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January 7, 2026

Bay Area and California rebound with job gains after months of losses

The Bay Area and California both posted robust job gains in November, a respite from months of feeble hiring.

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January 7, 2026

Local efforts to document Japanese American incarceration show history repeating

Community members in both Los Gatos and Saratoga recorded how Japanese American incarceration affected their communities during World War II...

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January 7, 2026

Trump targets funding for child care and hospitals, local dollars fill gaps

Counties from Alameda to Santa Clara are increasingly using voter-approved taxes to stabilize funding for services once heavily supported by...

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January 7, 2026

When Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags

The utility, which serves 16 million customers from Eureka to Bakersfield and made a record profit of $2.47 billion last year, has faced acc...

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January 7, 2026

NBA says Warriors’ Draymond Green got away with 3 non-calls late in loss to Clippers

NBA’s Last Two Minute Report says Warriors star committed two 3-second violations and one moving screen in the final minutes of loss to the...

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January 6, 2026

San Jose Fire Department says goodbye to Sam Seibert

A memorial was held Tuesday at the San Jose Fire Museum for the retired fire captain who died Nov. 30 at age 106.

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January 6, 2026

‘He broke’: 93-year-old Fremont man told police he spent month planning to kill wife, docs say

“He didn’t do this because he was being mean. He’s not a mean man,” his daughter said.

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January 6, 2026

Judge weighs whether First Amendment lawsuit against Trump officials can proceed

First Amendment bars revoking visas or deporting students over their views, Stanford Daily’s lawyer says.

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January 6, 2026

Kurtenbach: The 49ers offense was knocked down. This is how they get back up again

Seattle’s defense is a unicorn. The rest of the NFC, including the Eagles can’t match what they do.

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January 6, 2026

Santa Clara begins road closures ahead of Super Bowl LX

The closures will occur in several phases starting with Stars & Stripes Drive.

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January 6, 2026

Bay Area music 2026: 10 great concert acts headed our way

From AC/DC to Cardi B, the Bay Area will entertain lots of great live music in 2026.

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January 6, 2026

South Bay office leasing jumps to best levels since COVID outbreak, report shows

The South Bay office market powered to its best year of leases in 2025 since the coronavirus outbreak.

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January 6, 2026

Top honor: Riordan’s Michael Mitchell is Bay Area News Group player of year

Stanford-bound Michael Mitchell Jr. completed a spectacular four-year run at Riordan, leading Crusaders to WCAL, CCS Open titles.

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January 6, 2026

Path to Super Bowl LX: If 49ers aren’t in it, what are the best possible matchups?

A matchup of top seeds Seattle and Denver would include top-level defenses on both sides.

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January 6, 2026

How much will views on Israel influence high-profile Bay Area felony vandalism trial?

Defendants face potential felony convictions of up to three years in jail if convicted

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January 6, 2026

For Gen Z, Dry January has become something much bigger

Fueled by Gen Z’s avoidance of alcohol, the number of Americans who say they drink is at a 90-year low. But is it coming at a cost?

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January 6, 2026

Warriors instant analysis: Steve Kerr ejected, Steph Curry fouls out in loss to Clippers

Warriors, without their coach for much of the fourth, give the Clippers everything they can handle

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January 6, 2026

Trump administration sues Morgan Hill, Petaluma over natural gas bans

At the center of the case is whether cities can require new buildings to go all-electric when federal law governs how gas appliances are reg...

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January 6, 2026

Venezuelans from Bay Area cheer Maduro’s capture, while some worry about possible deportation

After a weekend of Bay Area protests from anti-war groups opposing President Trump’s middle-of-the-night raid Friday in Caracas, Venezuela n...

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January 6, 2026

SF Giants’ Matos, Rodriguez ‘doing fine’ following U.S.’s large-scale attack in Venezuela

The Venezuelan Winter League is expected to resume play on Wednesday