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Dear Abby: She's getting married because she wants an after-work companion. I suggested a pet.

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Dear Abby: Barney insists on caressing me while I'm trying to work

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Asking Eric: His children have turned my backyard oasis into a nightmare

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A 47-year-old South Bay pastor played college football on Saturday. How'd he hold up?

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Garth Brooks' daughter says 'biggest fear' is dad being mourned like Dolly Parton

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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner looking to go Hollywood

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How California's economy is outpacing the nation in 2026

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A hotter planet is pushing older adults beyond the human body's limits

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Proposed housing on vacant San Jose school site could yield district $26.6 million lifeline

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Alameda County waited years to investigate failures before Sophia Mason's death. The inquiry took 45 hours

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Trump administration cuts health care coverage for some transgender youth in California

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San Jose police officer released from hospital after being wounded in shootout

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Armed man captured after shootout with Oakland police

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Woman killed, man identified as suspect in San Jose

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Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

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Asking Eric: The mandatory social time with my co-workers stresses me out

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Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Jed York

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They said it: Not passing the smell test

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A woman somehow survived being hit by an Amtrak train in Richmond. Now she's suing the city

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Judge sides with Stanford Daily, says Trump administration violated Constitution

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Man killed after colliding with two parked cars in Antioch

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Evacuation orders expand for residents in south Big Sur area

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East Bay felon charged with possessing guns after police raid home over child pornography transactions

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He posed as a 49ers player. Feds say he and an accomplice defrauded 26 women of $1.3 million

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Bay Area prep football 2026: Where to find our complete Week 1 coverage

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Photos: Bay Area high school football, Week 1

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Bay Area high school football roundup 2026: Best of Week 1 action

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Trump administration looks to give a swath of Yosemite to developer

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San Jose apartment hub adds to deals tied to real estate mega-merger

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Three-story data center proposed for San Jose site

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You may soon be able to put a solar panel on your apartment balcony in California

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Photos: Children's Fairyland celebrates 70th anniversary of Storybook Puppet Theater

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Photos: GalaxyCon takes over downtown San Jose

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Photos: ​Reddish-orange lunar eclipse peeks out from behind clouds in Bay Area

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Community celebrates storied San Jose fire station's grand opening

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Winery worker charged with starting 2025 Pickett Fire in Napa County

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Watch: Buckingham Palace royal guard plays '9 to 5' to honor Dolly Parton

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Photos: Mill Valley's Knights of Molino make their debut at 924 Gilman Street

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Watch: Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing

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East Bay girl who beat cancer runs a lemonade stand to raise funds

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White wines made by women are making waves

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SAJJ Mediterranean restaurant heading to Stanford

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Asking Eric: Welcome to our house, where are your groceries?

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Harriette Cole: I didn't get a summer break and I'm scared I'll burn out

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Miss Manners: I don't buy the excuse that they're students. They were rude.

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Dear Abby: Why should the bride have to back down to the mothers?

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Tiffany Hayes, Kayla Thornton shine as Valkyries gain ground on first place

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Instant analysis of 49ers' initial 53-man roster at NFL deadline

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Bay FC loses to Washington again as finishing touch eludes attackers

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Stanford survives punch from Hawaii, faces quick week and top opponent Miami next

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Oda: Birthright citizenship is not a wartime exception

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Opinion: California's top earners are thriving. Prop. 3 asks them to keep paying their share.

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Opinion: California must protect West Oakland from Trump's toxic coal terminal

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Jarvis: A cancer vaccine is closer than ever

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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.

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Good Good Golf loses Callaway partnership, will no longer be title sponsor of PGA Tour event

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NASA's newest space telescope launches aboard SpaceX rocket

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Review: Artists gather to pay tribute to late great music hero in concert

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Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields fest gives $10 million to 10 nonprofits

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Democratic leader condemns AIPAC-linked ads and party opposition to Wahab

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Election 2026: How much should rents rise? Voters in 2 Bay Area cities will decide

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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed

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Oakley cancels November ballot council races that were uncontested

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San Jose State takeaways: Spartans encouraged by late push in loss to No. 14 USC

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Meta's costly Cambridge Analytica saga back in the spotlight

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