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Paddleboarder Vanishes Off Sausalito Shoreline, Coast Guard Joins Urgent Search

A paddleboarder vanished from view about 100 yards off the Sausalito shoreline Thursday afternoon, triggering an urgent multi-agency search across Marin County waters. Southern Marin Fire District crews responded around 1:15 p.m. to a report of a person in the water near 100 Spinnaker Dr., and the search was still underway more than an hour later with the person's status unknown.

Sausalito, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland man arrested in fatal mauling of dog near Lake Merritt

Police have arrested a man in connection with a dog attack near Lake Merritt in Oakland that killed a 12-year-old canine belonging to a California housing official.

Oakland, CA · 14h

San Francisco Chronicle

Surfers keep getting sick at this Bay Area beach. DNA tests offer a new clue

El Niño rains could worsen runoff and sewage, raising the risks at one of the Bay Area’s most popular and accessible beaches.

Pacifica, CA · 20h

KTVU FOX 2

Richmond mom victim of axe attack by 14-year-old neighbor

Richmond mom is recovering after an axe attack by a 14-year-old suspect over a parking spot dispute.

Richmond, CA · 1d

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A 17-Year-Old Found a Lost 88-Year-Old Hiker by Taking Over Her iPhone on FaceTime

Search and rescue teams have helicopters, mapping software and decades of training, but the tool that found an 88-year-old woman lost in the Marin hills this week was a FaceTime call placed by a high school senior. The woman became separated from her hiking companions on November 10 at Mount...

Marin County, CA · 15h

San Francisco Chronicle

Journey drummer quits ahead of San Francisco concert

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is stepping away from the band less than two weeks before its scheduled hometown show at San Francisco’s Chase Center.

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Oakland Ice Cream Vendor Robbed on Camera, Vows to Keep Pushing His Cart

An elderly Oakland ice cream vendor says he was assaulted and robbed after a crowd swarmed his cart in a video that spread rapidly online before the footage and the account that posted it both vanished. Manuel Mesa, who has sold frozen treats across a multi-block stretch of East Oakland for nearly 20 years, told reporters the ordeal left him fearing for his safety even as he described returning to the same streets to keep working.

Oakland, CA · 14h

San Francisco Chronicle

Cult ’90s band makes rare San Francisco return after 24 years

Gene was never one of Britpop's biggest bands, but it built a devoted following in the 1990s.

San Francisco Chronicle

Shooting leaves one person dead in San Francisco

A person died from a gunshot wound in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood on Friday, authorities said.

SFGate

Marin Co.: Holiday Lights And Events To Open Thanksgiving Weekend At Fairgrounds

The Holiday Light Spectacular will return to the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael for a second year, offering free nightly holiday activities from Nov. 27 through Jan. 3. The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m., including holidays, with thousands of lights on display, free craft activities, and...

San Rafael, CA · 1d

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Reported West Oakland Shooting: Details Remain Unclear

A reported shooting in West Oakland drew attention, but key details remain unclear. A teenager was injured in a Friday shooting on the 900 block of 26th Street in West Oakland and was in critical but stable condition. Other West Oakland Shootings. West Oakland has seen other shootings in recent...

Oakland, CA · 10h

Silicon Valley

Berkeley Marina hotel suffers loan delinquency as foreclosure looms

BERKELEY — A big hotel next to the Berkeley Marina has suffered a default on its real estate loan and now could face foreclosure if the owner fails to cure the delinquency. The 378-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Berkeley is in default on a $52.5 million loan it received in 2017, documents filed on Nov. 12 in Alameda County show.

Berkeley, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

Video: Dangerous waves, biggest in a decade, flood Bay Area streets and threaten homes

The Bay Area’s highest waves in more than a decade slammed the California coast Saturday, flooding streets, endangering homes and threatening to engulf anyone who got too close.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 14h

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We were a small part of his life, but he was a big part of THS’

Kurt Terry Krause was born in Portland, the second of three children, and moved to Durham while still in elementary school. While still in high school, Kurt began commuting into downtown Portland to work as a busboy at the Heathman Hotel, bringing dining-room leftovers home to the family while saving up to buy a car.

Portland, OR · 1d

The Coconut Mama

Beloved California Mediterranean restaurant painfully closes after nearly 30 years

California has lost another longtime dining fixture amid a wave of painful local restaurant closures. Oasis Grill’s First Street location in San Francisco closed on October 29 after nearly 30…

San Francisco, CA · 18h

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Oakland Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing Autistic Man, 24, Last Seen Nov. 2

Oakland police are seeking information about Hector Ramirez-Torres, 24, who was last seen November 2 in the 2600 block of Parker Avenue. Police have classified him as an at-risk missing person. The department identified black Crocs as the only clothing detail it had, but did not describe his other clothing.

Oakland, CA · 13h

San Francisco Chronicle

Alice 97.3’s Sarah Clark announces departure after 30 years on Bay Area radio

After three decades of waking up Bay Area listeners, Sarah Clark is leaving Alice 97.3’s morning show. She says the decision has been “a long, slow goodbye.”

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Former Larkspur Sewer Plant Site Eyed for Housing Redevelopment

The Ross Valley Sanitary District has pursued housing redevelopment for its long-vacant former wastewater treatment plant site in Larkspur, a 10.7-acre parcel. The property at 2000 Larkspur Landing Circle is the subject of a housing proposal, according to the Marin Independent Journal. The district will retain some land around one of its pump stations even as the rest of the site changes hands. The property, which formerly housed a sewer plant, sits near a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit station and the Golden Gate ferry terminal in Larkspur, giving the future residential project direct access to regional transit.

Larkspur, CA · 1d

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The Wire: Motorcyclist dies after crash near I-80

Less than a year after launch, the ESCAPADE space mission has performed a successful maneuver, sending two spacecraft toward Mars, led by the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. (Daily Cal) A motorcycle rider has died after crashing while exiting eastbound Interstate 80 at Gilman Street on Wednesday. (Berkeley Scanner) A...

Berkeley, CA · 1d

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