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Reordering the court: San Mateo County to relocate probate hearings from...
San Mateo County’s probate courtroom is moving to the Central Branch Courthouse in San Mateo beginning July 22. The courtroom is currently in the Hall of Justice Courthouse at Redwood City. A reason...
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Civil grand jury says Oakland PD ill-equipped to benefit from license plate...
When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this year that the California Highway Patrol would install almost 300 new license plate readers in Oakland, it was the end of a roundabout process to fund,...
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AT&T’s legislative solution to drop ‘carrier of last resort’ designation...
In a setback for AT&T, a bill that provided a pathway for the telecommunications company to be released from its designation as carrier of last resort for most of its territory was pulled from a...
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O say, can you see… this huge illegal firework haul that San Joaquin County...
There will be a few less “bombs bursting in air” around San Joaquin County this Fourth of July holiday. A six-week operation led by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Illegal Firework Task Force...
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Contra Costa County’s new permit program allows residents to sell food from home
Contra Costa County’s health department has announced this week the creation of a permit that will allow residents to sell food directly from their homes. Called Microenterprise Home Kitchen...
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Embattled San Jose recycling hauler, now under FBI scrutiny, supported...
The web of influence wielded by the owners of San Jose’s primary recycling company — now under an FBI microscope — includes Silicon Valley’s former mayor turned congressional candidate. California...
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Making change: Financial literacy courses will soon be mandatory for all high...
SOON, ALL CALIFORNIA high school students will learn about college grants and loans, how tax rates work, the benefits of insurance and how interest high rates can blow your budget when you miss a...
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Officials shoot, kill 3 coyotes after 5-year-old girl bitten at San Francisco...
Trappers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture shot and killed the coyote that bit a 5-year-old girl in the buttock last week at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. As the girl played with other...
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Contra Costa County land values reach record highs, according to new tax...
Contra Costa County will see its highest tax assessment roll in its history in 2024-25, the county said this week. County tax assessor Gus Kramer on Friday signed and filed the official “2024-2025...
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Alameda County DA charges alleged Oakland Juneteenth shooter with multiple...
A man suspected of shooting four people following an Oakland Juneteenth celebration has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office....
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Two Sunol school board members involved in Pride flag fracas trail in recall...
Two members of the three-member Sunol Glen Unified School District appear to be losing narrow recall votes against them based on early tallies posted on the Alameda County Registrar of Voters website....
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Can’t stop the presses: Local news publishers finding ways to engage readers...
THE EVER-EXPANDING “digital age” continues to give news outlets the ability to report in new and faster ways. And many local news organizations are doing exactly that — all while maintaining a focus...
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State water board passes new law pressuring water agencies to meet...
The California State Water Resources Control Board has approved a new regulation this week that places conservation requirements on the state’s largest water utilities, urban retail water suppliers...
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Two Livermore Valley school board seats will be up for grabs as incumbents...
Candidates for the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees will vie for two open board seats this November, as incumbents Kristie Wang and Yanira Guzman will not seek...
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2 Bay Area sites break or tie heat records, high temps expected through next...
A heat wave that’s expected to sizzle the Bay Area well into next week brought more high temperature records this week. At San Francisco International Airport, a high of 87 degrees on Thursday toppled...
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Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on...
California’s oil industry withdrew its controversial ballot measure challenging a state law that imposes new restrictions on oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools. Environmentalists...
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‘There’s a lot of distrust’: Calls for leadership change grow at SJ’s largest...
PARENTS AND COMMUNITY advocates are calling for new leadership in San Jose’s largest public school district following a county report that highlights numerous issues — which the district disputes....
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Rising above racism, one free little library at a time
Neighbors of all ages kneeled in front of what looked like an overgrown birdhouse in a tony Walnut Creek neighborhood for exactly eight minutes and 46 seconds, the exact time it took George Floyd to...
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Woman who allegedly struck, killed SF family faces 4 felony vehicular...
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has announced felony vehicular manslaughter charges against a woman who is accused of fatally striking a family of four with her SUV in the city’s West...
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Defusing the ‘Dolores Hill Bomb’: SFPD plans crackdown on unpermitted...
The San Francisco Police Department said it intends to stop the annual “Dolores Hill Bomb” skateboarding event from taking place on Saturday adjacent to Mission Dolores Park. The event, in which...
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