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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Things to do
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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Weather & safety
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
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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