Kayaker Films Great White Shark Near Half Moon Bay; SFDanceworks
Kayak fisherman David Slavich captured dramatic footage of a 6-to-7-foot great white shark circling his boat off Pillar Point in Half…
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49ers Trade Fourth-Round Pick to Colts to Reacquire DeForest Buckner
The San Francisco 49ers agreed Tuesday to send a fourth-round draft pick to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for 32-year-old Pro…
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Oakland Roots Fall 3-2 in Finale as Piedmont Opens NCS Playoffs
Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…
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Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg Drops 31 as Warriors Beat Nuggets 134-114
Golden State Warriors rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg posted 31 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his fourth NBA game to power a…
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Stokes and Burton Lead Valkyries Past Dream 64-55 in Finals Game 5
Backed by 13 points and eight rebounds apiece from Kiah Stokes and Veronica Burton—plus 12 points each from Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia…
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SF Women’s Skate Group Hosts First Skate Jam at Sunset Dunes Park
Coordinated by the SF Women’s Skate Group and local surf and skate shops including Aqua Surf Shop, the first skate jam at Sunset Dunes…
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Richmond’s Temple Beth Hillel Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Current and former members of Temple Beth Hillel gathered Saturday in Richmond to celebrate the Reform congregation’s 80th anniversary…
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San Jose’s Independence High Halts Marching Band for School Year
The principal of Independence High School in San Jose sent a letter halting the school’s 76th Cavalry marching band program for the…
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Cal Women’s Soccer Falls 3-1 to SMU Despite Early Van More Goal
Sophomore Mia Van More gave Cal women’s soccer a 1-0 halftime lead with a fifth-minute goal, but SMU rallied with three second-half…
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East Bay Sophomore Builds Blockwork Site for Safe Teen Chores
Aaditya Kamat, a 10th grader at American High School in Fremont, created Blockwork (blockwork.online) to connect teenagers with…
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Wheelchair Basketball Builds Community at California Medical Facility
Launched publicly in late 2022 at the California Medical Facility, a wheelchair basketball program unites able-bodied and disabled…
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Valkyries Bring ‘Ballhalla’ Crowd to Chase Center for Game 5
With the WNBA Finals tied 2-2 against the Atlanta Dream, the Golden State Valkyries return to Chase Center — nicknamed "Ballhalla" —…
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Alameda Father-Son Skateboard Brand Raises $2,000 for Celiac Research
Eleven-year-old Alameda fifth-grader Carmelo Kamler and his father, Josh Kamler, have donated more than $2,000 in profits from their…
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Berkeley Lab Scientists Build Machine Learning Radiation Blood Test
Researchers Jian-Hua Mao, Jamie Inman, and Hang Chang at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed Sparse CBC, an…
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14th Annual Napa Valley Give!Guide Launches Nov. 1 With 98 Nonprofits
The 14th annual Napa Valley CanDo Give!
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Pleasanton opens applications for Dec. 5 Hometown Holiday Parade
The City of Pleasanton has opened participant registration, volunteer sign-ups, and announcer video auditions through Sunday, Nov. 22,…
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Contra Costa Nonprofit Grants Antioch Vietnam Veteran and Wife One More Safari West Adventure
Arranged by Contra Costa County nonprofit An Elderly Wish Foundation, 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran Jim Ledbetter and his wife, Lynn…
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UC Berkeley Astronomers Help Lead NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Mission
Twenty-seven years after UC Berkeley physicist Saul Perlmutter and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory colleagues first proposed the…
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San Francisco Bay Ferry Commissions 12-Megawatt-Hour Battery Charging Pier at Alameda Seaplane Lagoon Terminal
Modular shore-side LFP energy storage plaza and dual-plug megawatt charging connectors at 1901 Ferry Point power zero-emission…
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SFMTA Commissions 8-Megawatt Battery-Buffered 600-Volt DC Trolleybus Substation at Potrero Yard to Power Hill-Climbing Electric Coaches
Second-life transit LFP battery bank and solid-state DC rectifiers at 2500 Mariposa Street stabilize overhead wire voltage and capture…
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Caltrain Commissions 10-Megawatt Wayside Regenerative-Braking Battery Substation at San Jose Diridon Electric Terminal
Trackside lithium-titanate energy buffer at 65 Cahill Street captures 25-kV overhead catenary braking power from electric trains to…
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Golden Gate Ferry Commissions 10-Megawatt-Hour Floating Battery Barge and Pantograph Charger at Larkspur Terminal
Substation-on-a-float at 101 East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard delivers 4-megawatt rapid DC turnarounds for high-speed electric…
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Port of Oakland Commissions 12-Megawatt-Hour Solar and Battery Microgrid at Oakland Airport to Power Electric Tarmac Fleet
Three-megawatt solar carport array and lithium-iron-phosphate storage bank on Earhart Road energize 48 electric baggage tugs and…
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BART Commissions 2-Megawatt Magnetic-Levitation Flywheel Energy Storage Substation at Warm Springs/South Fremont Station
Vacuum-sealed steel rotors spinning at 16,000 RPM on Warm Springs Boulevard capture 1,000-volt third-rail braking bursts and return…
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Port of San Francisco Activates 6.6-Kilovolt Zero-Emission Tugboat and Harbor-Craft Shore-Power Berth at Pier 70
High-capacity waterfront charging vault on 20th Street supplies 100 percent hydroelectric power to hybrid-electric ship-assist tugs…
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Caltrain Commissions 4-Megawatt-Hour Wayside Battery Substation at San Jose Diridon to Store Electric Train Braking Power
Modular lithium-iron-phosphate storage bank on Cahill Street captures 25-kilovolt overhead catenary regeneration bursts and trims peak…
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Golden Gate Ferry Activates Automated High-Voltage Shore Power Berths at San Francisco Ferry Building and Larkspur
Articulated cold-ironing umbilical arms allow transbay catamarans to shut down auxiliary diesel generators while docked, cutting…
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San Francisco International Airport Commissions Wayside Flywheel Energy Storage System on AirTrain Guideway
High-speed carbon-fiber kinetic flywheels capture regenerative braking energy from 38 automated people-mover cars, cutting peak…
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MTC and 24 Bay Area Transit Agencies Expand Instant Contactless Bank Card Tap and Free Transfer Credits
Upgraded Clipper 2.0 readers across BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and ferries apply automatic $2.50 interagency transfer discounts…
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Golden Gate Ferry Energizes Solar Boarding Canopy and Battery Microgrid at Larkspur Terminal
The 410-kilowatt steel-and-glass photovoltaic concourse powers terminal lighting, Clipper faregates, and emergency Marin maritime…
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San Francisco International Airport Deploys Zero-Emission Mobile Battery Ground Power Units at Remote Aprons
Twenty-eight 600-kilowatt-hour battery carts replace diesel generators for parked aircraft, cutting tarmac nitrogen-oxide and…
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BART Begins Fleetwide Silicon-Carbide Traction Inverter Upgrade at Hayward Maintenance Complex
Solid-state wide-bandgap power modules boost regenerative braking energy recovery to 39 percent across Fleet of the Future cars…
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission Deploys Real-Time Active Mobility Counters Across Bay Trail Corridors
Forty solar-powered radar and inductive-loop totems from Oakland and Berkeley to San Francisco and San Jose publish open hourly…
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Caltrain tests battery-electric train in daylight to Gilroy
The bi-level Stadler KISS battery-hybrid unit recharges under overhead catenary wires north of Tamien before running emission-free on…
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Napa Valley Vintners Awards $1.2 Million in Community Grants for Youth Mental Health and Education
Philanthropic allocations support non-profit healthcare clinics, bilingual academic counseling, and after-school enrichment across…
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San Pablo Volunteers Clear 200 Pounds of Debris During Annual Wildcat Creek Cleanup
City public works and environmental education groups mobilize community youth to restore vital riparian habitat.
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Maple Leafs' power play sinks Sharks 3-1 at SAP Center
Rookie Macklin Celebrini generates offensive pressure, but Toronto's stingy penalty kill and defensive discipline stall San Jose's…
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Oakland Roots Surge Into Western Conference Playoff Position With Four-Goal Victory Over FC Tulsa
Second-half attacking masterclass delivers crucial 4-2 road victory, positioning East Bay soccer club for postseason tournament berth.
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Rookie goal-line stand seals 49ers' 23-17 win and 6-0 start
Rookies Romello Height and Gracen Halton anchor relentless second-half pressure, preserving undefeated 6-0 start at Levi's Stadium.
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Cal Performances fetes Steve Reich at 90 with Kronos at Zellerbach
Milestone musical retrospective brings together Kronos Quartet and San Francisco Contemporary Music Players to honor Pulitzer…
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Valkyries launch free girls' basketball clinics at 15 Bay Area centers
Following historic WNBA Finals excitement at Chase Center, franchise foundation launches free girls' basketball clinics across…
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San Ramon reviews field scheduling; Central Park fields stay grass
Led by the Parks and Community Services Department with PROS Consulting, the citywide assessment evaluates natural grass baseball and…
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Ballhalla readies for Game 2 after the Valkyries' opening win
Second-year expansion franchise looks to build on thrilling Game 1 victory behind Gabby Williams as sellout crowd readies for Monday…
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California College Football Roundup: Backup QB Ty Dieffenbach Leads Undefeated No. 12 UCLA Past Wisconsin as UC Davis Battles
Bruins quarterback Ty Dieffenbach throws for 264 yards in his first start to move UCLA to 6-0 under coach Bob Chesney while UC Davis…
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San Jose Sharks Return to SAP Center Monday Against Toronto Maple Leafs After 4-3 Shootout Battle in Detroit
Rookie center Macklin Celebrini tallies a goal and two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic makes 25 saves against the Red Wings as the 4-3-1…
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Preston Judd Header Extends Earthquakes Unbeaten Streak to Nine Matches as San Jose State Defeats UTEP 24-11
Forward Preston Judd nets his 16th goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC while Spartan tailback Viliami Teu rushes for…
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Black Panther Party Marks 60th Anniversary in Oakland as Co-Founder Bobby Seale Reflects on Civic Legacy
Sixty years after Bobby Seale and Huey P.
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Old Car Picnic brings pre-2001 classics to Hellman Hollow for charity
Continuing a neighborhood tradition dating back to 1988, collectors gather at Hellman Hollow on John F.
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Curry escapes serious injury after ankle sprain at open practice
Golden State guard Steph Curry is in good spirits after a minor right ankle sprain at Chase Center, where the Golden State Valkyries…
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