Vallejo’s Louise Lawrence Archive Preserves 100 Years of History
Nestled in a Vallejo neighborhood, the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive—founded by Ms.
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Saint Mary’s Alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur Enters UW Pharmacology PhD
Saint Mary’s College of California alumna Sahiba Dogra Kaur (Class of 2024)—who won 3 senior academic honors in Moraga including the…
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Emery Unified Voters Weigh 5 Candidates for 3 School Board Seats
Emeryville voters will fill 3 seats on the Emery Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 3, choosing among 5…
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Bay Area Beaches Face 17-Foot Surf as SF Rescuers Catch Anchovy Jack
The National Weather Service warned Bay Area beachgoers to avoid Pacific Coast waters through Tuesday evening and again from Thursday…
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Hackers Hit Freezers at 115 European Stores; Apple Warns 99 Nations
Cyberextortionists remotely set commercial refrigeration controllers to +50°C (122°F) or defrost mode across more than 115…
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Over 1,000 GitLab Servers Exposed to RCE Flaw as BTCPay Issues Alert
Threat monitors at Shadowserver found more than 1,000 internet-exposed GitLab servers still unpatched against actively exploited…
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Gilroy Council Cancels Proposed $64M Sharks Ice Facility After 7 Years
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously to terminate negotiations with Sharks Sports & Entertainment for a proposed…
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Valley Water Execs Donate to Board Candidates Ahead of Nov. 3 Vote
Incoming Valley Water CEO Aaron Baker donated $499 each to District 1 incumbent John Varela and District 6 candidate Milan Balinton…
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Tech Giants Fuel Record $128M Outside Spending in CA Legislative Races
Technology companies and executives including Google, Meta, Uber, Sergey Brin, Chris Larsen, and Tim Draper have contributed at least…
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CA Unsheltered Homelessness Drops 6.5% as AB 2251 Sets College Rules
Preliminary federal point-in-time count data show California’s unsheltered homeless population fell 6.5% between January 2025 and…
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Contra Costa Elections Deploys 1,200 Workers Across 150 Poll Sites
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Kristin Connelly and roughly 1,100 staff and volunteers plus 100 temporary workers are…
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Contra Costa Weighs $3M Voter Guide Increase and $60K Health Cards
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 3, to consider a $3 million General Fund increase raising its…
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San Leandro Marina Inn Faces Lease Crisis as Voters Weigh Transit Tax
San Leandro Marina Inn owner Dennis Miller warned that stalled negotiations for a 9-year city lease extension could force the…
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Napa Advisor Jared Worthington Guides Tech Workers on Equity & Taxes
After 10 years as a robotics engineer at startups and global companies, Napa financial advisor Jared Worthington of 30-year-old…
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Eight Candidates Vie for Three Cupertino Council Seats on Nov. 3
Cupertino voters are choosing from eight candidates for three City Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in a contest centered on…
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Tri-Valley Voters Decide Livermore, Dublin School & Park Board Races
Tri-Valley voters are deciding three major regional governance contests this week: Livermore Valley Joint Unified’s transition to…
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Press Coalition Challenges California County Polling-Site Media Rules
A coalition led by CalMatters and the First Amendment Coalition is challenging polling-place media guidelines in Kern County and at…
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Half of California School Board Candidates Run Unopposed, Study Finds
Roughly half of California’s school board candidates are running unopposed on the Nov. 3 ballot amid budget deficits and 40-hour…
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California Law AB 2251 Mandates Clear College Aid Appeal Rules by 2027
Under Assembly Bill 2251, authored by Assemblymembers Celeste Rodriguez and Marc Berman and signed by Gov.
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Antioch GPAC Weighs Land Use Map as LMC Receives Indian Harmonium
Antioch’s General Plan Advisory Committee holds its fourth meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall (200 H Street) to shape…
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ACA Benchmark Premiums Set to Rise 13% in 2027 as Drug Costs Climb
Finalized benchmark silver Affordable Care Act premiums will rise an average of 13% in 2027 after climbing from $497 per month in 2025…
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Richmond Faces AC Transit Cuts if Tax Fails; Hercules Weighs 1% Tax
West Contra Costa voters face two pivotal tax decisions on Tuesday: a 14-year half-cent Regional Tax Measure providing $58 million…
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UC Berkeley, UCSF & Stanford Labs Test Psilocybin Replicability
Neuroscientists across five laboratories at UC Berkeley, UCSF, and Stanford University published a parallel four-year study in the…
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SF Indian Restaurant Week Opens for Diwali After Día de los Muertos
San Francisco’s Diwali edition of Indian Restaurant Week runs Nov. 1–14 across six chef-driven restaurants offering $75 and $85…
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San Francisco Sets Wednesday Embarcadero Parade for WNBA Valkyries
San Francisco is hanging violet banners along The Embarcadero for Wednesday’s noon-to-2 p.m.
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CoveredFarmers Releases 9-State ACA Guides as Housing Reports Debut
With federal Open Enrollment opening Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage, CoveredFarmers published plain-English health insurance guides across 9…
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Kentucky Man Drives 11 Hours for High School Band; Steffa Drops Memoir
A former band booster from Kentucky drove 11 hours to Sapulpa, Oklahoma to watch the Sapulpa High School band perform at halftime and…
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Buccaneers Win 16-0 in 1933 Statistical Feat; Lions’ Campbell Injured
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield did not complete any of his 3 pass attempts in a 16-0 shutout win over the Atlanta…
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Florida State Fires Mike Norvell at 3-5; Mizzou Tops Arkansas 34-10
Florida State University fired head football coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, Nov. 1 after 8 games of his 7th season left the Seminoles…
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USF Joins Oregon State in 10th Maui Classic as College Hoops Tips Off
The University of San Francisco women’s basketball team will join host Oregon State, Ball State, and Idaho State for the 10th edition…
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‘You Can See Everything’ Edges ‘Clayface’ at Halloween Box Office
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything,” directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, claimed No. 1 at the North…
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Canada’s Carney & Trump Report Progress in U.S.-Canada Trade Talks
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S.
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Judge Dismisses Alaska Senate Suit; Rep. Stevens Backs GOP’s Rogers
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason in Juneau dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s U.S.
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43M Vote Early as Cost of Living and $11.2B Ad Blitz Define Midterms
Roughly 43 million Americans have already cast early ballots across 47 states and Washington, D.C. — nearly 10 million ahead of 2022 —…
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San Francisco Fillmore Rapper Willie Hen Drops ‘THE FLYEST’ Single
San Francisco Fillmore rapper Willie Hen — who began rapping in 1990 on the group album Both Sides of the Bay and later collaborated…
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San Mateo County Deploys 6-Radar Network Ahead of El Niño Storms
San Mateo County is deploying a 6-radar weather network developed by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San…
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Contra Costa Election Staff Train for AI Fakes & Poll Disruptions
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Kristin Connelly and Elections Processing Supervisor Travis Ebbert have…
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Mario Juarez Alleges $300K Demand in Oakland Trial Ahead of Election
Political operative Mario Juarez testified in Oakland’s federal public corruption trial alleging former Mayor Sheng Thao demanded…
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Nassau Charges $8M Ghost Pharmacies as Bergen Dining Spots Expand
Nassau County authorities charged two alleged Long Island “ghost pharmacies” accused of billing $8 million ($5 million paid) for…
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UN Western Sahara Mission Ends After 35 Years; Sudan Grid Struck
The United Nations’ 35-year peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) ceased operations on Nov. 1, 2026, following a…
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Israel Affirms Election Results as UAE Urges Iran Diplomacy in Bahrain
Israeli Elections Committee head Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, the attorney general, and the Shin Bet chief affirmed Sunday…
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Trump Eyes Reflecting Pool for Final Pitch; Sen. Murphy Recovering
President Donald Trump signaled Sunday upon landing in Iowa ahead of a Kansas rally that he plans to make his closing midterm election…
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DAHON Launches 3 Folding Bike Lines as SFO Tops TSA Wait-Time Survey
Folding-bicycle pioneer DAHON — founded in California in 1982 by Dr. David T.
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Warriors Weigh Roster & Cap Options Amid Kristaps Porzingis’ Absence
With 7-foot-2 center Kristaps Porzingis away from the Golden State Warriors indefinitely due to a health issue notified the day before…
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5 Bay Area Groups Urge Herbicide Moratorium After Imazapyr Tree Loss
Five Bay Area environmental organizations have called on the Mountain View City Council to enact an immediate herbicide moratorium in…
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Dave Eggers Defends Human Writing as Astronomers Preview 2027 Eclipse
San Francisco author Dave Eggers — who spent 20 years completing his new novel Contrapposto on an offline 1998 MacBook Pro running…
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Eames Institute Unveils Novato Museum Plan on 88-Acre Birkenstock Site
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has unveiled plans for a major design museum on the 88-acre former Birkenstock campus along…
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