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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · June 2026 · 491 stories

At Big Basin, Six Years On: 17 Miles of Trails Open, 68 Still Closed

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Six years after the CZU Lightning Complex fire burned through 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the park is open…

Culture12h ago

Troubadour in Healdsburg Earns a Michelin Star for Its Bakery-Turned-Tasting-Room

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Sean McGaughey's Healdsburg bakery operates a seasonal prix fixe dinner service called Le Diner that picked up a first…

Food12h ago

A Willow Glen Restaurant Owner Sends Money Home After Venezuela's Twin Earthquakes

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Joanna Torres, who owns Arepas Restaurant in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood and San Francisco, is pledging 30…

Culture12h ago

Berkeley This Weekend: Free RPG Day at Games of Berkeley, $5 Circus Science at the Lawrence, and The Marsh Turns 21

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A three-day Berkeley run that's mostly free: national Free RPG Day lands at Games of Berkeley on Saturday with a bonus…

Events16h ago

At 2121 Harrison, Oakland's Free Clinic Had Its Busiest Year on Record

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The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California recorded nearly 6,000 patient visits in 2025 — its highest since…

Culture16h ago

Dog Park and Miyawaki Forest Open at the South Berkeley Corner Where 'Here There' Once Stood

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The city of Berkeley has opened an 8,000-square-foot dog park and a pocket forest at Adeline and MLK, spending $650,000…

Culture16h ago

Cheese Board Collective Reunion Draws 100 to Hear 60 Years of Lore

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Alumni of the Berkeley worker-owned institution gathered at the Hillside Club in June to trade oral histories ahead of…

Food16h ago

The Most Expensive Real Estate in Basketball Is Two Inches of Jersey, and a Bitcoin Miner Just Bought It

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On June 25 the Warriors announced the richest jersey-patch deal in North American team-sports history — north of $50…

Sports16h ago

CARECEN Leaves Its Mission Home of Nearly 20 Years; Capp Street Bollards Get 18 More Months

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The Central American Resource Center of Northern California has moved downtown for the first time since 1986, vacating…

Culture16h ago

California State Parks Lifeguard Runs Over Beachgoer at Half Moon Bay, Investigation Underway

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A 20-year-old woman lying in the sand at Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay was struck by a California State Parks…

General17h ago

SF Mayor's Cousin Loses New York Seat by 30 Points in a Race Shaped by AIPAC

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is riding high in approval polls, but Tuesday night dealt a stinging blow to his…

General17h ago

Oakland's Traffic Deaths Are Down — But Black and Latino Residents Keep Dying at Disproportionate Rates

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Oakland recorded 23 traffic fatalities in 2025, the lowest total in at least five years, according to new data from the…

General17h ago

Blue Shield Cited Federal Privacy Law to Silence Questions About a Dead Firefighter. The Feds Say It Was Wrong.

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Blue Shield of California told reporters investigating the death of San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones that it was…

General17h ago

Jury Convicts SF Man of Beating Taxi Driver Who Tried to Collect an Unpaid Fare

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A San Francisco jury convicted Antonio Jones, 29, of battery, theft by false pretenses, and resisting arrest after he…

General17h ago

Oakland Attorney Who Challenged ICE in Court Says TSA Put Him on a Watchlist

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Nikolas De Bremaeker, a managing attorney at Oakland's Centro Legal de la Raza who has fought ICE authority in federal…

General17h ago

As FBI Excavates Mass Graves at Miranda's Rescue, the Owner Says She Did Nothing Wrong

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Federal agents are digging up mass gravesites at a Humboldt County animal rescue where 730 of 900 transferred dogs…

General18h ago

Hayward's Largest Data Center Bypassed City Council Through a Zoning Loophole. By the Time Elected Officials Noticed, It Was Already Being Built.

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A 300,000-square-foot data center is rising in Hayward that will consume as much electricity as one-fifth of all the…

General18h ago

California State Parks Boss Secretly Filmed 23 Lifeguards — Then the State He Worked For Faces a Civil Suit

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A former California State Parks superintendent who allegedly placed a hidden camera in a Bolsa Chica locker room to…

General18h ago

Berkeley Closes Its $30M Budget Gap With Layoffs, Shelter Closures — and a November Gamble

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Berkeley's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a $917 million two-year budget that closes most of a $30…

General18h ago

Bay Area Lawsuit Wins Nationwide Ban on ICE Courthouse Arrests

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A federal judge in San Francisco has extended a nationwide ban on ICE arrests at courthouses and multi-day detention in…

General18h ago

California Wins Federal Block on Trump's Voter ID Order — But a State Ballot Measure Brings the Fight Back Home

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A federal district court permanently blocked every provision of President Trump's voter ID executive order on…

General18h ago

Three Accounts for the AI Build-Out: Labor, the Environment, and Public Contracts

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Oracle charged 21,000 jobs. OpenAI wants 9.2 GW of natural gas. An SF official steered $10M to friends. The week's…

Tech21h ago

Hyphy Holiday at Crybaby Oakland Benefits Immigrant Justice on the 4th

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Crybaby Oakland's late-night July 4th party sends a portion of proceeds to the California Collaborative for Immigrant…

EventsYesterday

Cat Town Oakland Brings Kitten Pairs to Rockridge Pet Food Express This Saturday

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Cat Town Oakland runs a Saturday drop-in kitten adoption at Pet Food Express in Rockridge — 2:30 to 5pm, no appointment…

EventsYesterday