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Calif.'s big battery plant ignited. Now scientists say it spread heavy metals.

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Madeline Wells

Republican politician who pledged to stay in California mulls fleeing to Texas

Republican politician who pledged to stay in California mulls fleeing to Texas

After Proposition 50 passed, which sliced up GOP congressional districts in California, Rep. Darrell Issa said he wasn’t leaving. “I’m not going...

yesterday 30

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Madeline Wells

World-famous chef opens Bay Area restaurant inside a former Macy's

yesterday 10

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Susana Guerrero

Why Trader Joe's pulled one of its most popular holiday treats from shelves

Why Trader Joe's pulled one of its most popular holiday treats from shelves

A view of the entrance to the new Trader Joe’s in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood on Friday, May 17, 2024. Candy Cane Joe Joe’s...

yesterday 8

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Madeline Wells

Killing of California high school football star finally solved

Killing of California high school football star finally solved

Mountain View Road, Burney, Calif.  A 64-year-old man pleaded guilty this week to the killing of a California high school football star and the...

yesterday 7

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Madeline Wells

Nima Momeni, convicted of murdering Bob Lee, sues media giants from jail

Nima Momeni, convicted of murdering Bob Lee, sues media giants from jail

Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, makes his way into the courtroom at the Hall of Justice for his...

yesterday 6

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Madeline Wells

'2026 is going to be tough': Instagram head calls staff to office 5 days a week

yesterday 2

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Timothy Karoff

Bay Area mini-chain down to 2 restaurants after back-to-back closures

yesterday 2

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Timothy Karoff

Warriors' Draymond Green at center of firestorm over wife's pregnancy

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Timothy Karoff

Calif.'s leading GOP candidate for governor loses in sanctuary city fight

yesterday 20

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Timothy Karoff

CEO arrested at SFO before boarding international flight

yesterday 10

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Olivia Hebert

Warriors' Draymond Green at the center of weird misinformation drama

yesterday 10

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Drew Magary

San Francisco albino alligator Claude's cause of death revealed

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Drew Magary

'Errant' earthquake alert wakes up Bay Area with warning of 5.9 quake

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Drew Magary

Netflix quietly does away with easiest way to watch TV in a hotel room

yesterday 7

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Drew Magary

F—k AI

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Drew Magary

Once again, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo visit small Bay Area city

yesterday 20

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Timothy Karoff

'It's a milestone': Bay Area bridge will be first in Calif. to make major change

'It's a milestone': Bay Area bridge will be first in Calif. to make major change

FILE: A view of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in San Rafael, Calif., on April 28, 2021.  Major changes are on the horizon for the Bay Area’s...

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Amanda Bartlett

The last great restaurant deal in Las Vegas is this $9.99 sit-down meal

The last great restaurant deal in Las Vegas is this $9.99 sit-down meal

LAS VEGAS — I got a little lost on my way to finding Las Vegas’ off-menu $9.99 steak dinner. It was the week Formula 1 was in town, and the streets...

previous day 20

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Katie Dowd

Bay Area city emerges as the nation's most expensive for renters

Bay Area city emerges as the nation's most expensive for renters

A “For Rent” sign in San Francisco on April 9, 2021. After a year of steady rent growth, San Francisco officially surpassed Irvine this month and...

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Katie Dowd

Manager at Tahoe ski resort dies suddenly, leaves behind newborn and 4-year-old

Manager at Tahoe ski resort dies suddenly, leaves behind newborn and 4-year-old

FILE: A view of Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, Calif., with view toward the top of the slope and the Gunbarrel Express and and Aerial...

previous day 6

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Katie Dowd

'Not for the weak of heart': Harsh new realities for Calif. Christmas tree farms

'Not for the weak of heart': Harsh new realities for Calif. Christmas tree farms

In 2020, around 80% of the Christmas trees at Crest Ranch Tree Farm burned in the CZU Complex Fire, a devastating California wildfire that ripped...

previous day 2

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Katie Dowd

LA Clippers cut former star in shocking late-night move

LA Clippers cut former star in shocking late-night move

Chris Paul's return stint with the Los Angeles Clippers has come to an abrupt and stunning end, the franchise parting ways with one of its greatest...

previous day 4

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Katie Dowd

Disneyland releases a ticket deal at more than 50% off

Disneyland releases a ticket deal at more than 50% off

A view of the Walt Disney “Partners” statue at Disneyland during the theme park’s 70th anniversary in Anaheim, Calif., on May 17, 2025. ...

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Karen Palmer

For the second year in a row, Bay Area city is named best food city in the US

For the second year in a row, Bay Area city is named best food city in the US

FILE: Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif.  The San Francisco food scene is great, but if you want an exceptional meal, you’ll need to make the...

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Karen Palmer

California's 400-mile blanket of 'radiation' fog spills into Bay Area

California's 400-mile blanket of 'radiation' fog spills into Bay Area

FILE: Fog hangs over the San Francisco skyline on July 30, 2025. A 400-mile stretch of dense Tule fog has blanketed California’s Central Valley...

tuesday 20

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Karen Palmer

The dizzying SF Giants rumor mill makes no sense right now

The dizzying SF Giants rumor mill makes no sense right now

Buster Posey, Tony Vitello and Zack Minasian of the San Francisco Giants speak during a press conference to introduce Vitello as the new manager at...

tuesday 5

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Alex Simon

A fried-chicken giant sets its sights on an iconic Calif. theme park

A fried-chicken giant sets its sights on an iconic Calif. theme park

Chicken finger specialist Raising Cane’s has been on an expansion tear in Southern California and elsewhere for the past couple of years. Not only...

tuesday 3

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Karen Palmer

Search for missing woman underway at waterfall area in national park

Search for missing woman underway at waterfall area in national park

A view of Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park. Olympic National Park officials are asking the public for help in finding a 26-year-old tourist...

tuesday 3

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Karen Palmer

Billionaire CEO rambles about god during hallucinogenic mushroom livestream

Billionaire CEO rambles about god during hallucinogenic mushroom livestream

FILE: Marc Benioff, CEO of the software company Salesforce, attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on...

01.12.2025 20

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Lester Black

Bay Area breaks 103-year-old temperature record as Calif. freezes

Bay Area breaks 103-year-old temperature record as Calif. freezes

FILE: Salesforce Tower is seen during cloudy weather at sunset in San Francisco on Sept. 9, 2023. What began as a murky stretch of gray across the...

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Karen Palmer

California has a huge solar power problem. A fix is coming.

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Stephen Council

They almost closed in 2022. Now, this cheap SF lunch spot is going strong.

They almost closed in 2022. Now, this cheap SF lunch spot is going strong.

“You hungry?” Lydia Lee asks me, beaming in her bright pink Hello Kitty apron. “You look skinny.” She stands in front of a steaming vat of...

01.12.2025 10

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Madeline Wells

Calif. family was about to cut cake when gunfire erupted at toddler's birthday party

Calif. family was about to cut cake when gunfire erupted at toddler's birthday party

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler's birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet...

01.12.2025 5

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Madeline Wells

Teen arrested in 'outlandish' triple shooting at Bay Area mall

01.12.2025 10

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Lester Black

California police warn locals of strange scam

California police warn locals of strange scam

A large inflatable Santa Claus adorns a front yard near Healdsburg, Calif., on Dec. 25, 2013. A simple yet far-reaching scam has found its way into...

01.12.2025 5

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Lester Black

NYT piece on SF tech mogul provokes wave of anger from Bay Area allies

NYT piece on SF tech mogul provokes wave of anger from Bay Area allies

David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar, speaks to press outside of the White House on March 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C....

01.12.2025 3

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Karen Palmer

Denny's abruptly closes Bay Area mall outpost after company's $620M sale

Denny's abruptly closes Bay Area mall outpost after company's $620M sale

File: Denny's has permanently closed its location at 1000 W. Steele Lane at Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa.  A Denny’s restaurant at a Bay Area...

01.12.2025 7

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Madeline Wells

49ers clown Browns' Shedeur Sanders on Instagram after win

49ers clown Browns' Shedeur Sanders on Instagram after win

Demarcus Robinson of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to the NFL game against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on Nov. 30, 2025,...

01.12.2025 2

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Madeline Wells

'A huge, huge bummer': California EV drivers lose major perk of purchase

'A huge, huge bummer': California EV drivers lose major perk of purchase

In an aerial view, traffic backs up on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Sept. 30, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. The time has come for electric...

01.12.2025 5

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Lester Black

Bay Area police warn locals of strange scam

01.12.2025 2

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Karen Palmer

Calif. izakaya lands title as America's Best New Restaurant

Calif. izakaya lands title as America's Best New Restaurant

In Esquire’s just-released list of the best new restaurants of 2025, nine selections were from California, making it the top state represented on...

01.12.2025 30

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Madeline Wells

Salmon seen in upper Bay Area creek for the first time in decades

Salmon seen in upper Bay Area creek for the first time in decades

Alameda Creek running through Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve in California. Chinook salmon are once again populating an upper part of the...

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Julie Tremaine

'Heartbreaking': SF tradition comes to an unexpected halt after 80 years

'Heartbreaking': SF tradition comes to an unexpected halt after 80 years

FILE - Union Square and Macy's on May 13, 2025.  The holiday season in San Francisco is usually marked by three rites of passage at the Macy’s in...

30.11.2025 10

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Amanda Bartlett

3 children among dead in mass shooting at Stockton banquet hall

3 children among dead in mass shooting at Stockton banquet hall

Investigators examine the scene of a mass shooting Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Stockton, Calif. Four people are dead and 10 more injured after a mass...

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Julie Tremaine

'Enduring symbol of San Francisco history' sells for first time in 145 years

'Enduring symbol of San Francisco history' sells for first time in 145 years

The Odd Fellows temple on Market Street is seen on Nov. 26, 2025. A six-story San Francisco landmark — the home of the only neon sign left...

30.11.2025 10

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Julie Tremaine

Fox posts mind-bogglingly weird 49ers graphic after win over Browns

Fox posts mind-bogglingly weird 49ers graphic after win over Browns

Shedeur Sanders of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Clelin Ferrell of the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field...

30.11.2025 2

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Julie Tremaine

The under-the-radar town on the Central Coast where all the chefs eat

The under-the-radar town on the Central Coast where all the chefs eat

A view of Santa Ynez, Calif., on April 6, 2024. For visitors from Los Angeles and the Bay Area, the Santa Ynez Valley is by no means an overlooked...

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Julie Tremaine