Bay Area Groups Launch $11M Crab and Whale Collaborative
The Marine Mammal Center, The Nature Conservancy, and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations unveiled an $11…
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Earlier stories
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Civic life
Jurors Hear Recordings in Thao Trial; Oakland Artist Sabogal Profiled
Federal jurors in San Francisco listened to approximately 40 minutes of secretly recorded California Waste Solutions board meetings…
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Dublin School Board Candidate Seema Badar Addresses Online Comments
Dublin Unified School Board Area 5 candidate Seema Badar addressed 256 comments posted on a social media share of her candidate…
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Upstairs Cafe Soft-Opens Above Snail Bar on Shattuck in Oakland
Creative Director Sammy Chang has opened Upstairs, a cozy daytime cafe and community lounge in a converted apartment above Snail Bar…
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Rebecca Black Sells Out SF’s Castro Theatre on Sophomore Tour
Pop artist Rebecca Black is headlining a sold-out, all-ages show at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre (429 Castro St.) behind her…
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Prop. 45 CEQA Ballot Measure Splits Bay Area Housing Advocates
Proposition 45 on California’s Nov. 3 ballot has divided pro-housing advocates: Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and Eden Housing…
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San Jose Renames Downtown Park “Plaza de San Jose” in Unanimous Vote
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rename downtown’s 1797 park from Plaza de Cesar Chavez to Plaza de San Jose…
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Lurie’s $164M Network Reshapes SF as Prop. 40 Trails 46%–52%
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, his family, and allied donors have directed $164 million since 2023 across political campaigns,…
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SF Market Wins Approval for 64,000-Sq-Ft Bayview Produce Hub
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved lease amendments Tuesday allowing 63-year-old wholesale food hub The SF Market to…
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Oakland Dancer Samara Atkins Honored as Kaiser Earns 4.5 Stars
Oakland native and Mix’d Ingrdnts co-founder Samara Atkins received a 2026 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award for District 3, indie…
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OUSD Data Center Claim Debunked as Oakland Union Sets Nov. 5 Strike
An investigation by Oakland Report found zero evidence supporting campaign videos by OUSD Board President Jennifer Brouhard and Vice…
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SF Condo Prices Jump 23% as 15 Romolo and Levain Bakery Expand
San Francisco condo median prices rose 23% year-over-year in September with 66% selling above asking price, while North Beach bar 15…
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Fremont Recycling Firm Sues Ex-CEO as AC Transit Detours Routes
Silicon Valley Circular Material Inc.
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Billionaires Spend $300M Against Prop. 40 as Feds Probe SFUSD Course
Campaign finance filings show California billionaires have spent roughly $304 million opposing Proposition 40 and backing competing…
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Menlo Park Downtown Housing Plan Faces Up to $45M Funding Gap
Menlo Park’s plan to partner with Related California to build at least 345 affordable apartments on three downtown parking lots faces…
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Alameda Delegates Reflect on Boys & Girls State as Altarena Opens
Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…
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Defense Grills FBI Agent in Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Trial
As the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her partner Andre Jones entered its second week Tuesday,…
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Realtors and Labor Unions Pour Nearly $100K Into Mountain View Race
Campaign finance filings show the National Association of Realtors has spent $38,922.08 each in independent expenditures supporting…
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Santa Clara County Rejects DOJ Demand to Verify 902 Voter Ballots
Santa Clara County Executive James Williams sent a letter to the U.S.
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Report Urges Direct Intervention Powers for New K-12 Commissioner
A new report published through the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence by researchers Heather Hough and Jason Willis…
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California Prepares K-12 Overhaul Under New Education Commissioner
Under Assembly Bill 181—proposed by Gov.
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CSU Faculty Union Opens Strike Authorization Vote Through Nov. 19
The California Faculty Association, which represents 29,000 professors and university employees across the California State University…
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California Orders Lenders to Explain Wildfire Claim Payout Delays
California’s Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation have ordered…
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Outside PACs Spend Record $6M+ in California Insurance Chief Race
Independent expenditure committees have spent a record $6 million-plus in the Nov. 3 race for California insurance commissioner…
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Weather & safety
High Tides Flood Corte Madera as Valley Water Preps Creeks
Rising afternoon high tides flooded Golden Hind Passage Road near The Cove School in Corte Madera on Tuesday as the National Weather…
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AC Transit Closes 14th Ave. Stop on Line 96 Oct. 27–28 for Construction
Due to non-AC Transit construction, AC Transit will close the Line 96 stop at 14th Avenue and International Boulevard (Stop ID 54845)…
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Hayward Police and Marine Mammal Center Rescue Seal From Roadway
Hayward Police Department officers responded to a call about a seal wandering in the middle of a roadway and kept the animal safe…
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State Climate Assessment Warns of Six-Day Bay Area Heat Waves and Rising Wildfire Power Costs
California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment warns that statewide temperatures are projected to rise 3.5 to 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit by…
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Community
Kayaker Films Great White Shark Near Half Moon Bay; SFDanceworks
Kayak fisherman David Slavich captured dramatic footage of a 6-to-7-foot great white shark circling his boat off Pillar Point in Half…
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49ers Trade Fourth-Round Pick to Colts to Reacquire DeForest Buckner
The San Francisco 49ers agreed Tuesday to send a fourth-round draft pick to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for 32-year-old Pro…
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Oakland Roots Fall 3-2 in Finale as Piedmont Opens NCS Playoffs
Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…
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East Bay Sophomore Builds Blockwork Site for Safe Teen Chores
Aaditya Kamat, a 10th grader at American High School in Fremont, created Blockwork (blockwork.online) to connect teenagers with…
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Pleasanton opens applications for Dec. 5 Hometown Holiday Parade
The City of Pleasanton has opened participant registration, volunteer sign-ups, and announcer video auditions through Sunday, Nov. 22,…
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Zone 7 Water Agency and City of Pleasanton Open Arroyo Mocho Trail Riparian Overlook and Steelhead Habitat Reach at Bernal Avenue
Restored cobble spawning riffles, a 1,600-square-foot stone trailhead deck, and solar flood-stage telemetry enhance Tri-Valley flood…
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LARPD Dedicates Solar Shade Canopy and Resurfaced Inline Roller Hockey Arena at Robertson Park in Livermore
High-grip modular sport-tile floor, tempered polycarbonate dasher boards, and a 65-kilowatt photovoltaic roof at 3200 Robertson Park…
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City of Dublin Unveils Restored 1910 Kolb Ranch Dairy Barn Museum and Heritage Orchard Loop at Dublin Heritage Park
Seismically braced Douglas-fir hayloft, interactive Tri-Valley agricultural exhibits, and accessible orchard paths at 6600 Donlon Way…
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East Bay Regional Park District Opens Accessible Floating Fishing Pier and Kayak Launch at Shadow Cliffs Lake in Pleasanton
Eighty-foot aluminum gangway, adaptive kayak transfer rollers, and a solar shade shelter at 2500 Stanley Boulevard expand year-round…
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LARPD Opens Native Grassland Seed-Processing Barn and Monarch Milkweed Nursery at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore
Solar seed-cleaning winnowers, 4,000-plant propagation benches, and a volunteer field classroom at 5035 Arroyo Road accelerate…
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City of Pleasanton Unveils Restored Orchard Irrigation Flume and Ohlone Ethnobotanical Garden at Alviso Adobe Community Park
Recirculating redwood water trough, native soaproot and tule beds, and tactile audio stations at 3465 Old Foothill Road enrich…
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City of Dublin Completes Tensile Acoustic Stage Shell and Assistive-Listening Loop at Emerald Glen Park Amphitheater
Architectural PTFE membrane canopy, subterranean hearing-aid induction loop, and theatrical LED trusses upgrade the 4201 Central…
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City of Livermore Unveils Interactive Cultural Wayfinding Kiosks and Recirculating Mist Plaza at Bankhead Theater Promenade
Bilingual touch-screen arts and winery maps, UV-filtered low-flow water jets, and shaded outdoor seating refresh the 2400 First Street…
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Things to do
Livermore’s Bankhead Theater Unveils November and December Lineup
Livermore Valley Arts has announced the November and December 2026 holiday season at the Bankhead Theater on First Street, featuring…
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Fremont Art Association Hosts Rachel Maple Chinese Painting Demo
The Fremont Art Association will host guest artist Rachel Maple on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at its gallery at 37697…
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Fremont Cultural Arts Council Names Moon Writing Contest Winners
More than 150 visitors at Half Price Books in the Fremont Hub cast 581 individual votes in the Fremont Cultural Arts Council’s “Living…
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Chabot Space & Science Center Hosts Third Annual Science Drag Show
Chabot Space & Science Center hosted its third annual space-themed show “Science is a Drag!”
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San Ramon, Danville, and East Bay Cities Set 2026 Tree Lightings
Communities across San Ramon, Danville, Martinez, Fairfield, Dublin, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Concord, and Pleasanton have announced…
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Fruitvale Día de los Muertos Festival Set for Nov. 1 in Oakland
Oakland’s annual Día de los Muertos Festival returns to Fruitvale Transit Village on Sunday, Nov. 1, featuring a 34-foot La Catrina…
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Children’s Fairyland Stages Indigenous Puppet Show Through Nov. 29
Children’s Fairyland in Oakland has partnered with the urban Indigenous women-led Sogorea Te’ Land Trust to present the puppet show…
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Pleasanton Library Van Zippy Visits Ridgeview Commons Nov. 5
The City of Pleasanton Library and Recreation Department outreach vehicle, Zippy, will visit Ridgeview Commons Senior Community on…
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Tri-Valley Veterans Day parade and concert set for Nov. 8
The 29th Annual Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade and Concert will take place Sunday, Nov. 8, starting at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial…
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