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Oakland's Diwali Bash Draws Crowds to Jack London Square for Free Food, Dancing

Families packed into Block15 near Jack London Square this weekend for Oakland's fourth annual Diwali festival, a free celebration of food, music and dance that organizers say has grown into one of the city's bigger cultural draws. By 6 p.m. a line had already formed at the door, with the event running until 10 p.m. Saturday night, according to NBC Bay Area.

Oakland, CA · 1d

Grandview Independent

What happened in Richmond: a carjacking arrest, an armed robbery and 12 stolen cars

A carjacking arrest, an armed robbery on Nevin Avenue, and a domestic violence case involving a firearm and nine charges highlighted Richmond police activity from November 2-8. Officers also logged 12 vehicle thefts, up from 10 the previous week, and made six DUI arrests. #rcm-wrap *{box-sizing:border-

Richmond, CA · 4h

San Francisco Chronicle

New S.F. cancer program targets ‘growing and under-recognized’ disease in women

A new program at Sutter Health’s CPMC in San Francisco is offering lung cancer scans alongside mammograms, aiming to reach women who may not qualify for standard screening.

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SFGate

SF architectural wonder Gallery House didn't even have time to hit the market

As local Pokemon Go players already knew, the property is a showstopper.

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Gunman Sprays Bullets Into Berkeley Corner Store, Walks Away Before Dawn

Gunfire struck Popeye's Tobacco & Grocery, a 24-hour shop on University Avenue, at around 4:20 a.m. Saturday while three employees were inside. No one was injured, and the masked shooter left before officers arrived. The store is at 1597 University Ave., according to The Berkeley Scanner, citing Berkeley police. Multiple...

Berkeley, CA · 1d

SFGate

Regional: Caltrans Announces Overnight Lane Closures For Petaluma River Bridge Project

Caltrans will implement overnight lane closures on State Route 37 at the Petaluma River Bridge near the Marin-Sonoma County line as part of an ongoing structural rehabilitation project, the agency announced Friday. The work, scheduled for the week of Nov. 9, will require lane reductions on Monday, Thursday and Friday....

Sonoma County, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

Macy's Drops Union Square Tree Funding After Decades, City Steps In With Real One

Union Square's towering Christmas tree has long carried the Macy's name on its price tag, but not this year. The department store will not pay for a tree in the plaza after more than three decades of underwriting the tradition, and San Francisco is stepping in to fund a real tree in its place.

San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Controversial Marina Safeway project wins S.F. approval after yearlong fight

The project would replace the decades-old Marina grocery store with a large mixed-use complex featuring two towers reaching 22 and 18 stories, a new Safeway store and 848 homes.

San Francisco, CA · 18h

San Francisco Chronicle

Johnny Foley, namesake of famed San Francisco Irish pub, dies at 94

Johnny Foley’s name has been attached to one of San Francisco’s best-known Irish pubs since 1998.

San Francisco, CA · 22h

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area weather: Warm, sunny start to the week as rain chances push back

Temperatures run 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday, with the next shot of Bay Area rain holding off until Friday and the weekend.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 8h

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San Francisco asks state to investigate PG&E after 40 outages

On a gray evening in the Richmond District, the lights failed without warning, and the block settled into a familiar hush. Refrigerators clicked off. A streetcar sat dark at the corner. In apartments above the shops, people reached for phone flashlights the way earlier generations reached for matches. City officials now want a formal answer to why this keeps happening. Their request, built around the record of PG&E outages SF, asks state regulators to examine at least 40 large unplanned outages since January 2026 and to decide whether the utility has met the standard the public is entitled to expect.

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Harvey Milk Photo Center Opens 'Ocean Beach,' 25 Lenses Trained on the Pacific

The Harvey Milk Photo Center’s free “Ocean Beach” exhibition brings together 25 photographers whose work focuses on the Pacific. Its opening reception was scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m.; the exhibition runs through December 5. The gallery is at 50 Scott Street...

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The legacy of the late, great Harry Britt, who would not have backed Scott Wiener …

I’m glad the SF Standard did a story about the last gay man to run for Congress in San Francisco. His name was Harry Britt, and in 1987, the longtime supervisor with a strong local record on issues almost beat the heir apparent to the old Burton Machine. Her name was Nancy Pelsoi.

San Francisco, CA · 17h

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Elizabeth Holmes look-alike contest: Turtlenecks, lipstick and laughter

A contest to find the doppelgängers of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and filmmaker Nathan Fielder drew hundreds of people to San Francisco’s Lafayette Park.

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SF’s red-hot real estate market means a gold rush for luxury home stagers

When designer Darren Ankenbauer stages a home, he obsesses over every detail, from the warmth of the lighting and the titles on the bookshelf to the angle of each plush accent pillow. Once everything’s in place, there’s a final tell that assures him he has nailed the execution.

TODAY.com

San Francisco Mayor on Efforts to Revitalize the City

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie was elected on a platform of fixing issues of income inequality, homelessness, open drug use, and corruption at city hall. Now, the California city is in the midst of a comeback, with a strict crime crackdown and an influx of money from an "AI gold rush." In this week's Sunday Spotlight, NBC's Sam Brock sits down with Mayor Lurie, as well as former Apple design chief Jony Ive, to discuss their faith in the city.

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Grandview Independent

On the agenda: Richmond’s next sewer operator, $550 million in Chevron money and faster buses

Veolia won’t bid to keep running Richmond’s wastewater treatment plant, leaving Jacobs and Inframark competing for the next 10-year contract. At a special meeting on Tuesday, November 10, the City Council will also consider hiring a consultant to ask residents how to spend the city&

Richmond, CA · 2d

The Financial Wire

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The FTC and seven states, joined by Los Angeles County and San Francisco officials in California, sued Toast over alleged hidden restaurant fees, including a $5,318.87 early termination fee one customer says he was charged

The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of seven states sued the restaurant technology company Toast Inc. on Oct. 29, alleging that it charges hidden and unauthorized fees and makes its subscriptions hard to cancel. One of the examples in the complaint is a $5,318.87 early termination fee that a customer says he was... The post The FTC and seven states, joined by Los Angeles County and San Francisco officials in California, sued Toast over alleged hidden restaurant fees, including a $5,318.87 early termination fee one customer says he was charged appeared first on The Financial Wire .

San Francisco, CA · 3h

theorion.com

Police Blotter: Individuals broke into the University Softball Field

This story reviews the University Police Department’s daily crime logs. An Orion reporter spoke with Sgt. Jared Gleason for more information regarding certain logged events from last week, Nov. 1 to 6. Monday, Nov. 2. Call Type: Petty Theft. Officers responded to a call outside of Esken Hall after...