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Popular Bay Area restaurant shutters all locations amid child labor violations

Popular Bay Area restaurant shutters all locations amid child labor violations

C Casa has permanently closed after 15 years at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market.  C Casa, a longtime eatery inside Napa’s Oxbow Public Market, has...

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2 suspects arrested in $1K meat heist at Bay Area Safeway

2 suspects arrested in $1K meat heist at Bay Area Safeway

More than $1,200 worth of stolen meat from a Cupertino Safeway.  Two people were arrested after they allegedly shoplifted more than $1,200 worth...

07.01.2025 10

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Beloved Bay Area taco business set to close

Beloved Bay Area taco business set to close

Al pastor tacos and a torta from Al Pastor Papi. A beloved San Francisco taco operation announced its impending closure on Instagram this past...

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'Nasty cocktail' of weather to hit California, with winds up to 100 mph

'Nasty cocktail' of weather to hit California, with winds up to 100 mph

FILE: Downtown Los Angeles. A “life-threatening, destructive” wind event is entering the California forecast, posing an extreme fire risk for...

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49ers CB prepared to leave California behind after daughter's death

49ers CB prepared to leave California behind after daughter's death

Charvarius Ward of the San Francisco 49ers looks on from the field during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium on...

07.01.2025 7

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SF tech CEO offers perfectly glib description of Elon Musk

SF tech CEO offers perfectly glib description of Elon Musk

FILE: Long before the release of ChatGPT, Elon Musk and then-Y Combinator President Sam Altman spoke during the Vanity Fair New Establishment...

07.01.2025 10

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Meta is already bungling its out-of-touch crusade to regain relevance

Meta is already bungling its out-of-touch crusade to regain relevance

Visitors take photos in front of the Meta sign at its headquarters in Menlo Park, on December 29, 2022.  Meta’s crusade to bloat Facebook and...

07.01.2025 6

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SFGATE is betting on national parks in 2025

SFGATE is betting on national parks in 2025

We love national parks. It’s why we hired award-winning journalist Ashley Harrell four years ago to exclusively cover all of California’s. During...

06.01.2025 10

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What to expect for Bay Area housing market in 2025

What to expect for Bay Area housing market in 2025

The Bay Area housing market is poised for another year of shifting dynamics in 2025, with inventory levels, mortgage rates and regional trends...

06.01.2025 5

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Billionaires or families? A fight for beloved Tahoe ski resort comes to a head

Billionaires or families? A fight for beloved Tahoe ski resort comes to a head

Every winter of her life, Kathleen Annice has skied at Homewood, a low-key ski area on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore. Her family lived walking distance...

06.01.2025 9

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Tahoe ski slope shortcut ends in DUI arrest and snowcat rescue

21.12.2024 10

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String of storms to bring much-needed snow to Tahoe

Motorists negotiate the snow along I-80 during a storm on Nov. 20, 2024, in Truckee, Calif. A quick-moving snowstorm is expected to sweep across...

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A famous Calif. trail is off-limits unless you're bungee jumping

One of Southern California’s most popular recreation areas is off-limits to the public until at least the end of next year — unless you’re...

05.12.2024 2

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There’s only one way now into this once overtouristed Hawaii destination

Up until two years ago, the only road leading down into the Island of Hawaii’s famed Waipio Valley saw an innumerable number of cars navigate...

05.12.2024 3

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Plea for new leads in perplexing killing of 14-year-old Bay Area girl

Kellie Jean Poppleton, 14, was found dead in Sunol in Dec. 1983. Investigators are seeking new leads in the perplexing case of a 14-year-old Bay...

05.12.2024 3

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An SF entrepreneur wants to disrupt Tahoe with a 'flying ferry'

A San Francisco entrepreneur believes he has the answer to Lake Tahoe’s traffic headaches: a flying electric ferry.  The ferry is a Swedish...

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Sprawling, secretive Lake Tahoe estate listed for mind-blowing $188M

In Tahoe, there are lakefront mansions, and then there is Shakespeare Ranch. The historic 130-acre property in Glenbrook, on Tahoe’s east shore, is...

29.10.2024 2

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This ambitious project hopes to save struggling California mountain towns

In every direction to the horizon, I could see nothing but mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes. It was a sunny but cool September morning in the...

28.10.2024 2

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The 'Baby Reindeer' case against Netflix could hinge on one line

Richard Gadd at the photo call for “Baby Reindeer” held at the DGA Theater Complex on May 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES —...

15.10.2024 2

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Mystery Bay Area buyers scoop up Lake Tahoe's most expensive home sale

A $62 million lakefront estate in Incline Village is the most expensive house ever sold in Lake Tahoe. A lakefront estate built by casino mogul...

15.10.2024 8

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Congress approved $300M for Lake Tahoe. Here's where it all goes.

File: An aerial view of Lake Tahoe, Calif. In South Lake Tahoe, cars stream down Highway 50. The casinos loom over the state line. But midway...

06.10.2024 3

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2 climbers were stranded on Calif. mountain for 18 hours in harrowing rescue

In September, two climbers were stranded on Mount Whitney for 18 hours before being rescued. Two climbers attempting to climb the East Buttress on...

02.10.2024 2

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The Forest Service looks to open 112 miles of trails in Tahoe to e-bikes

Pedaling down the bike path that meanders alongside the Truckee River, heading into the Lake Tahoe Basin, I became a believer. With every stroke of...

02.10.2024 3

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Tragic death of a bear shakes small Calif. mountain town to its core

Light was fading on the evening of Aug. 21 at Coldwater Campground in the Lakes Basin near Mammoth, as embers burned in a metal fire pit and a...

01.10.2024 20

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Search continues for missing man after canoe flipped on Donner Lake

A search is underway for a man who went missing after a canoe flipped over in Donner Lake on Wednesday.  A canoe carrying two men flipped over in...

27.09.2024 3

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Study shows this Calif. lake is oldest in North America, 3rd in the world.

Lake Tahoe is the oldest lake in North America, research shows.  Lake Tahoe is the oldest lake in North America and the third oldest in the world,...

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Telecom giant to remove 8 miles of lead cables in Lake Tahoe

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, Calif.  Lake Tahoe is one of the most protected bodies of water in the country — and yet, for decades, 8 miles of...

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Tech founder sells Lake Tahoe home for $47.5 million

The beach and docks at Incline Village on March 9, 2013. The home sold for $47.5 million is on Lakeshore Boulevard in Incline Village.  A tech CEO...

18.09.2024 2

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'Eye-opener': Schism between Tahoe residents, officials over wildfire evacuation

Traffic backs up on Highway 50 as people evacuate ahead of the Caldor Fire on Aug. 30, 2021, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. As fire crews battled...

18.09.2024 3

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Popular trailheads, recreation sites near Tahoe closed after Davis Fire

Firefighters working to put out the Davis Fire, Sept. 11, 2024. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has issued an emergency area closure on forest...

12.09.2024 2

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'Extremely dangerous' fire conditions threaten hundreds of Reno homes

Davis Fire in Reno, Nevada, Sept. 8, 2024. Wednesday may be catastrophic for the Davis Fire in Reno, fire officials warned. Wind gusts up to 70 mph...

11.09.2024 3

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Davis Fire burns toward 2 Tahoe ski resorts as winds accelerate

Davis Fire Sept. 10, 2024. The Davis Fire has grown to 5,596 acres, as of Tuesday, and maps show its most active front is burning toward two Tahoe...

11.09.2024 2

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Tahoe development that faces huge opposition moves forward in hopes for approval

FILE: An aerial view of Palisades Tahoe ski resort. Two and a half hours into a seven-hour, emotionally charged hearing about a proposed...

10.09.2024 2

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How a landlocked city became a destination for all-you-can-eat sushi

On any given day, one of the busiest places in Reno is a strip mall near the airport. Most people are here to shop at Costco, which looms over the...

05.09.2024 2

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