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Popular San Francisco sandwich shop for park picnics is closing

Popular San Francisco sandwich shop for park picnics is closing
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Indiana man pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 riot is fatally shot during arrest

Indiana man pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 riot is fatally shot during arrest
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Bay Area biotech firm suddenly on brink of collapse after trial flops

Bay Area biotech firm suddenly on brink of collapse after trial flops
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Troubled SF corridor sees 218 arrests in one month, police say

Troubled SF corridor sees 218 arrests in one month, police say
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Bay Area creeks flood as storm drives 30-foot waves, continued rain

Big waves crash along the Pacific Ocean shoreline at the municipal pier of Pacifica, Calif., on Dec. 22, 2024. Two North Bay creeks, Colgan near...

27.12.2024 2

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49ers QB Brock Purdy surprises teammates with lavish Christmas gifts

Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers and the offense get set under center at the line of scrimmage prior to the snap during Super Bowl LVIII...

22.12.2024 1

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Northern California man suspected of horrific killing of young son

A young child was killed on the 7500 block of Versailles Way in Sacramento County on Dec. 20, 2024, deputies said. A California man has been...

22.12.2024 2

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Fungal disease up over 200% in one California county

FILE: During a break in the fog, afternoon sunlight shines on the historic city center of downtown Salinas. Cases of Valley fever rose statewide...

22.12.2024 3

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Brother of infamous ex-49er makes unreal catch in college football playoff game

North Dakota State wide receiver Bryce Lance (5) runs the ball and is pulled down by Colorado safety Shilo Sanders (21) during the college...

22.12.2024 10

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Striking workers say 'blame Amazon' for any delayed holiday packages

Amazon delivery drivers walk the picket line outside an Amazon delivery station as they went on strike in Skokie, Ill., on Dec. 19, 2024. Amazon...

20.12.2024 10

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'Mental': '90s pioneers turn down Coachella gig over environmental concerns

FILE: The atmosphere on Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts...

20.12.2024 10

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SF seafood company issues recall for oysters for norovirus contamination

A San Francisco seafood company has issued an urgent recall for oysters harvested between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9 in British Columbia.  San Francisco...

20.12.2024 10

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Crews search for brothers who went missing near NorCal lake while duck hunting

FILE: In an aerial view, Lake Oroville is seen at 100% capacity on June 15, 2023, in Oroville, Calif. Rescue crews are searching for two teenage...

20.12.2024 5

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A notorious family left their Bay Area mountaintop home. Their dinosaur didn't.

Above the clouds, looking west to the glimmering San Francisco Bay and east, on a clear day, all the way to the Sierra, sits the most audacious...

19.12.2024 3

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How Doug Emhoff and a 'Psycho Chihuahua' took down Taco Bell

California Attorney General Kamala Harris and husband Douglas Emhoff in September 2015. In 100 years, it’s likely that Doug Emhoff will be...

04.11.2024 20

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Amid turmoil, major Tahoe ski resort says it won't open this winter

Ski lift at Homewood Resort Lake Tahoe Calif., Jan. 9, 2011 The tumultuous saga at Tahoe ski staple Homewood has taken another turn — and this...

14.10.2024 10

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Stanford band mocks Elon Musk's 'dumpster' Cybertrucks

FILE: The Stanford band performs before their game against the UCLA Bruins at Stanford Stadium on October 17, 2019 in Palo Alto, California.  The...

06.10.2024 2

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Bay Area gym worker killed by patron over 'cleanliness,' officials say

The Fitness 19 gym in Daly City. A Bay Area man and his mother are in custody after a custodian at a Daly City gym was shot to death last week....

06.10.2024 4

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Massive Verizon outage has service down across California and US

FILE - This April 23, 2018, file photo shows the logo for Verizon above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Verizon...

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Bay Area woman and her lawyer allegedly killed by her new boyfriend

Two people were killed on the 700 block of Lincoln Ave. in Napa on Sept. 26, 2024. A Bay Area woman and her lawyer have been identified as the...

30.09.2024 10

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Andy Samberg returns to 'SNL' for Harris-Trump cold open

Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris and Andy Samberg as Douglas Emhoff during the "Campaign" cold open on "Saturday Night Live," Sept. 28, 2024. Former...

29.09.2024 3

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Magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattles sleepers south of Bay Area

An earthquake struck around 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2024. Some Californians asleep at around 2:45 a.m. Sunday were rattled awake by a magnitude 4.2...

29.09.2024 3

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Country superstar gets cringey, sometimes vulgar at San Francisco show

Eleven years ago, Kacey Musgraves released “Follow Your Arrow,” a cheeky celebration of being your authentic self. The song was only her third...

26.09.2024 4

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A Bay Area boy was kidnapped from a park in 1951. He's just been found alive.

A view of Jefferson Square Park in Oakland today. A boy who was kidnapped from an Oakland playground in 1951 has been found alive on the East Coast,...

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Calif. man who killed toddler to be freed after 12 years in prison

Priscilla Rose Hernandez was 2 years old when she was killed by her mother's then-boyfriend. Over the objections of the girl’s family, a Monterey...

23.09.2024 10

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An awful movie destroyed Disneyland's brilliant SF-themed land

In 1974, Disney released a film called “The Island at the Top of the World.” Few saw it then, and even fewer have seen it in the decades since. ...

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Longtime Bay Area pizza and pasta chain files for bankruptcy

Mary's Pizza Shack filed for bankruptcy last week. Mary’s Pizza Shack, the home to countless Bay Area youth sports dinners over the last six...

15.09.2024 3

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Bay Area CEO who ran sites for kids sentenced to 7 years in prison

A Walnut Creek man who ran internet companies targeted toward children is going to prison. A Bay Area man who was the CEO of three child-centric ...

15.09.2024 2

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Cal football coach grabs ref's mic to beg Berkeley students to behave

Cal QB Fernando Mendoza (15) rushes down the field during the first half against San Diego State in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. A...

15.09.2024 20

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California woman found emaciated but alive after 12 days missing

A missing Sacramento woman was found alive after nearly two weeks in the wilderness around Nevada City. After nearly two weeks, a remarkably lucky...

08.09.2024 2

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California girl, 4, dies after being mauled by family dog

A girl died after being mauled by the family's dog on the 2300 block of West Monte Vista Ave., Visalia. A young girl died after being mauled by a...

08.09.2024 5

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Man dies attempting wingsuit jump from California mountain

A man died in Mono County during a BASE jump from Mount Morrison, seen here in Sept. 2024. A man died in Mono County during a BASE jump from...

08.09.2024 4

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Disneyland to demolish old restaurant, new shops and eateries announced

Downtown Disney is seen in a July 2020 file photo. The area has been in the midst of a complete overhaul since then. A longtime Downtown Disney...

02.09.2024 20

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49ers went ahead with team party after Ricky Pearsall's shooting

FILE - San Francisco 49ers first round draft pick Ricky Pearsall speaks at an NFL football news conference, April 26, 2024, at the team's facility...

01.09.2024 2

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Thousands of Bay Area hotel workers walk off job as part of large US strike

The rooftop sign for the Palace Hotel on April 4, 2024 from downtown San Francisco. Thousands of hotel workers have gone on strike in the Bay Area,...

01.09.2024 4

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'Dancing With the Stars' pro arrested in Bay Area on suspicion of abuse

FILE: Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev during Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports 2019 at Barker Hangar on July 11, 2019 in Santa Monica. Reality TV...

01.09.2024 8

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One of California's great search missions led to a lonely mountain grave

South of Yosemite, miles from anything resembling civilization, lie the Minarets. Twelve thousand feet high, their granite teeth tear jagged bites...

01.09.2024 5

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Woman sues Berkeley fraternity after falling from roof during party

Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity located near UC Berkeley that is not recognized by the university. A young woman who fell off the roof of a...

31.08.2024 2

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For first time in 17 years, a Las Vegas Strip hotel to be imploded

A file photo of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. For the first time in nearly 20 years, a landmark on the Las Vegas Strip is slated to...

27.08.2024 3

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Disneyland to close 12-year-old attraction to make way for new rides

A view of Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure Park on November 21, 2020 in Anaheim.  A 12-year-old attraction introduced in the...

27.08.2024 4

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3 tourists die while canyoneering along California river

A file photo of the Kern River. Three visitors from Utah drowned while canyoneering along the Seven Teacups trail north of Bakersfield.  According...

25.08.2024 3

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