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San Francisco Chronicle

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Fast-growing Mexican grocery store to open its first Bay Area location in San Jose

A Mexican grocery chain known for its house-made foods, fresh tortillas and meat and seafood counters is about to open its first-ever Bay Area store in San Jose.

San Jose, CA · 1d

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 · 13h

ihsvoice.com

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Irvington’s Failing Sports Facilities Puts Athletes at Risk

Almost everyone knows someone who plays a sport at Irvington or plays one themselves. In fact, there are around 1,000 student athletes at Irvington using facilities like the pool, tennis courts, track, small gym, and big gym among others. Sports at Irvington run for approximately four months with two-hour-plus daily practices, games, scrimmages, tournaments, and playoffs that go beyond the regular season. Past sheer time commitment, playing a sport causes physical exhaustion and students run the risk of injury every time they play. All Irvington athletes are students first, and are subject to the demanding coursework that non-athletes face. Many athletes come home late and exhausted only to have hours of homework to complete. Despite this, hundreds of students decide to put their time toward sports, but how well are they really supported?

Fremont, CA · 1d
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Pleasanton Weekly

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PUSD board to consider emergency repairs at Amador Valley High

The Pleasanton school board will consider a resolution on Thursday that would allow the district to make emergency repairs after rainwater flooded the locker room and other areas of Amador Valley High School’s large gym building. If approved, the Pleasanton Unified School District will be able to bypass its...

Pleasanton, CA · 2d
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Pleasanton Weekly

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Pleasanton to replace 22,000 water meters at homes, businesses

Contractors with the city of Pleasanton will be replacing more than 22,000 water meters at homes and businesses starting this month as part of the city’s Water Meter Replacement Project. The project aims to improve aging infrastructure to ensure water customers are not paying more than they should be...

Pleasanton, CA · 1d

sfstandard.com

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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

ABC7 News Bay Area

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Defense hints at motion for mistrial in Sheng Thao corruption trial after witness outburst

Defense attorneys for former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao indicated they may seek a mistrial in her federal bribery and corruption trial after a courtroom outburst Tuesday from the government's key witness during cross-examination.

Oakland, CA · 2d

KQED

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New Details Emerge for Live Music at the Former New Parish in Oakland

R&B, funk and hip-hop shows will be part of a ‘high-end experience’ at the Oakland Theater Project’s new space. Ray Archie knows the room is special. He recalls nights spent at the New Parish as it teemed with the sounds of jazz, soul and funk groups. He talks about the Oakland nightclub’s predecessor, Sweet Jimmie’s, with a historian’s perspective.

Oakland, CA · 1d

KTVU FOX 2

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Popular Oakland nightclub to close; no reason given

OAKLAND, Calif. - A popular Oakland nightclub is closing abruptly at the end of the month. Crybaby, located on Telegraph Avenue across from the Fox Theater, announced Tuesday on social media that its doors will soon close. The post did not give a reason why. "Crybaby is closing its doors...

Oakland, CA · 2d

oaklandside.org

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Alleged co-conspirator in Oakland corruption case secretly lobbied for City Hall security contract

The Oakland corruption trial playing out right now in federal court has mostly focused on two companies: the city’s curbside recycling contractor, California Waste Solutions, and a homebuilding startup called Evolutionary Homes. The owners of both companies are alleged to have bribed former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in pursuit of city contracts.

Oakland, CA · 1d

kalw.org

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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

canarymedia.com

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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

SFist

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Oakland Roots to Play Home Games In Alameda as Club Seeks $15M to Stabilize Finances

The Oakland Roots are preparing to move their home games to Alameda for the 2027 season, with plans to turn their existing training facility into a temporary stadium while the club pursues a permanent stadium in Oakland. The Alameda Planning Board approved plans Monday evening to install temporary stadium stands,...

Oakland, CA · 1d

El Tímpano

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‘I’m very scared’: immigrant patients are skipping care weeks after ICE presence at Highland Hospital

“I was terrified,” said Maricela in Spanish, who days later canceled an appointment at the hospital related to a jaw surgery she underwent last year. “They’re so close to you. It’s one thing to be told they’re in some area [in the city], but quite another to almost run into them in the hospital.” Maricela, […] The post ‘I’m very scared’: immigrant patients are skipping care weeks after ICE presence at Highland Hospital appeared first on El Tímpano .

Oakland, CA · 22h

SFGate

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Regional: You Don't Have Mail: Massive Microsoft Outage Affects Local Governments

A massive global Microsoft outage affecting the U.S. is impacting local governments around the greater Bay Area on Thursday. According to Microsoft, affected servers are "overwhelmed" and engineers are working on solving the problem but do not have an estimated time of recovery. Article continues below this ad. The first...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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 · 2d

sfstandard.com

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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 · 11h

SFGate

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LinkedIn purges hundreds of fake jobs after investigation

Ghost jobs are so prevalent, they've become a bipartisan issue.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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 · 13h

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Oakland Woman Sounds Alarm Over Alleged Deed Theft, Probate Court Abuses, and the Loss of Black Generational Wealth

On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Oakland resident Zakiya Jendy, who is fighting to reclaim a home she says was wrongfully taken through Alameda County’s probate court system. The conversation exposed troubling allegations of judicial misconduct, excessive legal fees, and a system Jendy believes is stripping Black and Brown families of their generational wealth.

Oakland, CA · 2d