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California announces new $3,500 rebates for electric vehicles. Here's how to get one.

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Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland removes Pride flags as school year begins

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Data center is being eyed on part of longtime San Jose tech campus

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Bay Area temperatures to hit triple digits during weekend heat wave

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Tahoe-area avalanche victims asphyxiated, coroner finds, but redacted reports leave questions unanswered

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Is pro-Israel group making an impact in the race to replace Eric Swalwell?

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Toxic chemical found at high school also shuts down Richmond Swim Center

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Meghan Markle hits back at things Martha Stewart has been saying about her

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Matt Horn shuts down remaining Horn Barbecue in Oakland

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A's, longtime GM David Forst 'part ways', Feinstein to work as interim for rest of 2026 season

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Resident arrested after gas grill blamed for massive Foster City condo fire

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Dear Abby: By the end of the cruise, the group was shunning me. I don't know what I did.

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Review: AC/DC delivers something rock fans won't likely see anywhere else

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Asking Eric: My boyfriend told me his neighbor's secret, and I wish he hadn't

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Data center proposed near San Jose creek, tech company sites

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Car driven by child strikes woman walking dog in Oakland

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Harriette Cole: My brother's wife wanted to be at a hotel, so she treated my house like one

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Harriette Cole: What if the new boss wants me to work harder?

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Photos: Hillsborough mansion once owned by a Walmart founder listed for $11.5 million

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In Case You Missed It

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Kurtenbach: Mike Krukow taught us how to love baseball. Replacing him is impossible

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Mike Krukow, legendary SF Giants broadcaster, announces his retirement

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Crime and Public Safety

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'It was amazingly lucky,': Plane crashes in downtown Ukiah, only minor injuries and damage reported

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Fremont police release more details about man fatally shot by officers at assisted living facility

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Teen in clown costume killed stranger at bus stop, police say

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Hercules man was on pretrial release in Oakland murder case when he allegedly killed a man in San Jose

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Mailbag: How the Protect College Sports Act would impact realignment across the FBS, playoff expansion, a G-6 postseason and more

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East Bay school scrambles to replace football coach days before practice

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Reviewing 49ers rookies ahead of their NFL preseason debuts

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Oakland 'micro apartments' hub seized through loan foreclosure

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Home prices in 11 California metros 'unaffordable' even with 0% mortgage

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Developer launches construction of San Jose senior housing

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Photos: Welcome back! First day of school in Walnut Creek elicits smiles and high-fives

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Photos: National Night Out celebrated in San Jose

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Photos: National Night Out brings community together in Martinez

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Video: How to spin a basketball on your finger

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'The blue is stupid': New Valkyries court design draws divided reaction from team, fans

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Sumo wrestling to rumble into Santa Cruz in September

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This Bay Area chef's 'Hell Chicken' might be a taste of heaven on earth

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Crews continue mop-up of Woodside Fire; 2 homes lost

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This East Bay city celebrates second new school since 2024

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Photos: Canines hang ten at annual World Dog Surfing Championships

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The best Grateful Dead tribute band thrills fans on Jerry Garcia's birthday

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Beloved 'Rosie' Jeanne Gibson dies at 100

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Crab Omelets and Drunken Spaghetti: Thai-style brunch comes to Concord

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Recipe: Sweet and Salty Whole Wheat Biscotti you'll crave before your coffee

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7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, Aug. 7-9

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Bay Area arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

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Asking Eric: The porch ambushes have us dreading our neighbors

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Miss Manners: Is the parent's Barbie ban appropriate?

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Dear Abby: Do I dare raise the subject of my boyfriend's showering?

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Is Nicolas Cage's 'straight-to-Prime' John Madden biopic really no good?

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Trump called him WHAT? Ex-White House correspondent from Oakland on covering 3 presidents

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Of thee I sing: A guide to US patriotic songs, from 'The Liberty Song' to Jay-Z and Kanye West

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StubHub says the Rick Springfield concert was postponed, but it wasn't. Can I get a refund?

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Opinion: Establishment partisans keep smearing ranked choice voting because they fear the majority

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Mukunda: What Elon Musk doesn't understand about abundance

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Schrager: Your fourth-grader shouldn't be worried about AI

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Opinion: Why so many Latinos in the US are anti-immigrant

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Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

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Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll finds

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New jobs report: Unexpected slump amid strain from the Iran war

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Crime writers' new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere

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Inside Zendaya and Tom Holland's secret second wedding ceremony

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'Cookie Queens' follows Girl Scouts on their cookie-selling journey

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Feds question whether Ronn Owens' GoFundMe donors got what they were promised

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Four-bedroom home sells in Danville for $2.6 million

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Dublin: Three-bedroom house sells for $1.1 million

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New youth housing project coming to Pittsburg

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San Jose: Single-family home goes for $1.8 million

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Cupertino Library unveils restored aquarium on Aug. 8

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Victim uses cell phone to track purse stolen from Saratoga High School

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Department of Education launches probe into antisemitism at San Jose State, SF State

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Ukrainian children's 'trench art' on display at Los Altos Fine Art in the Park

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Man arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in Redwood City

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Local leaders push Bay Area wide policies to stop detention centers

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Letters: Randy's Donuts location is an example of corporate greed

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Meta apologizes for removal of India Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post

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