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SF’s newest park gets a name: Winning entry chosen for former Great Highway...
The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission has settled on a final name for the new park that recently replaced the Upper Great Highway.After about an hour of deliberation and public comment...
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Silicon Valley AI startup founder gets 2.5 years in federal prison for fraud
The developer of an artificial intelligence startup in Silicon Valley was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week. Shaukat Shamim, 53,...
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Hicks: Putting off parenthood — Choosing to have kids later in life...
I WILL NEVER FORGET the echo of my dad’s voice when asked if, after marrying someone younger while in his mid-40s, he’d be open to having more kids.“[Fervently] no,” he growled. “I’m not going to my...
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Broken hydrants slowed Stockton firefighters at recycling plant blaze. It’s a...
THREE INOPERABLE FIRE HYDRANTS that hindered Stockton firefighters responding to a massive blaze at a recycling plant last week are symptoms of an ongoing problem in the city, authorities said.Fire...
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Name your price to adopt a dog this weekend at SPCA Monterey County ‘Spring...
The SPCA Monterey County’s Spring Fling Dog and Puppy Adoption Event is happening this weekend, April 12-13.Adopters can pick their price on all adorable adoptable dogs and puppies.SPCA adoptions...
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Warning: Sheep on the streets! Petaluma parade to close roads Saturday morning
Petaluma motorists consider yourself warned: A herd of sheep will be loose on city streets Saturday. But they will be supervised. Humans will herd sheep from the Petaluma Fairgrounds to Steamer Landing...
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Mendocino County holds public meetings as it prepares to expand short-term...
Mendocino County’s Department of Planning and Building Services will hold a series of public meetings over the next few weeks ahead of a proposed expansion of the county’s short-term rental ordinance...
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EBMUD closes public access to boat launches at its reservoirs to prevent...
Tiny aquatic invaders have pulled the plug on this year’s boating season as a public utility agency serving the eastern Bay Area works to make sure they stay out of the drinking water.The East Bay...
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Dev’t corp brings together private, nonprofit, labor leaders to spur SF...
THE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN the economic muscle of downtown San Francisco got a major boost this week with the formation of a development corporation bringing some of the city’s most prominent names in...
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Golden Gate Bridge patrol officers say suicides are down with new safety nets
BRIDGE PATROL OFFICERS emphasized the effectiveness of the suicide net during the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District’s annual public safety event where several first responder...
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‘That’s going to be a problem’: Federal cuts jeopardize Silicon Valley...
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS are the backbone to a healthy society, providing loans for small businesses, disaster recovery, low-income families, immigrant communities and affordable housing...
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Freeway project to permanently close 2 access roads to Highway 101 near Gilroy
STARTING NEXT WEEK, two roads that access U.S. Highway 101 south of Gilroy will be permanently closed to make way for improvements to the freeway’s busy interchange at State Route 25.Castro Valley and...
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Autonomous vehicles permitted on SF’s Market Street, joining public transit...
MAYOR DANIEL LURIE has announced that Waymo autonomous vehicles will begin operating on Market Street as soon as this summer, grouping them with other modes of public transportation. Opposition groups...
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Romance and revolution mix in Winckler’s encounter with Guatemalan guerrilla...
We live in a period when it seems any voice to the left of Donald Trump’s can encounter some attempt to stifle it. However, Terry Winckler doesn’t plan to shut up. He’s been making appearances at Bay...
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Fake federal student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing...
FOR YEARS, scammers have targeted community colleges across the state, posing as students in order to steal money from scholarships or government financial aid.Recent state reports suggest the problem...
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Bay Area restaurants can now apply for $5K resilience grants from Restaurant...
APPLICATIONS HAVE OPENED for the annual Restaurant Cares Resilience Fund which will award $5,000 grants to over 230 restaurants across the state, the California Restaurant Foundation said. The fund...
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California colleges worried about tuition loss as international student visas...
CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES ARE searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities, which...
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Walnut Creek animal center readies 10 dogs rescued from Stockton hoarder for...
Joybound People & Pets in Walnut Creek has taken 10 of more than 60 dogs recently seized from a hoarding situation in Stockton. The animal rescue group said Wednesday in a statement the dogs were...
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License to Kill: DMV allows dangerous drivers to remain behind wheel on...
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on...
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Santa Clara County court rejects VTA transit union’s appeal of back-to-work...
An appellate court upheld a ruling that ordered transit workers to end a strike that idled South Bay bus and light rail service, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said.The Amalgamated...
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