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Flood Park welcomes kids to new accessible playground

Flood Park’s long-awaited renovated playground is now open as part of the latest phase in San Mateo County’s investment in the almost 90-year-old park. The playground is designed to accommodate children with a range of physical, sensory and developmental disabilities and includes two climbing towers, zip lines, slides, spinners and swings.

San Mateo County, CA · 2d
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KRON4

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Latest Bay Area city considering data center ban amid backlash

(KRON) — Fairfield city officials could vote to hit pause on data center development Tuesday after calling a special meeting. “Over the past few months, the public has provided comments to the council raising concerns about the impact of data centers on health, safety, and welfare of the community,” Fairfield City Manager David Gassaway said.

Fairfield, CA · 2d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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Only 5 Bay Area artists made the massive Coachella 2027 lineup

The Coachella 2027 poster is huge, but the Bay Area contingent is surprisingly small.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

Mountain View Voice

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Mountain View plans to remove traffic lights at downtown intersection

Mountain View is developing plans to remove the traffic lights at a major downtown intersection in favor of a roundabout that includes upgraded bike lanes and crosswalks. On Monday evening, the Council Transportation Committee unanimously backed a proposal to redesign the Castro and California street intersection, which is part of a larger project to make permanent the closure of three blocks of Castro Street to cars. Earlier this year, the City Council approved concept designs to add 21-foot-wide central crosswalks to the Villa and Dana street intersections.

Mountain View, CA · 2d
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Popular Japanese specialty grocer to open new downtown store in this East Bay city

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - A highly anticipated, locally-owned Japanese grocery store is set to open another Bay Area location this month. Osaka Marketplace will open a roughly 42,000-square-foot store at 155 Crescent Plaza in the shopping and dining district of Downtown Pleasant Hill. The market features a "curated selection of...

Pleasant Hill, CA · 2d

Daily Mail

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Outraged millionaire mom sues son's elementary school after he got a bad report card

Weiwei Luo has filed a civil lawsuit against her son's school district, claiming his third grade teacher had been unfair in her comments about him

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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The bakery behind some of the Bay Area’s most beautiful pastries is headed to a new city

A nationally recognized Oakland bakery from two fine-dining chefs is expanding to an upscale Tri-Valley mall.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 8h

Palo Alto Online

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After 27 years in Mountain View, Vaso Azzurro prepares to close

On its surface, Vaso Azzurro seems like your typical old-school Italian restaurant, with crisp white tablecloths and a menu of classic Italian American dishes. But sit for a bit and you’ll quickly realize just how unique the place is. Waitstaff randomly burst into operatic song, serenading tables and eliciting...

Mountain View, CA · 2d

KTVU FOX 2

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Bridge tolls increasing on January 1st

Bay Area bridge tolls will increase in the new year. John Goodwin from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission joins Sal to discuss where that money will be spent, and the work to remove the toll plaza at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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Redwood City students take home honors in eco poster contest

Three Redwood City students won ReThinkWaste’s 12th annual poster design contest in mid-October. This year’s theme was “Mending Magic,” encouraging youth to draw ways one can fix worn, torn or broken items. First-place posters from the elementary and middle school individual categories will be featured on the side of Recology collection trucks later this year.

Redwood City, CA · 2d

Montana Sports

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Missoula Loyola's Spencer Laird makes it official, signs with Stanford women's basketball

Missoula product and Loyola senior Spencer Laird put pen to paper on Wednesday and made her commitment to Stanford women's basketball official.

Missoula, MT · 1d

SFGate

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Historic Squire House in Palo Alto listed for the first time since 1999, asking $20M

The 1904 mansion has ties to a U.S. president.

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

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Marin & Bay Area Family Events This Weekend: November 13–15

Here are our picks for the best family-friendly events and activities for kids this weekend in Marin County and the Bay Area, from Zoo Lights to the new San Francisco on Ice at Fisherman’s Wharf. Looking for more fun? Find events happening all week long in our Marin & Bay Area family events calendar.

Marin County, CA · 1d

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Stanford football loses three-star offensive line commit to Michigan

By Dylan Grausz, RoundtableSports: Stanford football lost an important recruit on Wednesday. Braden Chaffin, a three-star offensive tackle from Sterling Heights, Michigan, flipped his commitment from Stanford to Michigan on Wednesday, causing the Cardinal to lose a potential building piece for the future. Chaffin had been committed to the Cardinal since June 1.

Stanford, CA · 1d

Silicon Valley

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They’ll be waiting in line for the year’s last drop of coveted NeeDoh toys

The chance to buy a wildly popular toy will have people waiting in line for hours on Sunday morning. Cheeky Monkey Toys, with stores in Menlo Park and Los Altos, is having its last NeeDoh drop of the year on Nov. 15, and it anticipates a quick sellout of the squishy “fidget toys.”

Los Altos, CA · 22h

San Francisco Chronicle

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Bay Area storm: Latest updates on beach closures and SFO impacts

Santa Cruz will close all public beaches and the Santa Cruz Wharf as huge, dangerous waves arrive. SFO has a partial groundstop, and San Francisco's zoo is closed.

San Francisco, CA · 3h

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Waymo expands service in South Bay

Waymo’s driverless cars are serving more South Bay destinations, including the Berryessa Transit Center in East San Jose, giving commuters another option for getting to and from public transportation — though some residents remain wary of the autonomous vehicles. San Jose Spotlight reports the expansion on Nov. 3...

San Jose, CA · 2d

Mountain View Voice

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Meet the public art at Redwood City’s Elco Yards development

From playful sculptures to vivid murals to numerous nods to local history, Redwood City’s Elco Yards’ public art program was curated with an aim to add colorful, meaningful touches to the mixed-use development. Heather Marx is the art advisor for the public art program at Elco Yards, a...

Redwood City, CA · 20h

Parade

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Panda Express Just Turned Its Famous Rangoons Into a Triple-Chocolate Dessert With Ghirardelli—but There’s a Catch

The chain's first-ever dessert rangoon is filled with Ghirardelli chocolate, but not everyone will be able to try it.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

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High schoolers march to downtown Redwood City calling for ICE to leave Bay Area

Over 200 high school students walked out of school on Tuesday morning in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Bay Area. Draped in Mexican flags, student organizers from the Sequoia Union High School District and Midpeninsula School in Menlo Park chanted into a megaphone, “La gente unida jamás será vencida,” their voices echoing among their peers in the streets of downtown Redwood City.

Redwood City, CA · 2d