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Several East Bay regional parks to remain closed Saturday because of high...
The East Bay Regional Park District has extended the closures of its hills and inland parks until Sunday morning due to the high fire danger caused by this week’s heat wave. The district said Friday...
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Alameda County Fair’s ‘fields of gratitude’ display honors local agricultural...
A new display at the Alameda County Fair aims to pay homage to the county’s past by highlighting modern agriculturalists. Featuring seven local farmers, ranchers and nonprofit leaders, the “Fields of...
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Review: SF Mime Troupe’s witty ‘American Dreams’ takes on AI, elections, war
The title of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s latest musical-political satire, “American Dreams,” is both ironic—for many, the so-called American dream is more of a nightmare these days—and literal....
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Santa Clara County to increase transparency, push for disclosures on lawsuit...
Santa Clara County leaders are still trying to lift the curtain on how taxpayer money is used to pay for lawsuit settlements on issues such as jail deaths. The Board of Supervisors took action to...
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A Spirited competition: San Jose air travelers join airport’s quest for...
THE SOUTH BAY’S airport wants to offer a direct flight to Washington, D.C. — but it needs the public’s help. San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) posted a pitch on X, formerly Twitter, asking...
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Oakland Police Department warns public against robbers posing as police officers
Oakland police have warned the public against robbers posing as police officers before entering residences. According to the Oakland Police Department, there were two recent residential robberies in...
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On the road to literacy: Rolling Reader van benefits kids in underserved...
THE ABILITY TO read and write are high-priority tools to navigate life. However, according to research, there are millions of Americans being left behind. The National Literacy Institute reports that...
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Government secrecy unmasked: Investigative reporter to share insights at...
The San Francisco Public Press will host a talk with veteran reporter Miranda Spivack next week to discuss many local governments’ proclivity for secrecy. With decades of local news reporting under...
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San Mateo County property values hit $326B after below-average year yields...
San Mateo County property values hit a record high of $325.5 billion at the start of this year, a 5.75% jump from last year’s $307.8 billion valuation. The increase in assessed values this year marks...
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Ban on schools’ gender notification policies heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Will...
The battle over trans rights has mostly played out at school boards, but is now erupting in Sacramento as lawmakers seek to limit local authority on the issue. Following a raucous, emotional hearing...
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Puppetry is much more than child’s play for young learners at Children’s...
PUPPETRY IS MORE than just child’s play at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland’s iconic storybook theme park. Small children have been stimulated by the wonders of live performance at the Storybook Puppet...
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State inspectors struggle to ensure farms provide ‘humane, decent’ housing...
When Antonio Bravo stepped into the Salinas hotel in May 2020, he first noticed a foul smell. Then he saw the bare metal cot with no mattress that his employer had given him to sleep on after working...
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Lodi Lake safety hazard: Swimming a no-go after test reveals harmful bacteria...
Health officials announced a temporary ban on swimming at Lodi Lake after tests Wednesday showed unsafe levels of bacteria, the Lodi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department said. The...
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San Francisco Giants to host public celebration of life for baseball legend...
The life of Hall of Fame baseball player Willie Mays will be publicly celebrated by his family and the San Francisco Giants on Monday at Oracle Park. Mays, who died on June 18 at 93, began his career...
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Defying the ‘doom loop’: Vacant to Vibrant pop-ups find downtown SF to their...
LAST MONTH, THE last pop-up of Vacant to Vibrant’s second season opened. Created to bring business to downtown San Francisco, the collaboration between a local nonprofit and the city unveiled its...
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$10B bond to fund environmental resilience, drinking water improvements makes...
A $10 billion statewide bond measure that would fund a range of environmental resilience and other projects will appear on the November ballot after the passage this week of a bill to place it before...
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Driver in SF crash that killed family of 4 pleads not guilty to vehicular...
A 79-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony vehicular manslaughter related to a car crash that killed a family of four at a bus stop in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood in...
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Medical staff to protest closure of San Jose hospital’s trauma center,...
Medical professionals will gather outside Regional Medical Center of San Jose to protest plans by its corporate owner to close the hospital’s trauma center and a heart attack program, and reduce...
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Rep. Garamendi says he’s being treated for cancer, ‘confident’ of prognosis...
Congressman John Garamendi on Monday announced that he is receiving treatment for a type of blood cancer. “Like 1.9 million Americans each year, I recently received the dreaded call from my doctor...
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San Jose Police Department gives public access to new crime statistics dashboard
The San Jose Police Department made public a crime statistics dashboard based on the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System that captures details on each crime. Viewers can filter by time...
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