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Best Bets: Shakespeare in the Park, Fiesta Cultural, Taj Mahal, ‘Bohème,’...
Freebie of the week: Nothing says summer quite like free outdoor Shakespeare and one of the Bay Area’s best-loved purveyors swings into action this weekend. The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is...
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Local organizations team up in fundraising efforts for Vacaville police...
Two funds have been set up for the family of Vacaville police officer Matthew Bowen, who was killed July 11 when he was struck by a vehicle. Police said on social media “We have been overwhelmed with...
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Concerns over ‘resources drying up’ mount amid delays on San Jose tiny homes...
By next fall, San Jose aims to have a long-awaited temporary housing site on the south side of the city for homeless individuals, though some are questioning why it’s taking so long. The temporary...
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San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus appointed to state board overseeing...
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has been named to California’s jail oversight board by Governor Gavin Newsom. Her appointment to the Board of State and Community Corrections, which requires...
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Gay Wine Weekend: Unusual sip-and-swirl event showcases Sonoma County...
Thousands of LGBTQ+ wine drinkers from around the world will flock to Sonoma County’s world-class wineries and restaurants for this year’s Gay Wine Weekend, which takes place Friday through Sunday,...
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Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle launches — then shuts down due to...
When the bright yellow water shuttle approached the dock near Jack London Square in Oakland on Wednesday morning, there were a few groans from the crowd onshore. They had expected to be the first...
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Day 3: Fanfare for the common folk — Taking the pulse of America outside the...
BACK IN 2020, Alex Thomas of The Daily Dot wrote that “Donald Trump’s most innovative quality is undoubtedly his ability to bestow nicknames upon his political opponents.” While Thomas did not know...
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Black sailors exonerated on 80th anniversary of Port Chicago explosion that...
On the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, the U.S. Navy on Wednesday exonerated the 50 African American sailors convicted of mutiny after they refused to load explosives onto ships...
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BART to begin installing anti-fare evasion gates at San Francisco Civic...
BART will begin replacing fare gates on the concourse level of the Civic Center station in San Francisco on Thursday as part of the agency’s attempts to prevent fare evasion. Crews already...
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‘We are now following the law’: 3 death row inmates resentenced after...
Three death row inmates have been resentenced, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced this week. Ernest Dykes, who was convicted of killing a 9-year-old boy in 1993, is expected to be...
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Oakland Board of Port Commissioners selects Michael Colbruno as new president
Michael Colbruno will lead the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners after it elected him last week to serve as board president, the port announced this week. Colbruno will serve a year leading the...
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Planners introduce Redwood City’s ‘transit-oriented,’ 100% affordable housing...
Redwood City held a special City Council meeting this week to provide information on plans to construct a 100% affordable housing project at 112 Vera Ave. just off El Camino Real. The proposed...
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Review: Easy laughs, solid comedians in ‘Best of The Second City’ at Berkeley...
It seems almost inevitable: Whenever talented comic actors form a group to create new work, the quality of the performances exceeds the quality of the writing. Think of everything from “Saturday...
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Jackson state forest panel’s all outdoor tour will focus on fire resilience,...
East of the towns of Mendocino, Fort Bragg and Caspar lies the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, a 48,000-acre tract filled with redwood, douglas fir and other trees common to California’s North...
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Heat, air quality advisories issued for Friday as Bay Area braces for high...
High temperatures and hazy skies are in the forecast for much of the Bay Area on Friday, prompting advisories for both heat and air quality. Warmer temperatures that began Thursday are expected to...
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Pleasanton police advise pet owners to keep animals indoors after recent...
Pleasanton police say they have seen increased coyote activity in Pleasanton in recent months, resulting in multiple reports of deceased cats. Police said the incidents typically occur during the...
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High temperatures return to Bay Area and Central Coast for much of the next week
The weather system that scorched the Bay Area and Central Coast in early July is hanging a U-turn and is headed back to the region with more heat, according to the National Weather Service. Around...
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Day 4: Dithering on down the campaign trail with compass set to ‘destination...
A CARTOONIST WANDERING a vast event like the RNC Convention has perhaps little standing to offer a political takeaway from the experience, but I won’t let that deter me from offering this wrap up. As...
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Three Bay Area cities receive grants to bring broadband internet to least...
San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont have been awarded a combined $32 million from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand internet access to underserved communities. The cities are among...
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Point Molate to turn into parkland after East Bay Regional Park District OKs...
Trustees of the East Bay Regional Park District unanimously agreed this week to enter an agreement with Richmond and the Guidiville Rancheria of California to acquire the 80-acre Point Molate property...
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