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Forecasters warn of 'life-threatening' avalanche conditions on Mt. Shasta

Mt. Shasta, the fifth tallest mountain in California, stands at 14,179 feet. This photo was taken in November 2023. With a bomb cyclone targeting...

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Trend-setting San Francisco bar named a best new bar in America

The interior of Stoa, a bar in the Lower Haight in San Francisco. A San Francisco bar known for minimalist cocktails has landed on a prestigious list...

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One of SF's most awarded bars celebrates 15 years with new collector's item

Smuggler’s Cove created Tiki mugs for its 15th anniversary. They are miniature replicas of the famous tables at the San Francisco bar. A...

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Pioneering SF ice cream shop to close flagship store

Humphry Slocombe and Señor Sisig collaborated on an ice cream flavor called Churron. One of San Francisco’s most popular ice cream businesses is...

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Sierra Nevada sees trace amounts of snow, freezing temperatures

A cold front that swept across the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe on Thursday brought a dusting of snow to mountaintops and ski resorts in California....

19.10.2024 6

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Customers camped out a week ahead of a Bay Area county's first Costco

File: View of a Costco wholesale storefront. A new Bay Area Costco opened today in Napa, but people across the county have been anticipating this one...

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Diddy accused of leading gang rape of Bay Area woman in Orinda

Sean “Diddy” Combs in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2023. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. If you or...

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Man caught on video brazenly whipping sea lions at Monterey Harbor

FILE: California sea lions on Nov. 29, 2022, in San Diego. A man was caught on camera harassing sea lions in Monterey earlier this week, appearing to...

18.10.2024 5

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Bay Area city named best food city in the US

FILE - An aerial view of the downtown Oakland skyline on a clear sunny day. Oakland is having a food moment. In June, Robb Report named Burdell one...

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Keanu Reeves cruises around Bay Area on motorcycle, again

17.10.2024 5

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The Vegas A's stadium unsurprisingly won't be as good as advertised

17.10.2024 5

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San Francisco hit by surge of disturbing fake ads

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San Francisco's newest pizzeria has some of the best views ever

When you walk into Che Fico’s newest venture — the beloved San Francisco Italian restaurant’s first pizzeria — the first thing you’ll...

17.10.2024 8

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Trailblazing Bay Area birria taco restaurant closes suddenly

 Tacos at El Garage in Richmond, Calif. An East Bay Mexican restaurant that started in a residential driveway and helped ignite the local birria...

16.10.2024 4

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Major California wine company sold for nearly $2 billion

A view of Duckhorn Vineyards in the Napa Valley, July 7, 2002. One of Napa Valley’s most prominent wine companies will soon belong to a private...

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This SF restaurant might have the best taco deal in the city

When you enter Tato, a taqueria in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, a giant mural with a Day of the Dead-esque blue heron skull and the...

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The endearing reason Berkeley's Top Dog wouldn't make food for College GameDay

Top Dog, at 2534 Durant Ave. in Berkeley, Calif. on April 14, 2020. The anticipation for ESPN’s “College GameDay” was clearly building...

05.10.2024 9

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This Bay Area city just got its first In-N-Out

Double Double cheeseburger at In-N-Out in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 17, 2024. In-N-Out fans in the East Bay who mourned the closure of the chain’s...

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California becomes first state to ban confusing labels at grocery stores

Canned food with expiration dates, May 9, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 660 into law last week, which makes the state the...

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In-N-Out trolled hard by new No. 1 fast food burger in the US

The Habit Burger & Grill billboard. We might have a burger war on our hands. In July, a surprising burger chain bested In-N-Out and was named the...

01.10.2024 5

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SF's only independent nonprofit farmers market is a haven for chefs

On a recent Sunday morning, a chilly fog blanketed San Francisco’s Civic Center. At 7 a.m., the surrounding streets of Polk, Market and Van Ness...

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Michelle Obama makes odd, surprise visit to this Bay Area Costco

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a yoga class during a visit to the Gwen Cherry Park NFL/YET Center as she celebrates the fourth anniversary...

20.09.2024 5

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One man's journey from state prison to a revered San Francisco restaurant

On a recent morning in the kitchen of Flour Water, Michael Thomas picks the stems off sungold tomatoes from Mariquita Farms. One by one,...

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Costco's 49ers wine comes from a painfully ironic place

Costco is known for its stellar wine program, which includes one of the best wines in the world. It currently sells a 49ers-branded red wine that...

13.09.2024 7

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Bay Area bars bear the brunt of DirectTV-Disney dispute for 49ers game

A TV camera display the Monday Night Football logo during the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, December 4,...

10.09.2024 5

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Bon Appetit names 2 Bay Area spots among the best new restaurants in the US

Popoca’s grand opening in Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Last week, Oakland soul food spot Burdell was named the best restaurant in the...

10.09.2024 5

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Highly anticipated fast food chain snubs SF again, opening in East Bay

A spicy Chickenjoy Bucket at Jollibee. A little over a year since one of the Philippines’ most famous fast food restaurant opened in Fairfield, the...

07.09.2024 6

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Food & Wine names Oakland restaurant the best in the country

Bartender Vicky Tu talks with customers at Burdell in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. After announcing two San Francisco restaurants among the...

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This tasty SF breakfast burrito is hidden somewhere totally unexpected

To find great breakfast burritos in San Francisco, you need to keep your ear to the ground and sometimes have a little luck. So when my bartender...

31.08.2024 6

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25-year-old SF Chinese restaurant closes permanently

An exterior shot of Kirin Chinese Restaurant on Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. A staple Chinese restaurant of the Richmond District in San Francisco...

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In-N-Out rival falters, closing multiple locations across California

Shake Shack is known for popularizing smash burgers across America. A nationwide burger chain with New York City ties is set to close nine restaurants...

28.08.2024 8

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In-N-Out to open just 5 minutes from the world's most famous theme park

Burger and fries at In-N-Out in Los Angeles on July 17, 2024. For a long time, hungry Disneyland guests only had one nearby fast food burger option...

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