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Clown noses, tinfoil hats, tomfoolery: SF’s St. Stupid’s Day Parade returns...
Wearing tinfoil hats, clown noses and all manner of costumery, a motley crew will parade through San Francisco on Tuesday in the 47th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade.The event was founded in 1979 by...
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Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area and Northern California authors –...
These are among the new titles released by Bay Area and Northern California writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: Vicki DeArmon (Sibylline Press website screenshot) (Courtesy Sibylline...
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CHP to conduct maximum enforcement period for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The California Highway Patrol is kicking off Distracted Driving Awareness Month with a 24-hour period of maximum enforcement. From 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, all...
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Gusty winds, rain to give way to warm, sunny weather by midweek in Bay Area
The Bay Area will continue to experience unsettled weather for the next couple of days as breezy rain showers move through the region.Monday and Tuesday will be dominated by wind, rain and a slight...
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Three Bay Area Cal State campuses pitch plan to combine finance,...
THREE FINANCIALLY STRESSED California State University campuses in the Bay Area have announced a proposal to form a “singular administrative network” across functions like finance and human resources...
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Oakland police criticize city leadership after officer hospitalized following...
The Oakland Police Officers’ Association is criticizing the city’s leadership after an officer was hospitalized Friday in what police called an unprovoked attack.An officer was stopped at a traffic...
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US Rep. Garamendi, union workers call for passage of bill to revitalize...
Union workers and elected leaders have called for more investment in commercial shipbuilding in the United States at a press conference at Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo. U.S. Rep. John Garamendi,...
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Newly proposed national park would unite 4 sites honoring labor leader Cesar...
A proposed piece of federal legislation would create a new national park to honor famed farm labor leader Cesar Chávez.The bill was introduced Monday during the federal Cesar Chávez Day holiday by U.S....
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Alameda Dems slam Loren Taylor to stop using logo in Oakland mayoral campaign
In the waning days of Oakland’s special mayoral election, the Alameda County Democratic Party is crying foul over the use of its logo on a mailer from Loren Taylor’s campaign. On Sunday, Igor Tregub,...
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SF journalist details devastating 2015 shipwreck in ‘A Greek Tragedy’
San Francisco journalist Jeanne Carstensen shines a light on the humanity underlying a recent historic event in “A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis...
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Feds cut ties with Campbell theater, clouding path to citizenship for South...
ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE gathered in a confused cluster around a notice on the windows of the Heritage Theatre in Campbell to learn their path to citizenship was no longer available there.U.S. Citizenship...
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SF novelist’s debut ‘Big Chief’ illuminates modern life on a Midwestern...
San Francisco writer Jon Hickey, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa Indians from Wisconsin, tells a riveting and complex story set on a fictional reservation in his new, first novel. In...
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Exhibit on history and future of border surveillance comes to Angel Island...
An exhibit of photos and information on border surveillance technology will open Wednesday at Angel Island State Park, which organizers say is the first of its kind at a California State Park and a...
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No need to apply: Cal State is automatically admitting high school students...
More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, you’re automatically admitted to one of 10 California...
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Cybertruck assaulted: Novato police eager to ID person who took a rock to...
Police in Novato are asking the public to help identify a suspect caught on video significantly damaging a Tesla Cybertruck early Saturday.Surveillance video shared by the Novato Police Department...
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Opossum discovered crossing Bay Bridge now healed, released into the wild
A wayward opossum that was discovered walking on the Bay Bridge in February has been released into the wild after being treated at a San Rafael wildlife rescue center.In an “extremely slow-speed...
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Deputies follow the LEGO brick road to arrest suspect in Castro Valley comic...
It’s a little early for would-be Grinches to steal toys, but deputies from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office still had to arrest a man who allegedly broke into two stores recently to steal toys and...
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East Bay nonprofit health provider agrees to $200K payout in gender pay...
A nonprofit health care organization with ties to Alameda County has agreed to pay out nearly $200,000 to three women over allegations of gender pay discrimination, according to federal...
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Muni ridership increases to 75% of pre-pandemic levels, hitting 158M trips in...
San Francisco’s Muni ridership reached 158 million trips in 2024, edging ridership recovery up to 75 percent of pre-pandemic numbers, officials said.San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency...
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Getting a read on how Trump’s library cuts will impact library services in...
BAY AREA LIBRARIANS say they aren’t sure exactly how President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services will affect their libraries.Some local...
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