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Willits council race: 4 candidates, including ex-police chief, educators...
Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Willits City Council this year. Two of the candidates had careers in law enforcement years before pursuing politics. Incumbent Gerardo “Gerry”...
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Bay Area heat finally winds down Monday night after a week of sizzling...
A heat wave that’s roasted the Bay Area for a week will persist through Monday night but after that temperatures will mercifully fall off, forecasters said.“Okay folks. There’s a light at the end of...
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Monterey County authorities hope to crack cold case after no DNA match found...
Officials in Monterey County are hoping to crack a cold case by connecting with people who may have information about an unidentified Southeast Asian man whose remains were discovered over a decade...
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Development group makes $10M payment for Oakland Coliseum; amended total now...
A $10 million payment has been made by the African American Sports & Entertainment Group toward the purchase of the Coliseum, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said.In addition, the city and AASEG have...
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Livermore police chief blasts Alameda DA for leniency on 2023 robbery case,...
Police in Livermore criticized the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for what they say was going too easy on a felon arrested in their city and eventually convicted.Fremont man Colby Berry, 21,...
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Oakland NAACP leadership lends its support to mayoral recall, calls Thao...
The Oakland branch of the NAACP came out in support of an effort to recall Mayor Sheng Thao over concerns about crime and allegations of fiscal mismanagement, among other things. During a news...
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Diversity, equity celebrated in colorful SFMOMA skateboarding exhibition
“Unity Through Skateboarding” takes up two rooms at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but it’s enormous. With vibrant color, radical design, nostalgic or iconic references, it tells long overdue...
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New California law brings artificial intelligence and media literacy to K-12...
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that will incorporate artificial intelligence literacy and media literacy into the state’s curriculum frameworks and instructional materials for K-12...
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California collects millions in stolen wages, but can’t find many workers to...
Nearly a year after California settled a major wage theft case with The Cheesecake Factory, most of the money hasn’t reached the workers, underscoring the state’s challenges in helping employees get...
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California deploys first responders to aid Florida ahead of ‘destructive’...
While millions of residents are fleeing Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending task force teams from California, including some from the Bay Area,...
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Undercover police help arrest of 17 in organized retail crime crackdown in...
Undercover officers helped arrest 17 people for organized retail shoplifting in the Ingleside District of southeast San Francisco, police said.The operation, conducted between Aug. 23 and Sept. 24,...
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Art proposals requested for restroom at Hidden Beach Park in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County is asking artists to submit proposals for a mural or mosaic to enhance a restroom building to be installed next year. The permanent restroom will be placed at Hidden Beach Park at 660...
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Cotati’s Measure S on November ballot would repeal earlier ban on roundabouts
A dozen years ago, voters in the small Sonoma County city of Cotati banned the construction of roundabouts and traffic circles, but this November will consider a repeal of that ban.Measure S on the...
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Point Arena’s proposed Measure X on November ballot would increase city sales...
Point Arena voters will head to the polls for the Nov. 5 election to decide on Measure X, which would sizably increase a sales tax to fund city services such as public safety, Arena Cove pier...
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Big win for the Bay: Valero, Amports reach $2.38M settlement in illegal...
After they were caught dumping oil refinery waste into the Bay and sued by an environmental watchdog nonprofit, oil company Valero and shipping operator Amports agreed Monday to settle for $2.38...
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Why Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed California’s ambitious bid to regulate AI...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed the most ambitious — and contentious — bill approved by the Legislature this year to regulate artificial intelligence.The legislation, Senate Bill 1047, would...
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Silicon Valley students say their teachers need better pay: ‘They do so much...
Hundreds of Prospect High School students marched out of class last week chanting, “What do we want? Teacher’s pay!”The walkout took place Tuesday across the Campbell Union High School District, a sea...
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Best Bets: Fleet Week music, Malcolm Gladwell, Sulayman & Shibe, ‘Angels in...
Freebie of the week: Fleet Week, which returns this week, remains a high point in the Bay Area events calendar. Begun in 1981, the weeklong celebration of men and women who serve in America’s armed...
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SF supervisors tussle with city attorney in Supreme Court case over water...
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to approve a non-binding resolution urging the city attorney and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to stop a lawsuit against the U.S....
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Mike Barbanica and Shanelle Scales-Preston vie for Contra Costa County...
For a quarter century, residents of East Contra Costa County have been able to depend on three things. The sun comes up in the east, goes down in the west, and Federal Glover represents them on the...
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