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Body of missing girl found after man who drowned off Calif. beach ID'd

monday 9

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Fan says he called Draymond Green a WNBA player before confrontation

Fan says he called Draymond Green a WNBA player before confrontation
monday 2

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Kyle Shanahan benches, confronts 49ers player on sideline after costly penalty

Kyle Shanahan benches, confronts 49ers player on sideline after costly penalty
monday 4

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50 years after debut, rock iconoclast plays electrifying SF show

50 years after debut, rock iconoclast plays electrifying SF show
monday 3

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NFL player honors former coach John Beam after making game-changing INT

monday 4

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Trader Joe's item returns after 4-year hiatus

Trader Joe's item returns after 4-year hiatus
monday 4

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Hundreds of ancient rock circles in California park defy explanation

Hundreds of ancient rock circles in California park defy explanation
monday 3

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UC Berkeley student hospitalized after emergency at fraternity pool

monday 10

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San Francisco hotel, once a celebrity hot spot, prepares to close

San Francisco hotel, once a celebrity hot spot, prepares to close
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The California neighborhood that stands in for anyplace, USA

The California neighborhood that stands in for anyplace, USA
monday 20

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Before announcing retirement, Nancy Pelosi spent election night at SF restaurant

07.11.2025 3

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San Francisco hits peak Y2K at sold-out show

07.11.2025 2

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The ramshackle charm of LA's 29-year-old Caribbean beach shack

The ramshackle charm of LA's 29-year-old Caribbean beach shack
07.11.2025 2

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The young SF restaurateurs doing Costco runs to keep menu prices low

07.11.2025 30

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LA's horny Abraham Lincoln statue leaves little to the imagination

07.11.2025 4

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America's longstanding obsession with hating the Valley, LA's giant suburbia

13.10.2025 8

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Bay Area tech pioneer sells Atherton home for $27 million

24.08.2025 3

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Man driving to Burning Man arrested on drug charges

24.08.2025 3

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A nightmarish mystery is unfolding in a former LA swamp

24.08.2025 7

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'They just appeared overnight': Teslas clog Calif. neighborhood, locals say

06.08.2025 6

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I waited 2.5 hours at SF's hottest new dumpling spot. I wish I hadn't.

28.06.2025 5

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A Northern California pho restaurant wins Michelin Bib Gourmand status

28.06.2025 4

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Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million

28.06.2025 10

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Driver dies when car plunges off I-80, suspected DUI driver arrested

28.06.2025 4

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The LA mobster who ran with Sinatra and dodged 11 assassination attempts

28.06.2025 6

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Steven Spielberg's biggest flop was a Calif. mall restaurant shaped like a sub

22.03.2025 3

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49ers legend's son reportedly could help team replace Deebo Samuel

04.03.2025 10

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Oscar nominee's Bay Area meet-cute story is going viral, and yes, it's adorable

04.03.2025 4

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Boichik responds to ‘begging' by finally bringing bagels to this Bay Area city

04.03.2025 20

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Disney apologizes for botched ending to Oscars

04.03.2025 80

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In-N-Out crowd erupts as Oscar winners enter, statue in hand

04.03.2025 30

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'Hamilton' star's father sues performer, alleging financial elder abuse

26.01.2025 7

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Disneyland’s priciest restaurant is facing a 6-month closure

26.01.2025 10

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San Francisco's Golden Gate Park ritual that just won't die

26.01.2025 50

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Forget the California resistance: Newsom, Dems make nice with Trump amid crisis

26.01.2025 5

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LA's strangest local landmark is a creepy house owned by a famous rock star

26.01.2025 20

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Prominent LA outdoor mall spared from worst of Palisades Fire

09.01.2025 7

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3 BART officers hospitalized with serious injuries in multi-vehicle crash

FILE - BART police interceptor utility vehicle patrolling in front of the entrance to Millbrae intermodal transit station serving Bay Area Rapid...

31.12.2024 5

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Calif. is getting 3 new Trader Joe’s stores next year: Here’s where

A Trader Joe's location in south Reno, Nev. Dark chocolate-covered peanut butter cups and frozen butter chicken fans, rejoice: Cult-favorite...

31.12.2024 7

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Bay Area expected to see coldest day of 2024 this week

FILE: A family dressed for cold weather walks near Sausalito, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2018. In the Bay Area, the last day of 2024 will also be the...

31.12.2024 20

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Once LA's vibrant nightlife epicenter, a storied street has a murky future

When Chris Leonard moved to the Los Angeles area roughly a decade ago, he knew exactly where he wanted to call home: the Sunset Strip. When Leonard...

31.12.2024 6

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The best Bay Area events we attended in 2024

SFGATE’s culture desk started its weekly column, Fogcutter, eight months ago. (If you’re curious, you can read the first installment here). The...

30.12.2024 3

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This beloved Calif. mountain diner has been serving skiers for over 50 years

Mammoth Lakes is a place of perennial change. In the past half-century, this Eastern Sierra town has gone from a middle-of-nowhere outpost to a...

30.12.2024 4

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