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Music Creates Connections for Bay Area Residents and Families Confronting Memory Loss At a San Francisco singing circle, people experiencing cognitive decline and their caregivers join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.
06.03.2026 17:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some Gubernatorial Candidates Taking Different Path in Run for Governor Unlike year's past, some of the leading candidates have not won a statewide election.
06.03.2026 16:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Former East Bay Mayor Says US Strikes on His Iranian Homeland Signal ‘First Day of Hope’ Former Pinole mayor Vincent Salimi said he acknowledges Iranian Americans’ varied reactions to the emerging war in Iran but is ultimately “relieved.”
06.03.2026 15:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One of the Slowest US Cities to Build, San Francisco Is Accelerating Housing Permits In the last few years, San Francisco cut its new housing permit processing time in half, despite trailing U.S. cities like San Diego and Austin.
06.03.2026 12:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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All Aboard the 67, San Francisco’s Most Delayed Bus However unreliable it can be, the 67 still serves an estimated 800 daily riders. But as SFMTA faces a budget deficit, the 67 is at risk of disappearing.
06.03.2026 11:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Travis Air Force Base Beefs Up Security Amid Iran War A U.S. official said the Department of Defense could not comment on what, if any, involvement the Fairfield base has in the war in Iran.
06.03.2026 00:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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San José Mayor Matt Mahan Positions Himself as a “Change” Candidate in Governor’s Race Matt Mahan details his plans for tackling the budget deficit, homelessness and tech regulation if elected governor.
05.03.2026 23:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1
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California Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump’s New Global Tariffs Attorney General Rob Bonta said the new tax will cost California families an additional $200 to $600 each year.
05.03.2026 22:44 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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California Won’t Charge San Francisco Officers in 2022 Fatal Shooting State Department of Justice investigators said there wasn’t enough evidence to charge the San Francisco officers with committing a crime.
05.03.2026 21:19 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Chief, Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Her Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda."
05.03.2026 19:58 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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2026 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade: Route, Street Closures, Parking and More What to know about the 2026 Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, from the event route to seating, parking and more.
05.03.2026 17:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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California’s Governor’s Race is Breaking an 80-Year Political Mold Since World War II, the surest path to California governor ran through statewide office. But Rep. Eric Swalwell and former Rep. Katie Porter are leveraging national airtime and viral moments to outpace the traditional field.
05.03.2026 15:10 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tahoe by Public Transit? How to Get There by Train or Bus — and How to Get Around When You’re There Traveling to Tahoe on public transit can be worth it, especially for the views — but you’ll need to be a flexible traveler.
05.03.2026 12:10 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How South San Francisco Became the Birthplace of Biotechnology Built in 1902 to house an eccentric inventor’s rare plant collection, preserving this building in San Francisco has been a neighborhood labor of love.
05.03.2026 11:07 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Elon Musk Defends Himself in Court Over Posts Before Twitter Takeover The tech billionaire testified in a San Francisco court Wednesday, accused of defrauding former shareholders in a lawsuit.
05.03.2026 02:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Bay Area Lawmakers Stand Against War With Iran All 13 Bay Area members of Congress, all Democrats, said they’ll vote for South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna’s resolution calling for an end to hostilities unless Congress authorizes a war.
05.03.2026 00:19 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ May See 30 Years in Prison After Guilty Verdict A Santa Clara County jury found Shannon O’Connor guilty on most charges after allegedly hosting drunken parties for minors where she provided alcohol and enabled sexual assault.
04.03.2026 22:58 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Otay Mesa Detainees Face New Challenges in Communicating With Outside World Authorities shut down an underground channel that detainees used to communicate with the outside world.
04.03.2026 20:22 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Alameda Health System Layoffs Deferred While County Explores Options A plan to slash 188 health care jobs at the East Bay’s safety net hospital would heavily impact mental health programs. County leaders hope to avoid this.
04.03.2026 19:05 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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A Year After ICE Detained South Bay Immigrant, Family Trauma Lingers A Sunnyvale carpenter who was deported to Mexico with arrest-related injuries is fighting to return to the Bay Area.
04.03.2026 16:05 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Iranian Americans React to US-Israel War on Iran Some Iranian Americans are overjoyed at the death of Khamenei, while others are critical of the U.S. and Israel’s involvement in yet another war in the Middle East.
04.03.2026 11:03 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Sex Workers Tried to Warn Us About Age Verification Laws Morgan explores what age verification laws could mean for the future of the internet. 
04.03.2026 11:03 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Democratic Candidates for California Governor Defy Pressure to End Campaigns California’s Democratic Party Chair urged candidates to drop out if they lack “a viable path to make it to the General Election.”
04.03.2026 00:43 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Toppling Iran’s Regime: Easier Said Than Done? Iran's regime is standing firm after a joint U.S.-Israeli attack killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — but the path forward remains uncertain.
04.03.2026 00:37 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Amid Bid to Save Bay Area Transit, Muni Gets a Campaign of Its Own Advocates kicked off a signature-gathering campaign Tuesday for a parcel tax to fund Muni. It’s one of two ballot measures that will need to pass in November to avoid service cuts.
04.03.2026 00:28 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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It’s San Francisco’s Most Delayed Bus. For Riders, a Frustrating Problem May Get Worse Looming transit cuts threaten to make long wait times for Muni lines like the 67-Bernal Heights bus even longer.
04.03.2026 00:15 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Advocates Worry California Immigrant Truckers Still Face Uncertainty After License Debacle A state judge ordered the Department of Motor Vehicles to reissue non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses it’s set to cancel under pressure from the Trump administration. It’s unclear when drivers will regain their licenses.
04.03.2026 00:06 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Advocates Worry Supreme Court Is ‘Going After the Transgender Community Deliberately’ An emergency Supreme Court ruling temporarily bars California from enforcing a state law that prevents public schools from outing transgender students without their consent.
03.03.2026 23:13 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is Waymo Ready for Another Emergency? San Francisco Supervisors Are Skeptical Representatives from Waymo answered questions about cars left inoperable during a recent blackout and promised changes. Supervisors weren’t convinced those promises were sufficient.
03.03.2026 22:14 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Looks to Eliminate 500 City Jobs The looming cuts come after last year’s layoffs and as the city is facing a nearly $900 million budget deficit.
03.03.2026 21:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0