Bay Area Groups Launch $11M Crab and Whale Collaborative
The Marine Mammal Center, The Nature Conservancy, and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations unveiled an $11…
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Jurors Hear Recordings in Thao Trial; Oakland Artist Sabogal Profiled
Federal jurors in San Francisco listened to approximately 40 minutes of secretly recorded California Waste Solutions board meetings…
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Antioch Adopts October Health Proclamation as CSU Faculty Vote
The Antioch City Council unanimously proclaimed October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to promote early detection across Contra…
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Dublin School Board Candidate Seema Badar Addresses Online Comments
Dublin Unified School Board Area 5 candidate Seema Badar addressed 256 comments posted on a social media share of her candidate…
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Walnut Creek’s The Foundry Food Hall Timeline Remains Uncertain
Eight years after Walnut Creek city officials approved The Foundry—also known as The Yard—at 1250 Locust St. and part of 1501 Mt.
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Upstairs Cafe Soft-Opens Above Snail Bar on Shattuck in Oakland
Creative Director Sammy Chang has opened Upstairs, a cozy daytime cafe and community lounge in a converted apartment above Snail Bar…
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Rebecca Black Sells Out SF’s Castro Theatre on Sophomore Tour
Pop artist Rebecca Black is headlining a sold-out, all-ages show at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre (429 Castro St.) behind her…
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San Jose Approves 3-Year Contracts for 4,000 Union City Workers
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve three-year contracts providing 3% annual base pay increases for roughly…
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Prop. 45 CEQA Ballot Measure Splits Bay Area Housing Advocates
Proposition 45 on California’s Nov. 3 ballot has divided pro-housing advocates: Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and Eden Housing…
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San Jose Renames Downtown Park “Plaza de San Jose” in Unanimous Vote
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename downtown’s 1797 park from Plaza de Cesar Chavez to Plaza de San Jose…
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Lurie’s $164M Network Reshapes SF as Prop. 40 Trails 46%–52%
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, his family, and allied donors have directed $164 million since 2023 across political campaigns,…
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SF Market Wins Approval for 64,000-Sq-Ft Bayview Produce Hub
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved lease amendments Tuesday allowing 63-year-old wholesale food hub The SF Market to…
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Oakland Dancer Samara Atkins Honored as Kaiser Earns 4.5 Stars
Oakland native and Mix’d Ingrdnts co-founder Samara Atkins received a 2026 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award for District 3, indie…
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OUSD Data Center Claim Debunked as Oakland Union Sets Nov. 5 Strike
An investigation by Oakland Report found zero evidence supporting campaign videos by OUSD Board President Jennifer Brouhard and Vice…
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Napa Registrar Tuteur Refuses Federal Demand on 42 Listed Voters
Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur confirmed he has taken no action and will not respond to a Justice Department letter…
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Antioch Proclaims Filipino History Month; PG&E Outage Hits 1,956
The Antioch City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to proclaim October 2026 as Filipino American History Month in…
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Ygnacio Valley Lane Closures Set as Bedford Shows Tufting Art
The City of Walnut Creek will close westbound lanes on Ygnacio Valley Road between city limits and Oak Grove Road from 9 a.m. to 3…
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SF Condo Prices Jump 23% as 15 Romolo and Levain Bakery Expand
San Francisco condo median prices rose 23% year-over-year in September with 66% selling above asking price, while North Beach bar 15…
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Fremont Recycling Firm Sues Ex-CEO as AC Transit Detours Routes
Silicon Valley Circular Material Inc.
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Napa Winemaker Bottles 1,500 Cases of 2026 Rosé After July Pick
In his 14th harvest as a winemaker, The Vice Wine owner Malek Amrani picked Pinot Noir grapes at Truchard Vineyards in Carneros on…
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DVC Launches Compass Mentorship as Court Halts DHS Student Rule
Diablo Valley College has rolled out its Compass Mentorship program pairing first-year students with experienced peers who have…
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Bay Area Election Chiefs Challenge Federal Voter Roll Demands
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin B.
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Concord Weighs $17.4M Upgrade for Police HQ and Emergency Center
The Concord City Council is considering a $780,242 construction management contract with Cumming Group and $1.53 million in fund…
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Walnut Creek Sets Nov. 11 Veterans Day Ceremony at Lesher Center
The City of Walnut Creek will hold its annual free Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Lesher…
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Billionaires Spend $300M Against Prop. 40 as Feds Probe SFUSD Course
Campaign finance filings show California billionaires have spent roughly $304 million opposing Proposition 40 and backing competing…
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Menlo Park Downtown Housing Plan Faces Up to $45M Funding Gap
Menlo Park’s plan to partner with Related California to build at least 345 affordable apartments on three downtown parking lots faces…
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King Tides Flood Mill Valley Roads After Golden Gate Bridge Crash
King Tide flooding closed portions of Miller Avenue, Camino Alto, and the Redwood Highway frontage road in Mill Valley on Tuesday…
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Alameda Delegates Reflect on Boys & Girls State as Altarena Opens
Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…
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Defense Grills FBI Agent in Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Trial
As the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her partner Andre Jones entered its second week Tuesday,…
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UC Berkeley Engineers Show Hula Hooping Relies on Full Lower Body
A new study in Nonlinear Dynamics by UC Berkeley mechanical engineering researchers Oliver O’Reilly, Chrystal Chern, and Theresa…
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Martinez Announces Marina Closures for King Tides Through January
The City of Martinez has announced temporary daytime closures at the Martinez Marina and Waterfront Park for five extreme high tide…
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Hops & Scotch Closes at Avalon as Lesher Center Unveils Holiday Lineup
Hops & Scotch Taproom & Whiskey Bar has closed after more than eight years at Avalon Walnut Creek on Treat Boulevard, even as…
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Realtors and Labor Unions Pour Nearly $100K Into Mountain View Race
Campaign finance filings show the National Association of Realtors has spent $38,922.08 each in independent expenditures supporting…
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Santa Clara County Rejects DOJ Demand to Verify 902 Voter Ballots
Santa Clara County Executive James Williams sent a letter to the U.S.
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Bipartisan House Pledge Urges Lawmakers to Seat Midterm Winners
Among the eight Republicans and one Republican-caucusing independent in California’s U.S.
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Report Urges Direct Intervention Powers for New K-12 Commissioner
A new report published through the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence by researchers Heather Hough and Jason Willis…
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California Prepares K-12 Overhaul Under New Education Commissioner
Under Assembly Bill 181—proposed by Gov.
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Sonoma County Drone Settlement Sets Warrant Rules After ACLU Suit
Sonoma County’s recent settlement of a 2025 ACLU of Northern California lawsuit over hundreds of warrantless code-enforcement drone…
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Delta View Golf Course Data Center Expansion Paused 45 Days
Pittsburg residents protesting the Avaio data center project at the former Delta View Golf Course urged the City Council to…
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Pittsburg Council Votes Unanimously for 45-Day Data Center Pause
Following a heated public hearing and demonstrations outside City Hall, the Pittsburg City Council voted unanimously to impose an…
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Federal Jury Convicts SF Man in $370K Carjacking; Morgan Hill Approves 105 Homes
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted 32-year-old Cankun He of conspiracy to commit an armed carjacking targeting a cannabis…
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San Jose Votes on Plaza del Pueblo Name as Bollinger Safeway Closes
The San Jose City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation to rename downtown’s Plaza…
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Fund Misuse Audits Center Stage in Santa Clara Board of Education Race
Incumbent Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Raeena Lari faces challenger Karla Dominguez Vega in the county’s sole…
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CSU Faculty Union Opens Strike Authorization Vote Through Nov. 19
The California Faculty Association, which represents 29,000 professors and university employees across the California State University…
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Experts Warn of AI Disinformation Targeting Immigrant Voters
As the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, researchers from the National Conference on Citizenship, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and…
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