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Why the Warriors removed the Golden Gate Bridge from their main logo

Why the Warriors removed the Golden Gate Bridge from their main logo
03.05.2025 10

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Mystery man seen in last image of dead California freshman identified

Mystery man seen in last image of dead California freshman identified
03.05.2025 10

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'All-out assault': Trump proposes largest cuts in National Park Service history

'All-out assault': Trump proposes largest cuts in National Park Service history
03.05.2025 40

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Man apologizes for stealing artwork off the wall of SF bar

Man apologizes for stealing artwork off the wall of SF bar
03.05.2025 3

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'Too difficult': Storied Bay Area craft brewery calls it quits after 30 years

'Too difficult': Storied Bay Area craft brewery calls it quits after 30 years
03.05.2025 20

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Calif. fast food giant closing 150-200 stores to maximize 'shareholder return'

Calif. fast food giant closing 150-200 stores to maximize 'shareholder return'
25.04.2025 4

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A new SF restaurant is replacing Pompei's Grotto at Fisherman's Wharf

25.04.2025 4

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'Jerry Garcia Street': Tiny SF street renamed to honor Grateful Dead star

'Jerry Garcia Street': Tiny SF street renamed to honor Grateful Dead star
25.04.2025 6

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The secret burger Warriors fans are discovering steps from Chase Center

The secret burger Warriors fans are discovering steps from Chase Center
25.04.2025 5

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Iconic Bay Area Chevys now has a new tenant

26.03.2025 20

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SF Giants lock up broadcasters with multiyear extensions

20.03.2025 6

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'Trying to frighten me': Tension is building on SF's Billionaires' Row

20.03.2025 50

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Southwest rival takes cheap shot in baggage wars

20.03.2025 9

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Bay Area teen reportedly killed over backpack days before 16th birthday

20.03.2025 10

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Comedian Ali Wong spotted at her favorite SF restaurant

20.03.2025 20

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After nearly 20 years, cherished SF Indian restaurant set to close

28.02.2025 6

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Bay Area in for a dry spell before likely March showers

22.02.2025 20

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Protests against Elon Musk and mass layoffs spread across California

22.02.2025 60

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Ex-NFL player details why he got arrested protesting MAGA sign at Calif. library

22.02.2025 20

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He hosted one of the most important radio shows ever. Now he's just an asshole.

22.02.2025 30

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SF brewery and soccer club team up with Muni to create epic beer crawl

22.02.2025 10

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A 'death cult' on the run: The Bay Area fringe group terrorizing America

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TSA said over 2,000 passengers last year could face no-fly list

16.02.2025 20

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Skeletal remains found in remote Northern California wilderness

16.02.2025 6

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San Francisco's skyline just became a billboard and it's kind of incredible

16.02.2025 20

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Why a mind-blowing destination in Oregon never became a national park

16.02.2025 40

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Famed Bay Area chef closes another restaurant in the city where he made his name

16.02.2025 10

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Major California-born chain to close up to 90 restaurants

14.02.2025 70

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Japanese supermarket to open its first West Coast store in the Bay Area

07.02.2025 50

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A 111-year-old SF restaurant is coming to SFO for the first time

05.02.2025 60

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The bizarrely wonderful way one New York City man preserves his In-N-Out

26.01.2025 5

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Wildly popular SF smash burger finds home in downtown food hall

IKEA in San Francisco, Aug. 21, 2023. After years of selling crispy smash burgers around the Bay Area, this heralded burger pop-up is finally opening...

11.01.2025 10

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Bay Area city named Zillow's most popular market in California

FILE - An aerial shot of Sunnyvale is seen on Aug. 16, 2017. A tech hub in the heart of Silicon Valley was just named Zillow’s most popular...

23.12.2024 10

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Bay Area building where Apple's Steve Jobs made history destroyed

Steve Jobs with a room full of computers, 1984. In January 1984, more than 2,000 people packed into a dark Bay Area theater were losing their...

23.12.2024 10

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Where the locals eat in one of the Bay Area’s most affluent coastal towns

FILE: An aerial view of Sausalito on a golden morning with the Golden Gate Bridge peaking over the hillside. For some San Franciscans (i.e. me), ...

22.12.2024 10

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49ers' possible new RB has a lot of thoughts about a zombie apocalypse

Running back Patrick Taylor Jr. of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL game against the...

11.12.2024 4

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Cher, other celebrities evacuate Malibu homes amid Franklin Fire

Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2024 (AP Photo/Ethan Swope).  The Franklin Fire has now burned nearly 4,000...

11.12.2024 4

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Trump taps Newsom's ex Guilfoyle for ambassadorship amid Don Jr. split rumors

Kimberly Guilfoyle pre-records her address to the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium on Aug. 24, 2020 in Washington, D.C. ...

11.12.2024 4

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SF’s new waterfront neighborhood is where all the restaurants want to be

As you walk south across Lefty O’Doul Bridge in San Francisco, you can’t help but admire the massive high-rise that looks like a sandcrawler from “...

11.12.2024 5

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SF restaurants to get a $10M lifeline to help them stay in business

It’s no secret that San Francisco’s bars and restaurants are some of the most vulnerable businesses in the city. On top of razor-thin margins and...

08.12.2024 7

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SF Chinatown spot named America's restaurant of the year

A full spread of dishes at Four Kings in downtown San Francisco.  The accolades keep pouring in for a new-ish restaurant in San Francisco’s...

04.12.2024 10

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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...

20.11.2024 4

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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...

20.11.2024 5

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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 world-...

15.11.2024 5

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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...

22.10.2024 20

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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...

19.10.2024 4

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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...

19.10.2024 4

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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 someone...

18.10.2024 10

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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...

18.10.2024 4

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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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