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Trump backer who plotted bombing Democratic HQ in Sacramento blames beer for ‘huge mistake’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When two Bay Area supporters of former President Donald Trump were indicted last year on charges of plotting to blow up the Democratic headquarters building in Sacramento, federal officials described the plans as “despicable conduct” with no place in American society.

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Bay Area company 'horrified' buses it sold are being used to transport migrants across US

LOS ANGELES — A Bay Area shuttle company says it's not involved with Republican governors' efforts to transport migrants across the United States, even though buses with its distinct rainbow pattern on the side and name — Marin Airporter — have been plastered in news coverage.

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How clever mechanics keep 50-year-old trains running in the Bay Area: Windows 98, eBay and scraps

When Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) first carried passengers, the country was sending astronauts to the moon. The Apollo-era trains were symbols of a generation barreling toward a space-age future complete with carpeted floors and a seat promised to every passenger.

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$343 a trip: San Francisco ferry costs led nation despite slashed service. Can they stay afloat?

When Alexis Nelson hitches a ride to work on a 450-passenger boat heading from San Francisco to Marin County, she is arguably getting the best deal in Bay Area travel: Nearly private ocean views for $8.50.

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Steph Curry says Warriors considered reunion with Kevin Durant: report

Stephen Curry said the Warriors had discussed the possibility of bringing back Kevin Durant to the Bay Area after the former MVP requested a trade out of Brooklyn this offseason.

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Family of woman beheaded in Bay Area share regret

“I would beg her. Don’t talk to him,” says Karina Castro’s father

The Independent UK

Karina Castro: Woman beheaded by man with a sword on Bay Area street had restraining order against him

Jose Solano Landaeta, a former boyfriend of the dead mother, was arrested by police shortly after the incident for homicide

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Snap chops nearly 500 California jobs, more than 80 in Bay Area

PALO ALTO, California — Snap has decided to chop nearly 500 jobs in California, including scores of layoffs in the Bay Area, a brutal round of cost-cutting ushered in by a string of setbacks in the financial results for the Snapchat owner.

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Heat wave: Bay Area farm animal owners have to get creative to keep cool

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The staggering, oppressive heat wave that has brought the Bay Area to its knees has caretakers of farm animals getting creative in their efforts to keep their charges relatively cool.

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As Michelin-starred chefs walk, Bay Area mom-and-pop restaurants persevere against COVID challenges

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Viviana Masarweh dumped more pots of coffee down Doyle Street Cafe’s drains than into warm mugs back in March 2020.

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As interest rates spike, homebuyers turn to adjustable-rate mortgages

Home prices are falling fast in some of the most expensive real estate markets, such as California's Bay Area, but interest rates are on the rise — meaning that for many, the home of their dreams is now out of their price range.

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Dead fish in San Francisco Bay Area blamed on toxic red tide

An unprecedented red tide in the San Francisco Bay Area is killing thousands of fish and other marine life whose carcasses are washing ashore, creating a foul odor that experts say could get worse during this weekend’s expected heat wave

The Independent UK

The Bay Area was California’s transit mecca. Now car-crazy LA has more train and bus riders

When Los Angeles shuttered its last streetcar in 1963, the Bay Area was already planting the seeds of BART, the expansive rail system that embodies a common refrain in the longstanding competition between Southern and Northern California: Angelenos are gas-guzzlers stuck in parking-lot traffic, while the Bay Area has built…

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Does the Bay Area have enough water to build housing during the drought?

SAN JOSE, Calif. – When Contra Costa County supervisors last summer signed off on 125 new homes slated for 30 acres of grazing land in the oak-dotted Tassajara Valley, they were warned water was going to be an issue.

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Elementary School Calls Cops on 4-Year-Old for Violating Mask Mandate

In the Bay Area and in Los Angeles County, authorities are quickly learning there's little public will to follow their mandates.

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Lederhosen time! 10 Bay Area Oktoberfest celebrations for 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oktoberfest is just around the corner, the buzz has already started. Bust out your lederhosen and get ready to polka, because the festivities are about to commence!

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One in 10 Bay Area neighborhoods is ‘highly segregated’ enclave of White wealth, new report says

While California's Bay Area has long been championed as one of America’s most diverse regions, a new report describes it as deeply segregated with pockets of concentrated White wealth that are driving socioeconomic inequality.

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Tech companies chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs as layoffs mount

OAKLAND, California — Tech company layoffs are poised to eliminate hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, an ominous new round of layoffs that might jolt the region’s primary economic engine.

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High-speed rail route from San Francisco to San Jose wins approval. What happens next?

FRESNO, Calif. — Over concerns of a pair of Bay Area cities, the California High-Speed Rail Authority board finalized its choice of a route alternative for about 49 miles of tracks between San Francisco and San Jose.

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Bay Area sees nation’s largest monthly drop in home values

As rising mortgage rates continue to cool the housing market across the U.S., the Bay Area in July saw the largest monthly drop in home values of anywhere in the country, according to a new report from home listing site Zillow.

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Stanford monkeypox case not sex-related, raising questions about transmission

A monkeypox case reported in the San Francisco Bay Area adds to the growing evidence that people can contract the virus in multiple ways — and raises questions about just how easy it is to get infected during casual encounters with others.

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Here’s how much you need to earn to buy a home in the Bay Area

Thinking of buying a home in the Bay Area? You’ll need to make at least $250,000 a year to comfortably afford it.

The Guardian - US

‘Nowhere is safe’: California highway shootings double in two years, data reveals

State highways saw more than 400 incidents last year. Police are still trying to understand why

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures

The recent discovery by Stanford scientists that wastewater in Palo Alto, Sacramento and other cities in the Bay Area contains monkeypox DNA means that the outbreak has gained traction in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a monkeypox emergency on Monday.

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California drought: Water conservation increasing statewide, San Francisco Bay Area saving more than Southern California

After months of failing to conserve water, Californians are finally starting to make significant progress saving as the state’s three-year drought worsens, summer heats up and local agencies are increasing rules and penalties for water wasters.

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