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Beloved Classics, Rebuilt: Inside Vallejo’s Kindred Motorworks

The building sat empty for thirty years. Now, on Vallejo’s Mare Island, it holds some of the most carefully reengineered classic cars in California. Kindred Motorworks takes the Ford Bronco, the Volkswagen Bus and the Porsche 911, three of the most beloved shapes in automotive history, and rebuilds them as modern machines. Most are fully electric, and every one keeps the silhouette that made it famous. The work happens inside a former naval shipyard of more than 100,000 square feet, where metalwork, bodywork, paint, upholstery, engineering and final assembly share a single roof. A Bronco starts at $225,000, with the Bus and the 911 priced higher.

Vallejo, CA · 2d

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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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Counting Down to the 2027 Season Opener at Sonoma Raceway

The 2026 season may have concluded just a short time ago, but SRO America is already looking forward to what’s on the horizon in 2027. Sonoma Raceway will once again host the season opener from April 2-4, 2027, welcoming teams, drivers, manufacturers, and fans back to California’s wine country for the first battles of the new championship campaigns.

Sonoma, CA · 1d

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Suspected Arson Torches Half the Fleet of SF Moving Company, Owner Fights On

A co-owner of a San Francisco residential moving company is scrambling to keep his small business afloat after a suspected arson destroyed or damaged half of his fleet, leaving him to figure out how to keep serving clients with half the trucks he started with. The account comes from KTVU...

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North Bay Housing Leaders Hail Passage of $11.25 Billion Statewide Affordable Housing Bond

North Bay housing developers and local officials are celebrating the passage of Proposition 1, an $11.25 billion statewide bond measure aimed at building and preserving thousands of affordable homes across California. The Press Democrat reports headed for approval with roughly 61 percent of the statewide vote, the measure dedicates $7.2...

Sonoma County, CA · 1d

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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...

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USA TODAY

Sundrift sea lion returns to the wild after recovery

An adult female California sea lion named Sundrift was recently released back into the wild after being treated for domoic acid poisoning during the largest domoic acid outbreak in The Marine Mammal Center's 51-year history. Sundrift spent about a month receiving care at the center's Sausalito hospital, where she was treated for domoic acid poisoning, malnutrition and pneumonia. She was among more than 300 California sea lions rescued for care this year as the center documented 328 cases of domoic acid toxicosis. The majority of cases have occurred since July 1, with Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties emerging as the primary hotspots for response activity. The outbreak is well above normal levels, as The Marine Mammal Center typically rescues 75 to 90 animals annually for domoic acid poisoning across its approximately 600-mile California response range. The surge in sick animals placed significant demands on the center's largely volunteer response teams. Rescuing a single sea lion experiencing neurological symptoms can require four to six trained responders, a carrier crate weighing 50 to 100 pounds and, in some cases, a walk of more than a mile along the beach. Because the toxin affects the nervous system, affected animals can be

Sausalito, CA · 23h

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After nearly closing, the country's only South Asian transgender nonprofit reopens on Diwali

It was nothing short of a Diwali miracle when Parivar Bay Area held its official reopening on November 8th. Co-founder Anjali Rimi expected 20 to 30 people. More than 350 came. “I can’t even put it in words, how symbolic it was that our light was not diminished and we...

SFGate

SF: Crews Put Out 1-Alarm Fire In Sunset District Thursday

Fire crews in San Francisco extinguished a one-alarm blaze in a Sunset District residence on Thursday just before noon, the Fire Department said. Firefighters were alerted at 11:56 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 3900 block of Ortega Street. The fire got inside of the residence's walls but was extinguished by 12:26 p.m., the department said.

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Vallejo Homes Move off the Market Faster as Inventory and Prices Both Dip

Vallejo buyers found fewer homes to choose from as listings shrank, and the homes that remained moved off the market faster than a year ago.

Vallejo, CA · 2d

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Cotati Restaurant Celebrates Hosting Xavier Becerra During His Campaign for Governor

A Cotati Greek restaurant is celebrating having hosted Xavier Becerra over the summer while he was campaigning for California governor. According to the Press Democrat, Mezzeluna, located overlooking Cotati’s town plaza, recently shared a photo on social media of Becerra posing with chef and co-owner Ali Cetin. Cetin says...

Cotati, CA · 1d

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Meet UMNI: The Retired SF Muni Bus Getting a Second Life as a Roaming Speakeasy

“I don’t know what we’re gonna do with it. We gotta go look at it.”. Those were the words lifelong San Francisco resident Oliver Sellman said to his childhood friend Santiago Rollo after stumbling across a Muni bus for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The two made the spontaneous drive to Sacramento, using the time on the road to brainstorm ideas for what they could do with the bus. After batting around a few possibilities, they landed on one that stuck: What if we turned it into a mobile speakeasy? While they didn’t end up purchasing that particular bus, they held tightly onto the idea. They eventually found another retired Muni bus and teamed up with Marc Velten-Lomelin, who would help shape the project’s creative identity and bring the concept to life. Just like that, UMNI was born.

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We Picked 10 California-Made Gifts That Are Perfect For Everyone On Your Christmas List

Did you know someone in California figured out how to turn dates into crunchy little crystals? That snack invention dates back to a desert family business from the 1920s. I love that a gift can come with a backstory like that. The more I looked, the more surprises popped up....

California · 2d

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Bay Area Floods Foreshadow Extreme King Tides Around Thanksgiving

All week, high tides in San Francisco Bay have blocked Sasha Cole from reaching his home on the southern edge of Mill Valley — for several hours a day. Thanks in part to El Niño, that water filled the path to his houseboat just north of Sausalito. Floodwaters...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 21h

Gadget Review

A Robot Dog Walked a Real Dog in San Francisco. Nobody Knows Why.

Robot dog walks real dog in San Francisco's Mission Bay, with a human following behind, but the robot's owner and purpose remain unknown.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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 · 1d

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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 · 1d

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Marina Safeway lawsuit will be a key test of the Wiener-Yimby agenda

Opponents of the massive Marina Safeway project, which just won fast-track approval from the city, have filed suit in federal court to slow the process down, saying the site is contaminated with toxic waste. The developer admits there are toxics in the area, but nobody has tested the land below...

SFist

Caltrain Gets $750 Million Boost for Long-Awaited Downtown SF Extension

The long-planned extension of Caltrain into downtown San Francisco is moving forward with the state awarding $100 million toward the Caltrain extension and committing another $650 million over multiple years. The state funding is part of nearly $1.3 billion in transportation awards announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 10,...

San Francisco, CA · 23h

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