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SF's coyotes are going after an unexpected source of prey, new study shows

SF's coyotes are going after an unexpected source of prey, new study shows
22.01.2025 20

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Another upscale retailer pulls out of fading San Francisco Centre mall

Another upscale retailer pulls out of fading San Francisco Centre mall
20.01.2025 2

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Surfer comes face-to-face with great white shark near popular Bay Area beach

Surfer comes face-to-face with great white shark near popular Bay Area beach

FILE: Cliffs at Drakes Beach at sunrise. Will Marona couldn’t imagine a better way to spend New Year’s Eve: out on the water near Drakes Beach...

07.01.2025 20

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'Abnormally dry': Map shows where California drought is the worst

'Abnormally dry': Map shows where California drought is the worst

FILE - Water flows in the LA River on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.  Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline,...

06.01.2025 10

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San Francisco counterculture legend, lover of Janis Joplin dies at 84

At the turn of the mid-1960s, people knew they had landed at ground zero of an evolving San Francisco if they fell down the right rabbit hole and...

31.12.2024 50

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Nearly 50-year-old SF institution to make unexpected comeback after closure

A view of the Seal Rock Inn In San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood, circa 1960s.  The nearly 50-year-old restaurant facing out toward San...

30.12.2024 1

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'Big temperature swings' coming to the San Francisco Bay Area

Persistent rain, cloudy skies and 30-foot waves may finally come to an end in the San Francisco Bay Area, but a cold air mass is forecast to deliver...

30.12.2024 1

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'Truly remarkable': A native California species is booming off the coast of SF

As he peered over a secluded cove off the coast of San Francisco, Gerry McChesney couldn’t believe the scene that was unfolding in front of him. ...

24.12.2024 30

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'Bleeding cash': Bay Area tech's primary funders are having a very rough time

A sign for Sand Hill Road stands against a blue sky in Menlo Park, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2016. “Sand Hill Road” has been used as a metonym for...

20.11.2024 3

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The $20 million gamble to turn San Francisco into a music capital

20.11.2024 10

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The California con man who swindled his way into a Death Valley castle

Despite its outsized reputation as a place of scorching temperatures and endless abandonment, Death Valley National Park is actually fairly...

20.11.2024 10

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'Moment of awe': Native California species washes up dead in Bay Area lake

FILE: Lake Merritt in Oakland. Last week, an unexpected discovery washed up on the shoreline of Oakland’s Lake Merritt: several dead Chinook...

20.11.2024 6

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San Francisco fans went 'feral' at superstar's sold-out, skull-rattling show

As the sun set over Chase Center on Sunday night, a Muni driver stared at the crowd swelling around the sold-out arena, looking bewildered. ...

23.10.2024 10

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Legendary rockers take over Golden Gate Park for once-in-a-lifetime show

10.10.2024 30

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Legendary Calif. filming location sells to Bay Area investor for $1.28 million

Aerial view of Simi Valley. The two-story Simi Valley home made famous for its appearance in the 1982 cult classic “Poltergeist” sold for nearly...

07.10.2024 3

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When the Bay Area is supposed to cool down amid 7-day heat wave

People at Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge during a heat wave on July 11, 2024.  As the San Francisco Bay Area enters the seventh day of...

07.10.2024 20

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Invasive 20-pound rodents continue to spread in the Bay Area

A Nutria caught in a trap placed by biologists with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, at the China Island state wildlife area near...

03.10.2024 70

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An SF landmark in a crowded basement is closing after nearly 30 years

The DayGlo ads facing out toward San Francisco’s Mission Street beckon like neon signs on the Las Vegas Strip: Glitter fabrics $2 per yard!...

02.10.2024 10

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'Don't go outside': Major heat risk, triple-digit temps headed for Bay Area

FILE - A cyclist rides past electricity pylons at a park during a heat wave on September 5, 2022 in San Mateo County. Record-breaking highs were...

30.09.2024 30

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Search continues for 22-year-old last seen on Yellowstone's highest peak

The northwest ridge of Eagle Peak in Yellowstone National Park. The search for a 22-year-old Yellowstone employee who disappeared after calling a...

30.09.2024 3

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'Hazardous heat' lands in the San Francisco Bay Area

FILE: People enjoy warm weather at Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 11, 2024. A heat advisory was issued for the Bay Area. ...

24.09.2024 10

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Bay Area kayakers 'completely surrounded' by hunting animals

Lisa Tarpley and her friends were kayaking on Tomales Bay when they came across a strange sight.  The surface of the water on Tomales Bay was calm...

23.09.2024 20

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Lawsuit filed after 'thousands' infected at Bay Area Tough Mudder race

FILE: Competitors take part in a Tough Mudder obstacle course in Sonoma on Aug. 28, 2022. Last August, Evan Goldsmith woke up to find rashes and...

19.09.2024 2

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River otter attacks, drags child underwater in rare attack

FILE - The Bremerton Marina just outside of Seattle, Wash. where the attack occurred. A child was hospitalized after sustaining bites from a river...

16.09.2024 30

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'Abnormal' storm system poised to sweep through Bay Area

FILE - A view of the Bay Bridge during rainy weather on February 20, 2024.  If you noticed a nip in the air Sunday morning, it wasn’t your...

15.09.2024 2

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A rare look inside a 'boneyard' of Bay Area history

At the end of a quiet road on the border of Oakland and Emeryville, a metal jungle of letters, porcelain and lights that haven’t been illuminated...

13.09.2024 2

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Trapped coyote found living in San Francisco backyard for several days

A coyote became an unexpected occupant of a Cole Valley family’s backyard for several days after it got stuck there and hid in a wall, prompting...

10.09.2024 3

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'Coming right at us': Historic spot nearly destroyed in wildfire near Reno

Smoke from the Davis Fire billows over the Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory in New Washoe City.  A beloved third-generation chocolate shop halfway...

09.09.2024 40

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'Once-in-a-lifetime event': Killer whales hunt humpbacks off SF coast

Jim Tietz was about to launch a boat off the notoriously precarious East Landing on Southeast Farallon Island as part of a safety training with...

28.08.2024 3

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Heat risk, triple-digit temps follows unusual rain in Bay Area forecast

A couple at the Palace of Fine Arts during a heat wave on July 11, 2024. After brief rainfall doused Northern California and rare snow dusted...

26.08.2024 10

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Over 100 people trapped, one woman missing after Grand Canyon flash flood

FILE - Havasu Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Over 100 people were stranded and one woman was reported missing in Grand Canyon National Park...

26.08.2024 4

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