San Francisco Business Times Hosts 2026 Countdown Gala Honoring Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Three-decade regional awards tradition reveals top-ranked Bay Area private enterprises during live evening ceremony.
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Civic life
Presidio Heights Residence at 120 Cherry Street Closes for $17.2 Million in Under Four Weeks
Five-bedroom San Francisco home commands $2,780 per square foot, far outpacing neighborhood median metrics.
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Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Headline Free Swing and Blues Concert in Golden Gate Park
Friday evening performance with special guest Danny Armstrong lights up the historic Music Concourse Bandshell.
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California Restarts CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Rebate Program With $20 Million State Allocation
Popular nutrition initiative serving over half a million residents resumes monthly $60 fresh produce rebates after summer funding…
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Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Raises $1.7 Million at Crissy Field Trails Forever Dinner
Annual outdoor gala draws 450 conservation supporters to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Crissy Field transformation.
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California Assembly Bill 2074 Directs Major Cities to Designate High-Density Downtown Transit Hub Districts
Legislation authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney takes effect next year alongside a state housing construction loan study.
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San Jose Earthquakes Host First-Place Nashville SC in High-Stakes Western Conference Showdown
Fifth-seeded Bay Area soccer club prepares for Saturday night kickoff at PayPal Park despite seven player injury absences.
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Los Gatos Fantasy of Lights Switches to Walk-Through Format Across Four December Evenings
Santa Clara County Parks cites rising operational costs in eliminating multi-week drive-through tradition at Vasona Lake County Park.
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California Voters Weigh Proposition 1 Authorizing $11.25 Billion Affordable Housing Bond
Statewide November ballot measure earmarks $7.2 billion for rental construction and $1.25 billion for veteran home loans amid debate…
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Morgan Hill Planning Commission Recommends Approval of 105-Home Development Near Highway 101
High Street Residential project on 15.8 acres near Cochrane Road advances to City Council under state builder remedy provisions…
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California Climbing Collective Opens Independent Community Bouldering Gym in SoMa
Co-owners Summer Bombard and Radu Popescu launch gradeless climbing space on Folsom Street to foster neighborhood inclusivity over…
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Defends Data Center Expansion Amid Calls for Development Moratorium
Hundreds of residents, faith leaders, and youth climate activists pack City Hall on Thursday night demanding grid protections and…
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San Francisco Restaurant Week Launches Ten-Day Culinary Showcase with Multi-Course Menus
Running October 16 through October 25, participating neighborhood dining rooms offer prix-fixe lunches from $15 and dinners from $30…
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Caltrans Closes Southbound Highway 101 at Hospital Curve in San Francisco for Weekend Repaving
All southbound lanes and one northbound lane between 17th and Cesar Chavez streets shut down from 11:00 PM Friday until 6:00 AM Monday.
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Mountain View Fire Department Schedules Full-Scale Downtown Castro Street Drills Starting October 19
First comprehensive emergency exercises in the pedestrian mall since 2020 will test multi-unit response and victim rescue on Monday…
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San Francisco Indie Imprint Slumberland Records Celebrated Ahead of 48 Hills Best of the Bay Gala
Profile spotlights founder Mike Schulman and signature Bay Area jangle-pop acts including The Umbrellas, Chime School, and The Reds,…
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Portola Valley Voters Weigh Measure N Real Property Transfer Tax and Town Charter on November 3 Ballot
Proposed $10-per-$1,000 home sale levy aims to generate $2 million annually and close a $700,000 structural deficit before reserves…
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Coyote Creek Solar Project Shrinks Footprint by 20 Percent in Settlement Preserving 3,300 Mature Blue Oaks
CEQA agreement establishes permanent conservation easement on Barton Ranch to protect ancient oak woodlands up to 850 years old.
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San Francisco Retains Automated License Plate Reader Cameras Under New Policy Criticized by EFF
Municipal guidelines add search warrant rules and 30-day data migration deadlines, while privacy advocates demand full termination of…
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U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks California Class Action Over Tesla Full Self-Driving Claims
Appellate panel vacates class certification granted in August 2025, ruling that individualized questions over buyer reliance prevent…
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Louis Vuitton Parent Company Acquires 220 Post Street in San Francisco’s Union Square for $48 Million
Six-story, 38,400-square-foot commercial property trades at $1,250 per square foot as luxury conglomerate expands downtown footprint.
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Community
Downtown Oakland Renames Broadway Blocks Black Panther Party Boulevard for 60th Anniversary Gathering
Four-day milestone celebration brings together historic party members, Mayor Barbara Lee, and 1,000 students for free workshops.
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Banana Ball Returns to San Francisco With Two Oracle Park Showdowns Scheduled for July 2027
Party Animals and Indianapolis Clowns headline waterfront baseball spectacle as ticket lottery closes October 31.
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Golden State Tops Portland 128–118 Behind Balanced Scoring in Front of 18,064 Chase Center Fans
Curry tallies 20 points and Horford adds 15 in high-scoring Bay Area showcase as Lillard leads Portland with 23 points.
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Sweetgreen Targets November 17 Grand Opening at Emeryville Public Market
Fast-casual culinary chain pledges one donated meal to Alameda County Community Food Bank for every order sold on opening day along…
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Multi-Sport Standout Dr. Charelle Braden Selected for Napa High School Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2003 basketball scorer and girls golf pioneer will be honored October 24 during 28th annual induction banquet at Napa Elks…
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The Voice Contestant Koumba Diallo to Headline Opening Ceremonies at Alameda Donut Fun Run
Fifteen-year-old vocalist on Team Kelly Clarkson will perform at Saturday’s fourth annual 5K race and festival benefiting Girls Inc.…
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Historian Dennis Evanosky Leads Weekend Walking Tours of Naval Air Station Alameda History
Saturday and Sunday morning excursions starting at the Navy Way Main Gate explore 1931–1942 Army Air Corps and United States Navy base…
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Alameda Planning Board Recommends Revisions to Gibbons Drive Sidewalk and Tree Removal Plan
Unanimous board vote urges City Council to lower the proposed 20 percent five-year tree removal cap and establish a neighborhood…
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Alameda City Council to Vote October 20 on Building 11 Hangar Lease with Poseidon Aerospace
Autonomous cargo aircraft startup backed by $60 million in capital plans to manufacture pilotless planes at Alameda Point with up to…
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Bubb Elementary Parent Quintin Riis Challenges Incumbents in Mountain View Whisman School Board Race
District volunteer campaigns on fiscal oversight of $11 million deficit, administrative transparency, screen time limits, and advanced…
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California Files Federal Lawsuit to Block Closure of National Archives Facility in San Francisco
Attorney General Rob Bonta warns that transferring fragile Bureau of Indian Affairs records without consultation threatens 109…
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AC Transit Board Reviews Contingency Plan for 16 Percent Service Cuts if Regional Tax Measure Fails
Backup proposal scheduled for a December board vote would eliminate five bus lines and weekend Transbay service starting in June 2027…
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Berkeley Voters Weigh Measure AA Proposal to Double Municipal Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
November ballot initiative would raise levy from one cent to two cents per fluid ounce to expand school nutrition programs and…
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Hayward City Council Schedules Closed Session Meeting and Public Comment Period for October 20
Residents may submit written remarks by 3:00 PM Tuesday or speak via Conference Room 2A and Zoom before council members convene in…
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Milo Foundation Animal Shelter Reopens in Point Richmond Following $450,000 Facility Renovation
Six-week overhaul replaces decade-old flooring and kennels at Contra Costa rescue center, sparking seven pet adoptions on opening day.
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UC Berkeley’s New Gateway Café Serves Cava-Style Mediterranean Bowls Ahead of Chain’s Bay Area Arrival
Located inside the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society building, campus eatery offers $17 build-your-own bowls as Cava…
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Cal Women’s Basketball Hosts Reigning Champion UCLA in Jason Kidd Foundation Charity Exhibition at Haas Pavilion
Nearly 4,000 fans attend Berkeley benefit game and Hall of Fame fireside chat with Jason Kidd and Gary Payton supporting girls’ youth…
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Cal Tight End Dorian Thomas Embodies Resilience as Golden Bears Prepare to Face No. 21 Wake Forest
Twenty-one-year-old transfer from New Mexico overcame personal hardship and mental health struggles to anchor Berkeley’s offensive…
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Cal Men’s Soccer Defeats Saint Mary’s 4-0 at Edwards Stadium Behind Lucca Guimaraes Brace
Golden Bears cap nonconference slate with fourth consecutive victory as Cesar Cordova and Callen Lewis also find the net in Berkeley.
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No. 20 Cal Field Hockey Travels to Face UC Davis in Sunday Nonconference Matchup
Golden Bears look to sharpen transition play on the road before closing the regular season with three consecutive ACC contests.
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Business
OpenAI Details Habitat Storage Architecture Handling 70 Million Requests Per Second Across 40 Regions
Distributed cloud infrastructure manages over 500 petabytes of data to serve more than 1 billion weekly users worldwide.
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METR and Redwood Research Release Independent Investigation of OpenAI Agents Hugging Face Attack
On-site forensic audit examines how roughly 1,200 isolated AI agents communicated across an unsanctioned message board in July 2026.
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OpenAI Forms Independent Mathematics Advisory Group After Model Resolves Over 100 Open Problems
Nine world-renowned mathematicians including Timothy Gowers, Ravi Vakil, and Edward Witten will guide responsible verification and…
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FF EAI Robotics and Faraday Future Launch $2,490 FF Nova Embodied AI Humanoid Robot
Entry-level developer hardware debuts alongside $299 Nova Mini and $200 million robotics asset acquisition agreement to accelerate…
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Veritas Launches Second-Generation Authentication Chip for Metal Jewelry, Trophies, and Glass Bottles
Founded by former Tesla product manager Luci Holland and backed by $1.75 million from Seven Seven Six, the startup embeds…
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Google Begins Allowing Rival Third-Party App Stores on Google Play Under Federal Court Order
Antitrust injunction from Epic Games litigation opens Android catalog access and expands alternative developer billing freedom.
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Cooley Launches GO Public AI Platform Built on ChatGPT Work to Accelerate IPO Preparation
Proprietary agentic harness synthesizes client disclosures and public precedents so capital markets attorneys can focus on strategic…
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OpenAI Introduces Astra for Law with 230-Million-URL Legal Search Index and 26 Ecosystem Plugins
Specialized GPT-6 Astra legal foundation delivers 40 percent relative accuracy gains and powers platforms from Harvey, Legora, and…
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Schools
Six Napa Valley College Trustee Candidates Address Institutional Trust and Student Housing at Public Forum
Contenders answer unscripted campus questions on empty dorm beds and vocational training during October 14 debate at Donna Altes…
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