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Series of brutal California dog maulings leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

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Michael Vick reporting dispute between ESPN's Schefter, Sac Bee reporter

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9 hikers, most without proper gear, need rescue by Las Vegas police

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6-year-old killed by driver after running across Bay Area freeway, CHP says

17.12.2024 10

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Trump touts $100B commitment from infamous investor in Bay Area tech

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The online aftermath of 49ers player quitting mid-game has not been pretty

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Newest Bay Area hike is like Muir Woods — but without all the tourists

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'Living nightmare': Popular East Bay bar to close, citing list of complaints

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Bay Area grocery stores limit egg purchases amid shortage

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New salary report shows huge gaps between Bay Area, Austin, LA

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Bay Area man went on bizarre burglary, kidnapping spree, police say

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3 patients hospitalized in Calif. die of 'severe' tickborne illness, CDC says

FILE: A close-up view of a male brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) on a leaf. Three people hospitalized in California died from Rocky Mountain...

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Marin CHP says man drove his Ferrari into bay while drunk

California Highway Patrol vehicle in Oakland, Calif. The agency said a man allegedly under the influence of alcohol drove his Ferrari into Richardson...

03.12.2024 5

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Officials believe 72-year-old went overboard before cruise ship docked in SF

Cruise ship Crown Princess is starting an Alaskan seven day voyage by leaving Elliott Bay in the Puget Sound in Seattle, WA.  A 72-year-old man...

03.12.2024 7

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California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem.

Solar panels sit in the sun at the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm on Feb. 9, 2015, in Desert Center, Calif. The photovoltaic solar farm was at opening one...

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Calif. Democrats are on the verge of flipping another GOP House district

Derek Tran campaigns in Buena Park on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, as he runs against Republican Michelle Steel in the 45th Congressional District....

19.11.2024 5

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'The station is now finished!': Bay Area media legend eviscerates KNBR

Gary Radnich celebrates his 20th anniversary as a sports anchor at KRON in San Francisco on March 11, 2005. Longtime KRON-TV sports director and...

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Long search for missing California man ends in discovery of shinbone

In July, 2024, a bone was found in a muddy bank on the South Fork of the Eel River, in Humboldt County, California. The seven-year search for missing...

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Gavin Newsom just bought a fancy new $9.1 million Bay Area home

California Gov. Gavin Newsom just bought a $9.1 million Bay Area home.  Gov. Gavin Newsom just bought a sleek six-bedroom mansion tucked away on a...

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Buzzy SF tech CEO Sam Altman joins Daniel Lurie's mayoral transition team

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California's ban on new motorhome sales could start in weeks

Motorhomes may fall under new regulations in California next year. California motorhome sales may grind to a halt if new emission rules concerning...

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Longtime KNBR host out after 28 years

FILE: KNBR sports talk-show radio host Tom Tolbert talks at his home in Alameda, Calif. After a 28-year run with the Sports Leader, afternoon host Tom...

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'The Penguin' is the most evil show on TV and I loved it

Colin Farrell in "The Penguin." I was had. I thought the Penguin, despite being a career criminal, was a good guy among bad guys. I watched the man...

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Calif.'s exhaustive search for missing Oregon boy, 5, ends in tragedy

Joshua McCoy, a 5-year-old boy with autism, vanished from his Stage Road home in Oregon last weekend. Joshua McCoy, a five-year-old boy with autism...

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Republicans win 218 House seats, giving Trump and GOP control of government

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on...

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San Francisco street party ends 25-year run, citing ballooning costs

Massive crowds show up for San Francisco's annual How Weird Street Faire as seen facing North on 2nd Street from the Electroluxx stage on Saturday,...

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Bay Area tech company, down from $12B to $159M in value, lays off hundreds

Chegg's headquarters at 3990 Freedom Circle in Santa Clara, California. The education tech company announced plans for a 441-worker layoff on June 17,...

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SF tech CEO to reporter: Smart tech people 'are being very stupid' about Trump

Parker Conrad, CEO of Rippling, at the tech company’s headquarters in San Francisco on March 29, 2023.  Donald Trump’s presumptive victory in...

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Calif. propositions live updates: $790M bond approved for beleaguered SF schools

A voter enters the polling place at St. Francis of Assisi Church on election day in San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2024. 9:50 p.m. The first release of...

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2nd boat capsizes, at least 2 dead near Sonoma Coast

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office searches for missing boaters off the coast of Bodega Bay on Nov. 3, 2024. One person died Monday after a boat...

05.11.2024 8

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PG&E may shut off power to 17,000 NorCal households on Election Day

With vegetation drying out, this week's California winds could spread any fires rapidly. California is preparing for what may be the most severe round...

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Tesla headquarters spills gallons of lime-green liquid into Bay Area street

Lime-green liquid trickles through a storm drain by a Tesla office in Palo Alto, Calif., on Oct. 17, 2024. Gallons of lime-green chemical liquid...

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LA Times editor quits after ‘deplorable’ decision from owner

FILE: A view of the LA Times building in Los Angeles.  A top editor at the Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, resigned Wednesday...

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This laid-off SF tech worker found joy in the most unexpected way

Hannah Chea works as an oyster shucker for Oysters XO. When Hannah Chea graduated from UC Berkeley in December 2021, she did what was expected of...

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'Charmed' is TV's love letter to SF, but the show's house resides in LA

In an early episode of the late 1990s fantasy TV drama “Charmed,” grainy B-roll of the San Francisco skyline pauses over the city’s requisite...

24.10.2024 8

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Controversial hotel project divides coastal California town

It’s just before noon on a cloudless October weekday and Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone is in reset mode. Weekend crowds that come to the popular...

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Marin mansion smashes county's annual price record with $23.5M sale

A view of 9 Upper Ames Ave. in Ross, Calif. Marin County has its newest most expensive home sale of the year. The Real Deal reports that Thomas J....

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Bay Area cops are getting a Siri-type tool for fighting sideshows

Flock Safety's Raven microphone device, seen here with a solar panel above it, is expanding from gunshot to sideshow detection capabilities. It's...

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A tech company is now shoving ads into your San Francisco fortune cookies

A Waymo vehicle is shown on a busy street with a Muni train in the background in San Francisco, on Aug. 20, 2024.  Fortune cookies are well-known...

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After weeks of drama, SF tech CEO gives workers $30,000 to quit

Matt Mullenweg, one of the founders of the WordPress web software, sits at a conference in Dublin, Ireland, on Nov. 6, 2014. Drama has embroiled the...

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27-year-old Bay Area tech billionaire makes Time list of influential leaders

Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing about artificial intelligence on July 18, 2023, in...

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Amid upheaval, SF tech startup closes whopping $6.6 billion fundraise

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, speaks on Sept. 25, 2024, in Turin, Italy. His startup announced a whopping $6.6. billion fundraise one...

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Bay Area charger company abruptly shuts down, bewildering customers

A JuiceBox electric vehicle charger is shown in a parking lot in Massachusetts. The brand, which had home and commercial versions, is set to see its...

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San Francisco's Mission District is now under 24/7 musical surveillance

FILE: In San Francisco’s historically Latino Mission District, a recording device is capturing notes and lyrics and then putting together a list of...

02.10.2024 20

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'Uniform dismay': Workers loathe Amazon's new return-to-office mandate

FILE: An Amazon corporate office building is shown in Sunnyvale, Calif. Company leadership has overseen a contentious return-to-office process since...

30.09.2024 5

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Uber, Lyft pour $850,000 into 'misleading' campaign against funding SF's Muni

FILE: Passengers board a Muni bus on March 21, 2018, in San Francisco. Two of San Francisco's most prominent tech companies have amassed a...

27.09.2024 3

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Power outage forces huge delays on Caltrain's first all-electric weekday

New Caltrain electric trains are seen in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2024. The service, which runs between San Francisco and San Jose, saw major delays...

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SF ed-tech company worth $1.2B slashes staff, will rehire in 'lower cost' places

Udemy is headquartered at 600 Harrison St. in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. The education technology company is valued at around $1.2 billion, as...

21.09.2024 9

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Famed CEO threatens to burst into tears: The best and worst of Dreamforce 2024

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff walks under a logo during the Dreamforce conference on Sept. 17, 2024, in San Francisco. Some 45,000 workers in the tech...

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Cisco's huge layoff round slams Bay Area offices

A Cisco Systems office building in Krakow, Poland is shown on June 6, 2022.  The huge layoff round that Cisco Systems announced in August is slamming...

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