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One man built this California observatory, then asked to be buried beneath its biggest lens

Twenty miles east of San Jose, a road winds up Mount Hamilton to a cluster of white domes that have watched the sky since 1888. Lick Observatory sits at 4,209 feet, high enough to leave the valley haze behind and clear enough to spot stars that city lights drown out below.

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Los Angeles Times

Inside the world of San Francisco 'peptide parties' — including one aboard a World War II ship

As HHS loosens peptide restrictions, advocates and entrepreneurs embrace unproven compounds despite researchers' warnings

San Francisco, CA · 2d

The Voice of San Francisco

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The Network: A four-part series about the people, the money, and the businesses behind the Sheng Thao federal corruption trial

“I believe he did come, yeah.” — Mario Juarez when confronted on the witness stand about Attorney General Rob Bonta visiting the Evolutionary Homes showroom, Nov. 9, 2026 On July 4, 2024, The Voice of San Francisco published an article titled “The Bonta money trail,” which detailed the decade-long, financially advantageous relationship between Attorney General […] The post The Network: A four-part series about the people, the money, and the businesses behind the Sheng Thao federal corruption trial appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco .

California · 1d

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The Bay Area’s Era of Voter Vitriol Is Over: ‘The Sun Is Shining Down’

Maybe it was the lingering cleanse of the blue wave that had washed over the nation on election night. Or the warm sun that greeted bleary-eyed Bay Area politicos as they gathered along the Embarcadero the following morning. Either way, a parade celebrating the Golden State Valkyries’ historic WNBA championship...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

SFist

SF Basement, Buried After 1906 Earthquake, Unearthed at Construction Site on Van Ness

An excavation on Van Ness Avenue in SF led workers to the top of an old staircase, which they followed underground to discover a fully intact basement that had been sealed off since the 1906 earthquake. Alex Coburn, a staff archaeologist at engineering and environmental services firm Kleinfelder, was working...

San Francisco, CA · 10h

San Francisco Chronicle

The best Bay Area punk stories were hiding in the archives. This new book uncovers them

New coffee-table book, “We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond,” spotlights Bay Area punk history with artifacts from Cornell’s archive.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 10h

SFist

Day Around the Bay: Nvidia Employees Urge Board to Reinstate Jensen Huang

San Jose officials have proposed a temporary halt on new data center approvals until a December 8 vote by the City Council to adopt stricter development standards and community benefit requirements, as the city reviews 11 pending data center applications. [KPIX]. That huge storm is expected to bring heavy rain,...

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A dip in temperatures, a powerful storm, and strong winds land in Northern California

Wet weather will mark the weekend and the coming week as a cold front passes through the region, along with temperatures that are decidedly more autumnal. Meteorologists on Friday noted at times heavy downpours and wind gusts of up to 55 to 65 mph in some higher elevations and said the storm resulted in downed trees, isolated power outages and minor flooding.

Northern California, CA · 16h

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 · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Oakland charter school could face closure after leaders mistakenly cut high school without approval

An Oakland charter school skirted state law when its leaders quietly voted to eliminate the high school without seeking the required authorization. It now faces a critical vote by the school board.

Oakland, CA · 2d

California Golden Bears On SI

Cal Football Game Preview: Slumping Bears Vs. Slumping Virginia

Both teams are riding three-game losing streaks coming into Cal's Saturday game at Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · 17h

KTVU FOX 2

Light rain in San Francisco

As of 10:30 a.m., it was lightly raining in San Francisco. There were a lot of close calls on the freeway with slick roads and dark clouds are hovering above.

San Francisco, CA · 16h

San Francisco Chronicle

The historic El Niño is bringing huge waves — and could reshape California beaches

Higher tides and bigger waves along the California coast are a hallmark of El Niño. If the two align this winter, it “could cost the state billions,” according to one expert.

California · 22h

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Transamerica Pyramid Could Become SF Landmark, Benches and All

San Francisco is moving toward granting the Transamerica Pyramid historic landmark status, a designation that would protect the downtown icon down to its plaza benches and could also hand its owner a break on property taxes. The $691 million tower at 600 Montgomery Street has long defined the city's skyline, and now it's in line for formal preservation protection.

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Three-star RB AJ Sanders III de-commits from Cal’s 2027 class

By Jake Curtis, California Golden Bears on SI: Three-star running back AJ Sanders III, who had committed to Cal for the class of 2027 in April, has de-committed from Cal, according to Rivals. Sanders becomes the sixth player from the class of 2027 that has de-committed from Cal, joining four...

Berkeley, CA · 2d

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This Popular California Coffee Shop Known For Its Long Lines And Cloud Matcha Drinks Just Opened A Second Location

Two stone mills grind tea leaves into fresh matcha right by the front door. That’s the first thing waiting for you at this new downtown coffee shop. The drinks come topped with fluffy clouds of foam. Some mix matcha with coconut, citrus, or strawberry. One even pairs espresso with orange juice.

California · 9h

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This California Zoo Is Bringing Back Its Magical Holiday Light Show For The First Time Since 2018

Life-sized animatronic dinosaurs are getting the holiday glow treatment this winter. They’ll share the night with a tree full of glowing lemurs and a shining Golden Gate Bridge. That’s the kind of lineup that makes me grin. Over one million lights are spread across 14 themed zones, and the...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Cliff House Name Finally Returns Home, but SF Landmark Still Sits Empty

The name Cliff House is finally back where longtime San Franciscans feel it belongs. Dan and Mary Hountalas, who ran the cliffside institution for decades, donated the restaurant’s name and all its associated trademarks to a local nonprofit just days before November 10, 2025 — but the landmark building itself at 1090 Point Lobos Ave. remains empty, with no confirmed date for anyone to walk back through its doors.

San Francisco Chronicle

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Berkeley Rep’s ‘Covenant’ is the lightning bolt Bay Area theater needed

York Walker’s lean, suspenseful and relentlessly entertaining Southern Gothic riffs on the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson, theater critic Lily Janiak writes.

Berkeley, CA · 1d

San Francisco Examiner

UC Law SF is barreling ahead with a $288 million redo of a historic tower

UC Law San Francisco’s $288 million renovation of a nearly 100-year-old tower at the edge of the Civic Center and Tenderloin neighborhoods crossed a major milestone in recent days with the completion of major structural work on the building’s gutted core. “We got the building topped off before the rains come,” said a clearly pleased David Seward, UC Law’s chief financial officer. Seward is helping lead the transformation of the 28-story tower — once the West Coast’s tallest hotel skyscraper — into a modern hub of student housing, classrooms, athletics and more. Construction crews had removed the entire top floor, which left the hollowed core exposed to allow for construction work. Now, the hole has been covered, and the crane that has loomed over the site can come down. Upon completion — which is projected for next winter — the reincarnated art deco and Gothic revival structure at 100 McAllister St. will be a crown jewel in UC Law’s expanding “Academic Village,” which includes several buildings on two blocks in which the school will have invested about $750 million since 2016, Seward said. The tower at the northwest corner of McAllister and Leavenworth streets, which UC Law acquired for student