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49ers clown Browns' Shedeur Sanders on Instagram after win

49ers clown Browns' Shedeur Sanders on Instagram after win
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Calif. izakaya lands title as America's Best New Restaurant

Calif. izakaya lands title as America's Best New Restaurant
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Denny's abruptly closes Bay Area mall outpost after company's $620M sale

Denny's abruptly closes Bay Area mall outpost after company's $620M sale
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Calif. family was about to cut cake when gunfire erupted at toddler's birthday party

Calif. family was about to cut cake when gunfire erupted at toddler's birthday party
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They almost closed in 2022. Now, this cheap SF lunch spot is going strong.

They almost closed in 2022. Now, this cheap SF lunch spot is going strong.
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Bear attacks two 87-year-olds inside their home near South Lake Tahoe

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Bay Area biotech company declares bankruptcy, over $10 million in debts

Bay Area biotech company declares bankruptcy, over $10 million in debts
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SFO becomes first California airport to launch new expedited security tech

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ICE agents chase parent after drop-off at Bay Area school

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12-seat restaurant in Oakland is named one of the best in the US

12-seat restaurant in Oakland is named one of the best in the US
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Bay Area brewery that refused to charge $10 for a beer is closing after 8 years

Bay Area brewery that refused to charge $10 for a beer is closing after 8 years

The interior of Roses’ Taproom at 4930 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland, Calif. After over eight years of brewing and serving beer in a pretty pink-hued,...

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Longtime Bay Area TV news reporter retires after more than 3 decades

Longtime Bay Area TV news reporter retires after more than 3 decades

Leslie Brinkley announced her retirement on Nov. 18, 2025, after working for more than three decades at KGO-TV. Leslie Brinkley, a longtime...

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Meta’s new AI Ray-Ban glasses are an expensive peek into a terrifying future

Meta’s new AI Ray-Ban glasses are an expensive peek into a terrifying future

About 10 years ago, Canadian robotics professors unleashed a hitchhiking robot to roam the globe. HitchBOT, as it was dubbed, snapped photos of...

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Dominique Crenn, SF’s shining food star, lands on LA’s wealthiest street

Dominique Crenn, SF’s shining food star, lands on LA’s wealthiest street

Less than 15 minutes into my dinner with Dominique Crenn last week at her splashy new Los Angeles-area restaurant inside a Dior boutique in Beverly...

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This SF tech worker sells hundreds of cookies out of her 1-bedroom apartment

This SF tech worker sells hundreds of cookies out of her 1-bedroom apartment

When it comes to cookies, Nicole Balsamo believes more is more. Cosmic brownie cookies. Cookie butter-stuffed churro cookies. Blueberry pancake...

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'I will kill you': The 40-year cult of the Costco hot dog combo

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This part of SF is 'weirdly free of cafés.' Dave Eggers wants to fix that.

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Steve Jobs and Bill Clinton have dined at this ‘aristocratic’ SF restaurant

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95-year-old Bay Area hot dog chain has closed its final restaurant

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Pentagon calls Netflix's content 'woke garbage'

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Tennessee radio discussion about potential SF Giants manager goes off the rails

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Woman fatally shoots man who groped, attacked LA store's customers, officials say

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Bay Area tech CEO says test project likely struck United flight at 36,000 feet

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40-year-old SF restaurant to be demolished for controversial housing project

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‘A dangerous approach’: Why a new law to revitalize downtown SF has some worried

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79

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Thomas Keller is urging California to block nonstick cookware ban

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The Warriors' hopes at trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo get a gut-punch

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Taylor Swift wrote a song about Travis Kelce's penis. Here is my review.

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26-foot-tall Bay Area freeway icon removed after 50 years

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73-year-old burger chain opens first SF outpost at Fisherman's Wharf

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'Would be disastrous': 45-year-old farm beloved by SF chefs in danger of closing

02.10.2025 9

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Buster Posey needs to nail this SF Giants manager hire. I have the perfect guy.

01.10.2025 5

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2 missing California sisters found alive after 36 years

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Warriors-Jonathan Kuminga saga comes to an anticlimactic end

01.10.2025 8

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OpenAI CEO promises to delete new app if it’s completely irredeemable

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'So friendly': Boy band surprises SF restaurant after Chase Center show

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The Bay Area town with 18 boba shops in one neighborhood

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It's never been easier to camp by the ocean in the Marin Headlands

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Stanford lands commitment from NBA Hall of Famer's son

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Fatal police shooting erupts outside a California In-N-Out

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A Calif. theme park’s terrifying new attraction will 'physically affect' guests

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'Too bad for Joann's': A $24M park rethinks a decaying retail space

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Bay Area travelers must really love over-the-water bungalow hotels

20.09.2025 3

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Lost toddler found deceased after cataclysmic California storm

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'If it offends you, don’t come': New bar tries something unusual for Bay Area

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Major grocery store in underserved SF neighborhood to close after just 3 years

19.09.2025 4

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The suburban LA soccer mom who's become a headache for ICE

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Suspect texted his partner confession to killing Charlie Kirk, prosecutor says

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Twin brothers made $1M scamming golf tee times across Calif., feds say

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