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Bohannon Drops Fight Over Hillsdale Mall Review, Clearing Way for More Than 4 Million Square Feet of Redevelopment

Bohannon Properties has backed off its attempt to sidestep a full environmental review for its massive overhaul of the Hillsdale Shopping Center, withdrawing its challenge to San Mateo city staff's determination that the project needs a more extensive look before it can move forward. The developer confirmed the withdrawal on October 27, after the city determined that a project-level Environmental Impact Report was the most appropriate level of review under state environmental law.

San Mateo, CA · 9h

San Francisco Chronicle

Powerful storm system to send rain, snow to California

The San Francisco Bay Area is about to see an extended period of wet weather, and the Sierra should get snow.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 5h

rwcpulse.com

Reported ICE arrest occurs blocks from Redwood City’s Día de los Muertos

Update: The rapid response network for San Mateo County reported at around 1 p.m. Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested another individual at 12:15 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hopkins Avenue and El Camino Real. Blocks away from Redwood City’s hallmark Hispanic heritage celebration for Día de los...

Redwood City, CA · 11h

San Francisco Chronicle

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Gambling and meth pipes: Inside a Tenderloin store accused of fueling street crime by S.F. officials

The lawsuit is significant because it is the first of eight cases the city has brought against convenience store owners in a bid to shut down open air drug markets around the shops.

San Francisco, CA · 17h

SFGate

San Francisco supervisor wants to permanently close Castro gas station

"Do we need two gas stations in the Castro? Probably not."

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KRON4 News

A look inside East Bay suburb’s first Japanese supermarket before it opens

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (KRON) — Japanese supermarket Osaka Marketplace opened its second store in Foster City last year. It was met with support among the local community, being the only of its kind in the Peninsula city. Eleven months later, Osaka Marketplace is taking its Japanese specialty offerings to Pleasant Hill, marking the first of […]

Pleasant Hill, CA · 8h

hoodline.com

San Carlos Weighs Parking Overhaul, Bike Rules Ahead of 8,000 New Homes

San Carlos city staff and consultants laid out a draft transportation demand management ordinance and a package of parking reforms for the Planning and Transportation Commission on Nov. 2, outlining changes that could reshape how the city handles parking permits, bike racks and new development. The proposals, still in draft form, touch everything from unbundled parking for market-rate and multifamily housing to simplified parking districts and a new on-street parking protocol.

San Carlos, CA · 8h

harkeraquila.com

Varsity football suffers 0-52 loss to Crystal Springs on senior night

Varsity football lost 0-52 to Crystal Springs Uplands on “Gold Rush”-themed football and cheerleading senior night at Davis Field on Oct. 29. Before kickoff, each senior walked the annual senior ceremony on the field with their family members with flower bouquets and posters made by their teammates. Their coaches recognized cheer seniors Leah Krupnik, Amy Tong, Megha Unny and Natalie Warmdahl and football seniors Babila Mfonfu, Mason Brooks, Siddhartha Daswani, Matt Macmillan and Pedro Castro III for their contributions to their respective teams.

Hillsborough, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

‘We expanded too quickly.’ Bay Area doughnut favorite to close half its shops

Johnny Doughnuts, known for nostalgic creations made with high-quality ingredients, is shutting down three of its six Bay Area locations.

San Francisco, CA · 13h

NBC Bay Area

Recreational crabbers search for new spots as Pacifica Pier remains closed

The recreational Dungeness crab season opened this weekend with some restrictions. In past years, one of the popular spots to try and catch crab was the Pacifica Pier, but since it closed for repairs, recreational crabbers have to find new spots. The Pacifica Pier closed in June after the discovery...

Pacifica, CA · 1d

sanmateocountynews.com

Caltrain announces major construction funding as Burlingame and Sunnyvale prepare for safer railroad crossings

San Mateo, California – More than 30,000 vehicles cross the Caltrain tracks at Broadway in Burlingame each day. A new $90 million federal construction grant brings the effort to separate road traffic from trains closer to breaking ground. Farther south, Sunnyvale is receiving up to $15.5 million to finish...

Burlingame, CA · 18h

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Named for a Marin Town Nobody Can Find

The world is a better place if everyone sings. Now open in Novato. After more than a decade teaching singers in San Francisco, Songbird Studios has opened their fourth Bay Area location at Vintage Oaks in Novato. It’s a voice-only studio, and lessons are in the styles people actually want to sing: pop, rock, musical theater and more. There are showcases and choirs too (the Songbird City Choir has sung the National Anthem for the SF Giants two seasons running).

Novato, CA · 6h

Prime Timer

“I was unfaithful to my wife”: Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang supports investigation regarding reported affair with a suspected Chinese spy

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER - 15: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sits during the keynote address at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on September 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Dreamforce is an annual event that highlights the company's technologies and encourages professional networking. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy) - Source: Getty Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has supported an independent investigation into reports he was targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, as the spotlight around one of America’s most powerful tech executives turns to unexpecte...

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KRON4 News

Man accused of stealing 7 cars across Bay Area arrested

(KRON) — Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of stealing seven cars across the Bay Area. The suspect has been identified as James Spradling, 45, from Coalinga. On Tuesday, October 13, detectives say Spradling fraudulently rented cars from multiple enterprise rental locations. Detectives located and recovered five of the vehicles in Sonoma County […]

Sonoma County, CA · 2h

SFGate

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Erratic Bay Area forecast to go from mid-70s to rain and thunder

Abnormally high temperatures will make way for stormy weather.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

sfstandard.com

The Bay Area’s newest Asian supermarkets — ranked

You can learn all about a person by where they shop for groceries. In San Francisco, home cooks with an affinity for organic local produce and seasonal ice cream have Bi-Rite Market, while anyone looking to avoid animal products knows Rainbow Grocery Cooperative will have the best selection of vegetarian items.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

Woman paying for groceries in S.F.’s Chinatown robbed of $1,500, police say

Tylyce Shields, 22, was arrested on Thursday in connection with the robbery, police said.

San Francisco, CA · 2h

everything-everywhere.com

The History of San Francisco

Few cities in the world have experienced as many dramatic transformations as one American city on the Pacific coast. What began as a small colonial outpost became a boomtown almost overnight, attracting fortune seekers from around the world. It would endure devastating earthquakes, catastrophic fires, economic upheavals, and cultural revolutions,...

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Fox News

Mysterious blood-soaked relic linked to history's most beloved saint, St Francis of Assisi, goes on display

An 800-year-old blood relic from St. Francis of Assissi is now on display in San Francisco, California, marking the first time the sacred artifact has left Italy.

San Francisco, CA · 16h

egoease.com

Bay Bridge eastbound lane closures could snarl traffic

On a clear evening the span looks almost calm, a long ribbon of steel carrying headlights from one shore to the other. Then a message board blinks, a lane drops away, and the rhythm breaks. Bay Bridge closures of this kind rarely last all day, yet they can still turn a familiar crossing into a slow crawl for anyone headed toward the East Bay after dark. Caltrans has scheduled overnight work on eastbound lanes so crews can paint the structure, a task that sounds ordinary until it meets the volume of a bridge that never really empties.