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August 2, 2025
Review: Here’s why 50,000 Deadheads were smiling on Friday
More than 50,000 Deadheads turned out to see Night 1 of the Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebration at Golden Gate Park.
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August 2, 2025
St. James Park has long been San Jose’s center of politics, protest
The downtown park has been the site of Presidential speeches, an infamous lynching and the launch of gay pride in San Jose.
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August 2, 2025
Eight things that have caught my eye after eight 49ers’ practices
49ers quarterback Mac Jones: “I guess everyone thinks I’m really slow. I look like Forrest Gump out there.”
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August 2, 2025
DACA recipients will no longer be eligible for ACA health coverage
A new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will strip DACA recipients of eligibility for coverage under Affordable...
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August 2, 2025
Yosemite hiker killed by falling branch was ‘a really careful person,’ her father says
Angela Lin’s death exemplifies “that constant battle between safety and exploration.”
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August 1, 2025
Trump administration releases $1 billion in California frozen education funds
California said approximately $939 million in education funding was being withheld from the state.
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August 1, 2025
49ers’ Brock Purdy adores his baby daughter — and Nick Bosa’s pass rush
Quarterback Brock Purdy is beaming, a week after becoming a father and mere minutes after Nick Bosa hounded him throughout practice at 49ers...
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August 1, 2025
With Kamala Harris out, race for California governor heats up
Katie Porter raked in donations after Harris bowed out, and the Republican side is a slugfest already.
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August 1, 2025
Bay Area radio legend Greg Papa announces cancer diagnosis
Papa has been a signature voice on Bay Area sports radio since the 1980s.
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August 1, 2025
Economic upswing sprouts on multiple fronts in downtown San Jose, report shows
Downtown San Jose has produced an upswing in economic activity, a hopeful counterpart to the dire years of the coronavirus era.
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August 1, 2025
Santa Clara County sheriff creates new post to oversee jail reform compliance
Alexa Daniels-Shpall brings oversight background from D.C., L.A.; a federal monitor welcomes the move and says it’s sorely needed to tackle...
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August 1, 2025
Stanford hires former Nike and eBay CEO as new athletic director
John Donahoe will become Stanford’s eighth athletic director and replace Bernard Muir, who stepped down this year
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August 1, 2025
Kurtenbach: Will Steph Curry be the Bay Area’s last first-ballot Hall of Famer?
Curry’s Warriors co-stars probably won’t outlast him. 49ers All-Pros Fred Warner and George Kittle are building cases, but they’re not Hall-...
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August 1, 2025
Photos: The Santa Clara County Fair rolls into town
Saturday should be the big day for the Fair, with four-time Grammy winners Los Lobos and Friends performing at 7 p.m. at the Pavilion Stage...
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August 1, 2025
‘Where will we go?’: Uncertainty, distrust shroud clearing of homeless encampment at San Jose’s Columbus Park
Many unhoused residents are still unclear over where they will go when San Jose clears the large encampment at Columbus Park later this mont...
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July 31, 2025
San Jose tattoo artist charged with carjacking amid legal battle with ICE
Guillermo Medina Reyes has been charged with felonies in two different Bay Area counties this month, as he fights deportation in court.
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July 31, 2025
Crime fell statewide in 2024, but data issues blur trends for two big Bay Area cities
The DOJ report shows California’s violent crime rate was down 6% from 2023 to 2024, but when zooming in on the Bay Area, the trends in two m...
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July 31, 2025
SF Giants sell at trade deadline, trading Doval, Yastrzemski
Camilo Doval had a 3.29 ERA with 107 saves over five seasons with San Francisco
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July 31, 2025
49ers’ Ricky Pearsall enters camp in ‘positive light’ despite shooting flashbacks
As Ricky Pearsall is eased into 49ers camp, he is looking at things in a positive light when it comes to last season’s death-defying shootin...
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July 31, 2025
Panetta proposes bill to add protections for immigrant crime victims, witnesses
Congressman Jimmy Panetta has introduced legislation to protect undocumented immigrant survivors and witnesses of crimes who cooperate with...
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July 31, 2025
World’s largest Monopoly board to get a much-needed makeover
Monopoly in the Park will be part of a huge volunteer cleanup effort at Discovery Meadow in downtown San Jose on Saturday.
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July 31, 2025
PG&E monthly bills have ‘stabilized’ and will drop lower, utility says
PG&E reported flat profits and reduced electricity and gas revenue in its second quarter.
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July 31, 2025
McDonald: SF Giants are free falling, and it only ends with a crash landing
The Giants are in free fall and with a third of the season left to play, a hard landing is inevitable.
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July 31, 2025
Foreclosed San Jose hotel may go up for sale after major sports events
A landmark San Jose hotel that was foreclosed due to a failed real estate loan could be back on the sales block in 2026.
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July 31, 2025
Nothing but good vibrations at 49ers training camp, in contrast to 2024
The 49ers have no holdouts, hold-ins or major injuries with everyone present and accounted for to prep for 2025 season.
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July 31, 2025
Hospital lawsuit accuses Santa Clara County of refusing full reimbursement for more than 5,000 patients
Good Samaritan Hospital is owned by for-profit hospital chain HCA Healthcare.
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July 30, 2025
Oakland coffee shop owner fires back after DOJ, ADL lawsuits: ‘My words feel small in the rubble of lives lost’
“Death has crept into every crevice of life in Gaza,” he said. “And yet, despite the violence we have endured and continue to face, my heart...
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July 30, 2025
Richard Tillman now faces federal arson charge for San Jose post office attack
The brother of the late San Jose-raised NFL player and Army hero Pat Tillman faces a fire destruction count that parallels his prosecution i...
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July 30, 2025
Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor sues ESPN months after firing: report
Taylor was dismissed by Stanford GM Andrew Luck in March, shortly after an ESPN report implied that the coach ‘bullied’ female staffers.
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July 30, 2025
California high-speed rail has a plan to build to Gilroy, Palmdale simultaneously with Central Valley segment
CEO pushes for over $1 billion in annual cap-and-trade funds to finally connect the project to population centers in the Bay Area and Southe...
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July 30, 2025
SF Giants trade long-time reliever Tyler Rogers to New York Mets
Rogers leads all relievers in appearances since 2020
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July 30, 2025
Former Warriors star Gilbert Arenas arrested, accused of running illegal poker games
Arenas faces an additional charge of making false statements to federal investigators, prosecutors said.
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July 30, 2025
Kamala Harris will not run for governor of California
The Oakland native and former Vice President did not explain why she decided not to jump into the governor’s race in 2026.
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July 30, 2025
Researchers across country warn of uptick in deadly flu complication affecting young children
A study spearheaded by researchers at Stanford Medicine reports a substantial increase in cases of acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a flu c...
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July 30, 2025
Foreclosures, defaults jolt hotel deals in Bay Area, California
Foreclosures and failed property loans jolted hotel purchase deals in both the Bay Area and California.
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July 30, 2025
Review: Giving the new Tesla Diner in Los Angeles a test drive
The diner is located on the spot that Elon Musk had spitballed since 2018
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July 30, 2025
How Bryce Huff and 49ers’ other veteran newcomers are faring 1 week into camp
The 49ers let a lot of free agents go, but they signed some too. A look at how they’re doing.
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad sec...
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami advisory issued for Bay Area following quake in Russia
Estimated arrival times include 12:15 a.m. in Monterey and 12:40 a.m. in San Francisco.
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July 30, 2025
Co-pilot charged with sexually abusing child in East Bay
Contra Costa County prosecutors said a 45-year-old woman has also been charged in a related felony complaint.
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July 29, 2025
‘A hidden threat’: San Mateo lawmaker warns of rising groundwater risks, seeks study funding
Groundwater rise can mobilize toxic chemicals buried underground and increase the chance of chronic flooding.
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July 29, 2025
Treasure-hunt transponder prompts evacuation of VTA station in Campbell
The sheriff’s office says a geocache box placed at a light-rail station was reported as a suspicious package, spurring a clear-out of neighb...
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July 29, 2025
49ers camp: Brock Purdy overcomes getting rolled up in backfield
Brock Purdy overcame a scare at 49ers training camp and connected with Jordan Watkins on a deep pass to highlight Tuesday’s session.
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July 29, 2025
Santa Clara County Fair packing a lot into five-day run
Carnival rides, fair food, stunt shows and a Los Lobos concert are part of this year’s fair, which runs July 30 through Aug. 3.
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July 29, 2025
Soup kitchen buys San Jose property to meet rising demand
A soup kitchen has bought a San Jose property in a purchase that will enable it to find more elbow room.
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July 29, 2025
Did a lab of AI “scientists” design a possible COVID treatment?
Bay Area researchers created a group of AI “scientists” that proposed a potential COVID treatment. They say the approach could accelerate sc...
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July 29, 2025
Buy? Sell? The SF Giants’ case for both scenarios
The Giants are positioned to be buyers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline
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July 29, 2025
Bay Area water sports enthusiasts are getting hooked on kayak polo
The Bay Area is home to one of the most successful kayak polo clubs in the country. Try it out at Shoreline Lake.
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July 29, 2025
Property insurance apocalypse: Some progress, no immediate relief
Millions of Californians in fire-risk areas have lost property insurance through non-renewals, and cost of an average premium is expected to...
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July 29, 2025
University of California admits record number of students
The admission increases come as the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has raised concerns over a decline in international stud...- 1
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