TechCrunch Founder Summit Opens as Steam Delays Hit Indie Studios
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 convenes November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station (with doors opening at 9 a.m.
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Polls Close in Key States as Senate Tossups and 2027 Aid Shift Loom
Vote counting began in Indiana and eastern Kentucky on Tuesday ahead of 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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Bay Area Voters Weigh Five-County Transit Tax as Turnout Surges
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties are deciding the 14-year Regional Transit Measure to fund more than 20 transit agencies carrying…
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DOJ Sends Four Monitor Teams to Alameda County on Election Day
Alameda County Registrar of Voters Cynthia Cornejo confirmed that 4 U.S.
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CrowdStrike, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google Expand AI Cyber Defense
CrowdStrike signed agreements at Fal.Con Europe to acquire Fiddler AI (reported at $400 million) and Dreadnode (reported at $95…
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Pleasanton and Dublin Voters Decide Mayoral Races and Tax Measures
Pleasanton and Dublin voters are casting Election Day ballots on Tuesday, November 3, for Pleasanton Mayor (Jack Balch vs.
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Danville Voters Decide Town Council, SRVUSD, and Assembly Races
Danville voters are casting ballots until 8 p.m.
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Voters Decide Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax After $316.7M Campaign War
California voters are deciding Proposition 40—a labor-backed one-time 5% tax on assets above $1 billion held by roughly 200 California…
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Fremont Advances 918 Affordable Homes as Union City Upgrades Roads
Fremont approved 918 affordable apartments across 6 developments opening between fall 2027 and spring 2028 under a 35-day permit…
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San Francisco Voters Elect Pelosi Successor as Bay Area Polls Open
San Francisco voters are electing a successor to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the first time in nearly 4 decades—choosing…
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Commonwealth Meets in Antigua as U.S. Cuts 2 Nations From AGOA
King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined leaders of the 56-nation Commonwealth representing 2.7 billion people in Antigua and Barbuda…
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Livermore Library Hosts India Vet Talk as Hayward Updates Bike Plan
The Livermore Public Library announced a free November 12 Armchair Travelers lecture by veterinarian Randy Lung at the Civic Center…
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Tech Billionaires Spend $140M Against Prop. 40 as Squarespace Cuts 19%
Silicon Valley billionaires led by Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s $103 million contribution poured $140 million into Building a…
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State Agency Rates Oakland Unified at High Insolvency Risk
California’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team rated the Oakland Unified School District at high risk of financial…
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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal by Solicitor General D.
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European Freezer Hacks Mirror August Incidents at 6 U.S. Base Stores
Broadcast confirmations from European grocers—including Sweden’s Coop (7 of 800+ stores) and ICA in Sjöbo, Belgium’s Carrefour (15 of…
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Rep. Levin Pushes Bipartisan Bill as 5 States Eye San Onofre Waste
U.S. Rep. Mike Levin—joined by Republican Reps.
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Nearly $200B in Data Centers Stalled as AI Shapes Midterm Debate
Almost $200 billion in U.S. data center projects were delayed, stalled, or blocked in the first half of 2026 amid local political…
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Emery Unified Voters Weigh 5 Candidates for 3 School Board Seats
Emeryville voters will fill 3 seats on the Emery Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 3, choosing among 5…
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Bay Area Beaches Face 17-Foot Surf as SF Rescuers Catch Anchovy Jack
The National Weather Service warned Bay Area beachgoers to avoid Pacific Coast waters through Tuesday evening and again from Thursday…
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Gilroy Council Cancels Proposed $64M Sharks Ice Facility After 7 Years
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously to terminate negotiations with Sharks Sports & Entertainment for a proposed…
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Valley Water Execs Donate to Board Candidates Ahead of Nov. 3 Vote
Incoming Valley Water CEO Aaron Baker donated $499 each to District 1 incumbent John Varela and District 6 candidate Milan Balinton…
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Tech Giants Fuel Record $128M Outside Spending in CA Legislative Races
Technology companies and executives including Google, Meta, Uber, Sergey Brin, Chris Larsen, and Tim Draper have contributed at least…
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San Leandro Marina Inn Faces Lease Crisis as Voters Weigh Transit Tax
San Leandro Marina Inn owner Dennis Miller warned that stalled negotiations for a 9-year city lease extension could force the…
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Eight Candidates Vie for Three Cupertino Council Seats on Nov. 3
Cupertino voters are choosing from eight candidates for three City Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in a contest centered on…
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Tri-Valley Voters Decide Livermore, Dublin School & Park Board Races
Tri-Valley voters are deciding three major regional governance contests this week: Livermore Valley Joint Unified’s transition to…
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Richmond Faces AC Transit Cuts if Tax Fails; Hercules Weighs 1% Tax
West Contra Costa voters face two pivotal tax decisions on Tuesday: a 14-year half-cent Regional Tax Measure providing $58 million…
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UC Berkeley, UCSF & Stanford Labs Test Psilocybin Replicability
Neuroscientists across five laboratories at UC Berkeley, UCSF, and Stanford University published a parallel four-year study in the…
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SF Indian Restaurant Week Opens for Diwali After Día de los Muertos
San Francisco’s Diwali edition of Indian Restaurant Week runs Nov. 1–14 across six chef-driven restaurants offering $75 and $85…
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San Francisco Sets Wednesday Embarcadero Parade for WNBA Valkyries
San Francisco is hanging violet banners along The Embarcadero for Wednesday’s noon-to-2 p.m.
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CoveredFarmers Releases 9-State ACA Guides as Housing Reports Debut
With federal Open Enrollment opening Nov. 1 for 2027 coverage, CoveredFarmers published plain-English health insurance guides across 9…
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Florida State Fires Mike Norvell at 3-5; Mizzou Tops Arkansas 34-10
Florida State University fired head football coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, Nov. 1 after 8 games of his 7th season left the Seminoles…
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Canada’s Carney & Trump Report Progress in U.S.-Canada Trade Talks
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S.
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Judge Dismisses Alaska Senate Suit; Rep. Stevens Backs GOP’s Rogers
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason in Juneau dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s U.S.
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San Francisco Fillmore Rapper Willie Hen Drops ‘THE FLYEST’ Single
San Francisco Fillmore rapper Willie Hen — who began rapping in 1990 on the group album Both Sides of the Bay and later collaborated…
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San Mateo County Deploys 6-Radar Network Ahead of El Niño Storms
San Mateo County is deploying a 6-radar weather network developed by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San…
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Mario Juarez Alleges $300K Demand in Oakland Trial Ahead of Election
Political operative Mario Juarez testified in Oakland’s federal public corruption trial alleging former Mayor Sheng Thao demanded…
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Trump Eyes Reflecting Pool for Final Pitch; Sen. Murphy Recovering
President Donald Trump signaled Sunday upon landing in Iowa ahead of a Kansas rally that he plans to make his closing midterm election…
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DAHON Launches 3 Folding Bike Lines as SFO Tops TSA Wait-Time Survey
Folding-bicycle pioneer DAHON — founded in California in 1982 by Dr. David T.
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Warriors Weigh Roster & Cap Options Amid Kristaps Porzingis’ Absence
With 7-foot-2 center Kristaps Porzingis away from the Golden State Warriors indefinitely due to a health issue notified the day before…
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California Decides Governor & Billionaire Tax Tuesday Amid Roll Suit
As California voters prepare to elect a new governor and vote on a billionaire tax on Tuesday, the U.S.
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Sunset Social Club Plans 400 SF Block Parties as 5 Dining Spots Debut
Sunset Social Club founders Josh Nesbit and Sandi Lam Harder are recruiting 400 hosts west of 19th Avenue for the “Sunset Wave”…
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Millennium Tower 1-Bedroom Rents for $10,000 as Marina Suit Hits Court
A 773-square-foot one-bedroom condominium on the 23rd floor of San Francisco’s 58-story Millennium Tower leased for $10,000 a month to…
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Oakland’s Delage Revives Lunch; POJ Brings Kintsugi to Berkeley
In downtown Oakland’s Swan’s Market at 536 9th Street, 10-year-old Japanese restaurant Delage has revived midday dining with $27 to…
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AC Transit Contingency Plan Weighs 16% Bus Cuts If Measure RTM Fails
With voters deciding Tuesday on the Regional Transit Measure to address AC Transit’s $200 million budget shortfall, the agency has…
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Compare Fresh Opens With 52 Jobs in National Housing & Safety Roundup
José Luis and Lisset Ureña opened a 17,000-square-foot Compare Fresh supermarket employing 52 workers at 159 Main St. in Hempstead…
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USC Upsets No. 2 Ohio State as College Hoops Tips Off in Rome
USC head coach Lincoln Riley earned the biggest victory of his Trojans tenure on Saturday night by upsetting No.
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