Gomez is among thousands of Americans who have embraced the spirit of helping others during amid this time of great need.

Contra Costa Food Pantry Expands Help

• "We rescue food that would otherwise be landfill. We feed hungry people."

Wholesale Food Supplier Helps Union City Pantry

• When its business supplying restaurants dried up in March, one food supplier pivoted to food pantries and directly to people in need.

Danville Artist Chosen For Exhibit At San Francisco's De Young

• Artist Peggy Magovern, who is half-deaf, tapped into her own life experience to portray the complex emotions of a deaf loved one.

A 1970s Race In Marin Launched A National Mountain Biking Trend

• On Oct. 21, 1976, a small group of cyclists and a dog named Junior gathered on Carson Ridge, which rises just west of Fairfax.

Chevron Gives $250,000 To Wildfire Relief Efforts

• More than 17,000 firefighters battled 27 wildfires across the state as of Wednesday.

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