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San Jose mayor voices opposition to state proposition that would expand rent...
SAN JOSE MAYOR Matt Mahan has come out against a November ballot initiative that could vastly expand rent control to cover any type of housing in California. State law has for decades barred cities...
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East Bay remembers ‘fearless’ parks director, politician Ellen Corbett...
East Bay Regional Parks District Board Director Ellen Corbett died peacefully last week, according to a press release from the Parks District. Corbett, age 69, served as the Mayor of San Leandro...
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Vector control district ramps up sprays as more West Nile-positive mosquitoes...
Mosquitoes aren’t welcome in Oakley. The Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District used truck-mounted ultra-low volume equipment Monday night to control adult mosquitoes due to a high...
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Regional housing agency admits using faulty numbers for bond measure cost...
The annual cost of a proposed regional housing bond has been revised upwards by hundreds of millions of dollars after objections to the calculation were raised by a coalition of Bay Area residents....
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San Mateo County’s new K-9 cops are ‘brown bundles of fluff’ that’ll ease...
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has two new team members after bringing in the department’s second and third therapy dogs. “These brown bundles of fluff make eyes light up and brings smiles to...
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SamTrans’ expanded paratransit options give local riders with disabilities...
Eligible San Mateo County SamTrans users with disabilities will have increased options starting this week, the agency said. SamTrans is expanding its same-day paratransit pilot program in San Mateo...
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Oakland returns to its Roots: Pro soccer club will call Coliseum home for its...
Professional soccer club Oakland Roots SC will play its 2025 season in the Oakland Coliseum, the team’s president Lindsay Barenz announced Monday. The single-season lease returns the Roots, which...
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Enjoy a blast from the past, architecture and more, in San Jose’s History...
Before San Jose was a bustling metropolis, it was a small city with shops, schools and residences in an agrarian region. Some say the creator of the Eiffel Tower was inspired by the electric light...
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‘Super important’: UC students push for a place to get — and stay — sober on...
Four years clean from methamphetamine and with five associate degrees in hand from a community college in California’s Central Coast, Cheech Raygoza began his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in...
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Review: Crowded Fire’s elusive ‘Shipping & Handling’ raises many questions
The questions are likely to arise right at the beginning of Star Finch’s new play in three scenes: Why is the title “Shipping & Handling”? Why, in the first scene (which is an actors’ post-show...
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Workers say they were fired for leaving jobs in sweltering heat. Is the state...
THEY WORKED NEARLY three triple-digit days before it felt unsafe to go on. Maria Paredes said she already had a headache while working in a tomato field near Dixon on June 5, when high temperatures...
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San Francisco police seek information on 2006 shooting death of 17-year-old boy
Police in San Francisco are seeking the public’s help in solving the 2006 shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in the city’s North of the Panhandle neighborhood. Aubrey Abrakasa was gunned down about...
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Woman pinned against wall by SFPD during jaywalking arrest claims civil...
The attorneys of a 34-year-old mother who was pinned against a wall and arrested for alleged jaywalking and resisting arrest have filed a claim with the city of San Francisco. If the city denies the...
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Cameras, security added at Pittsburg public pool following alleged sexual...
Pittsburg’s city manager reported the city will be adding more cameras in public places following a report of sexual assault on a minor at a municipal pool last month. City Manager Garrett Evans...
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North Sunnyvale residents fear development plans could result in food...
A SUNNYVALE PROJECT to create walkable, interconnected neighborhoods could come up short, with advocates worried that vital retail services will be slashed. City officials have identified seven aging...
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Concord senior scammed of his life savings now owes $32,000 tax bill to the...
CHET FRILICH WAS so intent on not getting scammed, he got scammed. The caller told the 76-year-old Concord resident on March 2 that he was from Xfinity’s cybersecurity department. Frilich’s Xfinity...
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Sonoma County supes OK $28M for energy upgrades on path to carbon neutrality
Sonoma County staff said that carbon neutrality “is achievable” by 2030, as they presented carbon mitigation plans to the county’s Board of Supervisors. And, in a move technically unrelated but...
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India Basin Waterfront Park program teaches youths self-reliance through...
It is the last week before school starts in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, and it’s time to fix a bike, spruce up a household study space or sew a new tote bag. The Community...
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Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI regulation bill in...
Though lawmakers and advocates proposed dozens of bills to regulate artificial intelligence in California this year, none have attracted more disdain from big tech companies, startup founders, and...
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Best Bets: SF Aerial Arts Festival, ‘Remain in Light’ concert, Phil Lesh &...
Looking up: Combining the thrill of a circus act and the artistry of ballet, aerial arts is a compelling dance form with a sizable following in the Bay Area. Several companies teach and perform aerial...
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