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Coachella 2027 is off to a shaky start

Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. Goldenvoice...

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Illegal cars on Market Street surge after Mayor Lurie welcomes Waymo

Ferry Building down Market Street in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie upset some San Franciscans last year when he authorized Waymo to pick up and...

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United flight from SFO disrupted by 'possible drone strike'

FILE: Two jets from United Airlines landing at San Francisco International Airport.  A United Airlines flight from San Francisco International...

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SFMTA approves trolley fare increase, largest spike in history

FILE: People line up at the Powell Cable Car Turnaround in downtown San Francisco. Every few years since the 1980s, the San Francisco Municipal...

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15 miles, 3 cities, 1 greasy spoon — the scenic route to SFO

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New York Times picks baffling Bay Area city to give glowing review

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Mayor Lurie selling San Francisco to China

17.04.2026 10

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Online hype nearly spoils breakfast at 122-year-old Bay Area hotel

03.04.2026 10

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5 Las Vegas motels tied to deceased tech CEO knocked down one by one

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Calif. men accused of roughhousing in museum, shattering mammoth tusk

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Sheriff arrests California man after ‘explosive incident’ in Idaho

An aerial view of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in June 2023. A California man from a small town outside Yosemite was arrested Sunday after allegedly...

09.03.2026 10

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Judge sides with pilots after 'decades of conflict' with Calif. city

06.03.2026 20

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Massive mudslide in Mendocino cuts off Highway 1 into Elk

26.02.2026 20

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Prominent NFL writer says 'they lied to you' about San Francisco

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How Green Day mocked the tech companies that hired them for SF show

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Bay Area driver frustration triggers updated Highway 101 rules

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SPCA calls Calif. town locals 'heroes' after rescuing fox with pipe around neck

29.01.2026 20

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'Batman' blasts Bay Area city council over ICE's involvement in Super Bowl

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Tesla to convert Fremont factory to make robots instead of cars

29.01.2026 10

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'Please help': Photos show Death Valley destruction from white Toyota

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'So disappointed': Disneyland ends major hotel perk

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Joshua Tree announces closure of 2 popular trails through spring

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California is free of drought conditions for the first time in 25 years

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SF bartender attacked in viral Hayes Valley restaurant video has been fired

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Why so many San Francisco 49ers executives live in this quiet Bay Area suburb

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NorCal snowpack measures 50% of average even after atmospheric rivers

31.12.2025 20

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49ers' Trent Williams reached an absurd speed on play where he got injured

31.12.2025 10

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Co-worker linked to brazen daytime killing inside Bay Area IHOP

31.12.2025 20

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Getting around San Francisco is about to get more expensive

31.12.2025 20

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'It's f—ked up': Unauthorized BART merch spoils SF store reopening

27.09.2025 10

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'Slap in the face': Calif. university reignites controversy by adding new sport

07.08.2025 50

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Amid the devastation, a fascinating piece of Grand Canyon history is spared

07.08.2025 10

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The 'hidden oasis' transforming Hawaii's food scene

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These Bay Area teens may have produced the next great San Francisco film

07.08.2025 20

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Bands not to miss at San Francisco's Outside Lands 2025

07.08.2025 20

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Chef-owner of 3-Michelin-starred Bay Area restaurant is slinging wagyu burgers

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SF cops seize the unlikely drug of choice of Grateful Dead fans

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SF Giants get trolled with the perfect song after brutal loss to Pirates

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Deadhead scales Golden Gate Park windmill during Dead finale

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Republicans are trying to defund a beloved national monument in Utah

01.08.2025 10

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As Disneyland hikes prices, fans have found a money-saving hack

01.08.2025 20

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San Francisco quietly hits all-time weather record

01.08.2025 10

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I wanted to hate this ’80s reboot but I laughed my ass off

01.08.2025 10

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'People are flying from everywhere': Grateful Dead saves SF tourism, again

01.08.2025 10

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23-year-old Tesla driver survives violent Central Valley crash

08.07.2025 20

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National park concessions employee contracts rare, deadly virus

08.07.2025 10

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SF beach named one of California's best. Nobody really swims there.

27.06.2025 20

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Fake flight attendant took 120 free flights before arrest at SFO, officials say

14.06.2025 10

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Opulent hotel on the California coast abruptly and mysteriously closes

09.06.2025 20

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'A lot starts here': Northern Calif. city forever changed American travel

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