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The 49ers have saved their messiest contract saga for last

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Gabe Fernandez

'Worth running into the ground': How Burning Man's co-founder came to hate the fest

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Dan Gentile

30-year-old Southwest policy gets sweeping change

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Dan Gentile

Upstart Costco rival turns an LA office building into a grocery store

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Dan Gentile

California's coastal jewel? Locals call it a 'pit to hell.'

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Dan Gentile

Contest delivers SF twist on the 'performative male' trend

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Antonio Bayucan

A world-renowned California scientist's career is defined by chance

A world-renowned California scientist's career is defined by chance

As our boat lurches into motion under a steel wool gray sky, my hat flies off and vanishes into the churning water below. The Santa Cruz harbor...

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Andrew Pridgen

'Not Disneyland': Burning Man leaves some attendees with medical debt

'Not Disneyland': Burning Man leaves some attendees with medical debt

Last year, Rachael Gingery left Burning Man in the back of an ambulance with a broken back, broken ribs, a bruised spleen and a punctured lung. It...

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Andrew Pridgen

One of Northern California's hippie strongholds has a rowdy summer tradition

One of Northern California's hippie strongholds has a rowdy summer tradition

Arcata Plaza is the beating heart of Humboldt County’s college-town counterculture. Nag champa wafts from storefronts while dreadlocked hitchhikers...

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Andrew Pridgen

In an expensive Calif. town, locals love this $10 burger combo

In an expensive Calif. town, locals love this $10 burger combo

While its Southern California contemporaries have gone on to critical acclaim, corporate controversy and billboard flame wars, a Santa Barbara...

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Andrew Pridgen

Closed Vegas Strip megaresort selling off its most well-known pieces

Closed Vegas Strip megaresort selling off its most well-known pieces

FILE: Panoramic view of the lake and volcano from the Mirage casino in Jan. 2023 on the Las Vegas Strip. If you’re not ready to let go of your...

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Andrew Pridgen

The Calif. beach so breathtaking homeowners fought to keep it private

The Calif. beach so breathtaking homeowners fought to keep it private

A slender beach tucked between two coves in Southern California has an inaccurate name. “Thousand Steps” is a misnomer, but frankly, that’s a good...

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Olivia Harden

A nightmarish mystery is unfolding in a former LA swamp

A nightmarish mystery is unfolding in a former LA swamp

Not long after Ramón J. Goñi moved to Los Angeles seven years ago, he went on a date. The pair strolled around the serene Venice Canals, a small...

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Paula Mejia

Southwest ending Bay Area route to college town popular for California students

Southwest ending Bay Area route to college town popular for California students

Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Southwest Airlines announced it’s ending a route from California’s Oakland International Airport to the popular...

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Jim Glab

Man driving to Burning Man arrested on drug charges

Man driving to Burning Man arrested on drug charges

Police said a man was found to be in possession of a “substantial” amount of narcotics on his way to Burning Man, in Yerington, Nev., on...

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Paula Mejia

Bay Area tech pioneer sells Atherton home for $27 million

Bay Area tech pioneer sells Atherton home for $27 million

Marc Andreessen and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen attend the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 5, 2025, in Santa Monica,...

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Paula Mejia

Only 2 Bay Area high schools break through top 10 in new ranking

Only 2 Bay Area high schools break through top 10 in new ranking

Aerial view of San Jose, Calif. In a new rankings report, only two Bay Area schools were among the 10 best California public high schools, similar...

22.08.2025 1

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Andrew Pridgen

TSA bans new item from travelers' checked luggage

TSA bans new item from travelers' checked luggage

FILE: A TSA officer at the Denver International Airport. New rules from the Transportation Security Administration should have flyers thinking...

22.08.2025 1

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Lester Black

Calif. district attorney resigns after ex-client says he sold him meth for years

Calif. district attorney resigns after ex-client says he sold him meth for years

FILE: The Mariposa County district attorney resigned last week after series of text messages appeared to show his continuous purchases of meth from...

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Lester Black

Napa County fire grows to more than 3,000 acres after 'aggressive' start

Napa County fire grows to more than 3,000 acres after 'aggressive' start

A view of flames over mountains during the Pickett Fire near Calistoga in Napa County, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2025. A steadily moving fire in a steep,...

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Madilynne Medina

Tech founder's mom emerges as major early backer of Calif. redistricting

Tech founder's mom emerges as major early backer of Calif. redistricting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Gavin...

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Lester Black

Mountain lions rampage through California ranch slaughtering alpacas

Mountain lions rampage through California ranch slaughtering alpacas

Mountain Lion on moss covered rocks near Yosemite National Park during spring time A two-hour drive north of San Francisco, on a 340-acre ranch...

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Lester Black

Yankees fans mercilessly boo ex-SF Giants closer as struggles worsen

Yankees fans mercilessly boo ex-SF Giants closer as struggles worsen

FILE: Camilo Doval of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 8, 2025, in New York. It’s...

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Lester Black

Doughnut that went viral on Central Coast prepares for Bay Area debut

Doughnut that went viral on Central Coast prepares for Bay Area debut

Carmel has only one stand-alone doughnut shop, and when it opened over Labor Day weekend in 2021, it was the first one in the beachfront town for...

22.08.2025 1

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Andrew Pridgen

The country’s biggest public pool was built to look like a sandy beach

The country’s biggest public pool was built to look like a sandy beach

The Thlick family has always been more of a beach family than a pool family, making regular summer drives from their longtime home in Glendale to...

22.08.2025 2

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Andrew Pridgen

The weirdest Burning Man activities of 2025

The weirdest Burning Man activities of 2025

There’s nothing quite like Burning Man. What began as a summer solstice party at San Francisco’s Baker Beach in 1986 has transformed into a 70,000-...

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Andrew Pridgen

Calif. teens are ditching office jobs — and making $100K before they turn 21

Calif. teens are ditching office jobs — and making $100K before they turn 21

It’s noon on a Thursday, but the day’s lunch break is already over and the cement building in Concord is once again full. Class is in session. A...

22.08.2025 1

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Summer Maxwell

This Calif. fast food empire is still run by one man

This Calif. fast food empire is still run by one man

Ed Hackbarth was, and remains, a man with a keen eye. The fast food founder must have seen something that others missed out in the Mojave...

21.08.2025 2

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Farley Elliott

Disneyland execs wanted to kill this ride. Imagineers defied them to save it.

Disneyland execs wanted to kill this ride. Imagineers defied them to save it.

The allure is undeniable: The gleaming blue lagoon, sparkling in the sunshine, holds 9 million gallons of water, with vibrantly colored sea life...

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David Curran

Camping chaos hits one of California's most scenic spots

Camping chaos hits one of California's most scenic spots

As dusk settled in at Site 19 at Sardine Lake Campground, life was pretty blissful. Here we were tucked away in the stunning and slightly remote...

21.08.2025 8

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David Curran

'South Park' takes aim at Apple and OpenAI in new episode

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David Curran

This growing Calif. chain just tapped into an unlikely market worth billions

This growing Calif. chain just tapped into an unlikely market worth billions

Ready-to-eat meals from Everytable. One school district in Southern California is shifting its thinking on cafeteria lunch, historically a place...

21.08.2025 6

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David Curran

Customers camped in cars, waited up to 12 hours for state's first In-N-Out

Customers camped in cars, waited up to 12 hours for state's first In-N-Out

Burgers and fries from In-N-Out Burger in Atascadero, Calif. The cult of Double-Doubles and animal-style fries has reached Washington state. One...

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David Curran