Hercules
On a sunny autumn Monday, Kate Zecchin worked behind the counter as customers browsed an assortment of ube crinkle cookies, buko pie, banana puddings, cannoli and other delectables behind the glass-enclosed case at Sugar Toof bakery in Hercules. Other customers sat at tables, tapping on keyboards as they sipped coffee and nibbled on doughnuts. Sugar Toof offers an assortment of Filipino-inspired and Western-style pastries, cakes, cookies, breakfast items and specialty drinks, including strawberry matcha and lattes, reflecting Kate and her…
Families moved between rows of vendor booths along the Hercules waterfront Sunday, stopping for food, jewelry, paintings, toys and plants as children played nearby and dance and martial arts groups performed at the fifth annual Bay Front Festival. While businesses filled the festival grounds, hundreds of runners started the day on the waterfront for the eighth annual Bay Front Run, which included 5K, a 10K, a one-mile run and children’s races. More than 380 runners joined the fundraiser to support …
On Tuesday, Hercules voters will decide whether to extend Measure N, a utilities tax that has been funding essential city services for the past 18 years. The 8% tax creates revenue of roughly $3.6 million per year and assures financial stability. This allows for more funding of neighborhood police patrols, water quality, community services, parks and recreation, and for attracting local businesses, as the official website for the measure states. The City Council unanimously voted to put the measure on…