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Lawyers are seeing a ‘stunning’ rise in prenups this year — and more postnups too

Lawyer Monica Mazzei recently had a conversation that epitomized a trend taking the Bay Area by storm. She took a call with a potential client who worked for one of the major AI labs. His girlfriend worked for another, and they wanted to talk premarital agreements ahead of an engagement.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

SFist

Bay Area’s Early Flu Season Could Bring Multiple Waves of Illness This Winter

The flu season is off to an unusually early and aggressive start in the Bay Area, with positive tests already exceeding last winter’s peak and hospitals seeing patient volumes typically associated with January and February. Flu test positivity in San Francisco began climbing in September, roughly two months ahead...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 23h

SFGate

Marin Co.: Stakeholders Begin Designing A Regional Affordable Housing Ballot Measure For 2028

Representatives from 34 nonprofit organizations and housing agencies in nine Bay Area counties are working on a 2028 ballot measure that could generate billions to finance affordable housing projects. The regional stakeholders met Monday for a brainstorming session at the College of Marin in Novato. They discussed voter sentiment and...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

theperennial.org

Upper Campus Prepares for Historic Renovation

Pinewood will commence its $61.5 million Upper Campus renovation next summer. The renovation will consist of three phases, the last of which will end before the campus reopens for the 2029-30 school year. Throughout the course of the renovation, students will stay on campus. The creation of larger classrooms and...

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Who makes the best croissant in the East Bay? We blind-tasted 12 to find out

The Chronicle’s Food & Wine team blind-tasted 12 croissants from bakeries in the East Bay. Here’s who won the contest.

San Francisco, CA · 8h

KRON4 News

Dry Thursday ahead of active, wet Friday

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Bay Area will likely remain dry through the day Thursday before we get to rainfall overnight tonight into Friday. Much of the day tomorrow will remain active, with times of heavy rainfall through the morning commute well into the afternoon. Round two of rain will arrive on Sunday with times […]

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TripJaunt

Vallarta Supermarkets Brings Its First Bay Area Store to San Jose

Vallarta Supermarkets, a grocery chain that began in Southern California, will open its first Bay Area store in San Jose, with a 64,000-square-foot location set to welcome shoppers on Nov. 18 ([1]). The opening carries weight beyond one new address. It marks the chain’s move into Northern California, and it brings a long-running Mexican-American market

San Jose, CA · 22h

sfstandard.com

Meet the renting rich: Bay Area millionaire renters have quadrupled since 2020

The number of Bay Area tenants who earn $1 million or more a year has nearly quadrupled since the pandemic as young residents get rich faster than ever before in a housing market where demand far outstrips supply. Call it the rise of the renting rich. The number of millionaire...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 6h

hoodline.com

One Last Warm Day Before Monster Waves, Soaking Storms Slam San Francisco Coast

Thursday morning lows in coastal and Bayshore regions are in the lower to middle 50s before temperatures warm to around 70, but the easygoing weather will not last. Rain, gusty winds and dangerous surf move in Friday, setting up a rough weekend along the coast. The Bay Area is getting one more comfortable outdoor window before the forecast turns decidedly wetter.

San Francisco, CA · 19h

scotscoop.com

From diplomacy to teaching: A former mayor’s journey to the classroom

From imagining himself negotiating nuclear arms agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union to teaching high school government and economics, David Braunstein has taken an unconventional path. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in international relations, Braunstein studied Russian language, history, politics, and literature to prepare for...

Belmont, CA · 1d

KQED

Survivor: Bay Area. BART Gets a Sales Tax, but Still Forecasts a Budget Deficit

At the first BART Board of Directors meeting since voters approved a regional sales tax to prevent service cuts at major Bay Area transit agencies, Director Mark Foley wore a hat and sweatshirt emblazoned with the logo for Survivor. “The Bay Area has spoken, and we survived,” Foley said Thursday,...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 5h

San Francisco Chronicle

Robin Williams, Metallica, Nancy Pelosi named to California Hall of Fame

The 20th class also includes Barry Bonds, Dominique Crenn, Shepard Fairey, Maxine Hong Kingston and Susie Tompkins Buell.

California · 21h

rtands.com

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BART Plans Weekend Track Closure for Train Control Installation

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) crews will install equipment for a new CBTC (communications-based train control) system during a Nov. 14-15 track closure between 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations. Train service will be suspended between the stations for the weekend to give crews access to the trackway, BART...

Daly City, CA · 1d

Country Herald

California Weather Alert: 21 MPH Winds, Coastal Flooding Nov 12-16

Coastal flooding and dangerous surf threaten Bay Area shorelines as Friday brings widespread rain and gusty winds.

San Francisco Chronicle

A customer loved this Bay Area babka. So he took over the bakery

Babka specialist Braid Bakery has a new owner, a fresh outpost in Berkeley and plans to expand.

KTVU FOX 2

First responders urge caution along the coast as high surf warning looms

First responders and experienced ocean swimmers are warning Bay Area residents to stay away from the water as potentially deadly surf conditions approach the coast. The National Weather Service issued a Beach Hazards Statement through Friday at 6 p.m., followed by a High Surf Warning for the weekend as waves are forecast to grow from 15 to 20 feet up to 30 feet.

San Francisco Chronicle

Stanford has a class inspired by BTS’ RM. Yes, it’s about ‘Namjooning’

Stanford University has introduced a freshman seminar class inspired by K-pop group BTS’ leader RM, whose real name is Kim Namjoon, and his approach to mental well-being.

Stanford, CA · 2d

canarymedia.com

Bay Area finalizes rules to boost heat-pump water heater adoption

The first-in-the-nation air regulation will limit the sale of residential gas water heaters in the region. It goes into effect in 2028, with some major exceptions. San Francisco Bay Area regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that limits pollution from residential water heaters. In 2023, the Bay Area Air District...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

lookout.co