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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · June 2026 · 492 stories

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

At the Jack London Aquatic Center Docks, Summer Camp Opened on Rowing Machines

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Illegally moored boats — some in place since Friday, one visibly sinking — blocked the East Bay Rowing Club's "Learn to…

CultureYesterday

Youth Radio Unlocks 1701 Broadway Again

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The Oakland nonprofit shuttered in November 2024 after a debt-laden expansion collapsed its payroll.

CultureYesterday

Californios Earns Three Michelin Stars, Becoming the First Mexican Restaurant in the World to Reach That Level

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Val M. Cantú's Mission District tasting menu made history Wednesday night at the 2026 Michelin Guide California…

FoodYesterday

Three Runs in Nine Innings, Again: The Giants-A's Under Keeps Cashing, and Devers Finally Swung

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Two nights ago I wrote that two broken offenses were meeting at Oracle and the only honest number on the board was the…

SportsYesterday

OpenAI Is in Talks to Anchor a 10-GW Ohio Data Center. 9.2 GW Would Run on Natural Gas.

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The SF-based company is the prospective anchor tenant for the PORTS Technology Campus in Piketon, Ohio — one of the…

TechYesterday

Inside 1600 Jackson, Flooring Is Going In Where Lombardi's Used to Sell Skis

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Construction is underway at 1600 Jackson Street, the former Lombardi Sports building that sat vacant for eleven years…

CultureYesterday

Mexico-Czechia at San Pedro Square: Fans Arrived at 10 a.m. for a 6 p.m. Game

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Wednesday's watch party at San Pedro Square ran from Switzerland-Canada all the way through Mexico-Czechia, with…

EventsYesterday

Aiyuk Says He'll Sign With Washington 'Tomorrow.' He's Negotiating From a List Reserved for Players Who Quit.

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No NFL game tonight. There's nothing here to bet — line not pulled, analysis only — so let's just read the leverage…

SportsYesterday

Mendocino County's Biggest Earthquake in 90 Years Sends 657,000 Alerts Across Northern California

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A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Willits in Mendocino County on Wednesday morning — the most powerful temblor to…

GeneralYesterday

PG&E Scammers Add QR Codes to Their Arsenal as Bay Area Losses Top $211K

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Scammers impersonating PG&E have pocketed more than $211,000 from Bay Area customers through mid-2026 — and they've…

GeneralYesterday

BART Just Had Its Best Month Since the Pandemic. It's Also Borrowing $88 Million to Stay Solvent.

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In May 2026, BART logged 202,650 average weekday trips — its highest since before the pandemic.

GeneralYesterday

Five Minutes on the Clock, One Impatient Owner: What Mike Dunleavy Was Actually Doing in the Warriors' Draft Room

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The camera found Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy mid-gesture, phone already in hand, his boss Joe Lacob pacing a tight circle…

GeneralYesterday

Decades of Racist Jury-Rigging in Alameda County Now Carries a $572 Million Price Tag

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Two men who spent a combined 64 years on California's Death Row after being convicted in trials where prosecutors…

GeneralYesterday

The Airport That Generates $85 Billion Says Contractor Wages Are None of Its Business

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Two weeks after San Francisco International Airport released a report boasting $85 billion in regional economic impact…

GeneralYesterday

Five Years Suppressed, Then Released — Vallejo's Badge-Bending Report Delivers Paper-Thin Accountability

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Vallejo on Tuesday finally released a long-buried investigation confirming what many already knew: department officers…

GeneralYesterday

On Third Street, Bayview Gets Its First Pharmacy Since Walgreens Left

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The D10 Community Pharmacy, funded by a city storefront opportunity grant, is slated to open at 5668 Third St.

CultureYesterday

600 Goats Return to Poplar Beach for Half Moon Bay's Annual Wildfire Graze

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Every summer, 600 goats sprint near Poplar Beach then graze for a week along the old coastal railroad right of way —…

CultureYesterday

The Institutions Are Making One Bet. Oracle's Filing Describes a Different One.

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Bay Area institutions spent the week publicly betting on AI as a creator of human opportunity.

TechYesterday

Nopa Turns 20: Laurence Jossel's Bet on Divisadero Paid Off

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Chef Laurence Jossel's wood-fired room at 560 Divisadero at Hayes celebrates its 20th anniversary this June — a span…

FoodYesterday

A New Room on Clay Street: The OUT Museum Opens in Chinatown

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The OUT Museum, billed as the world's first museum dedicated to Chinese queer artists, opened May 29 in a single room…

CultureYesterday

After $2,000 in Sweeping Tickets, a Haight Developer Read the City's Own Data

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Alejandro Vizio built CURB — a free, open-source web and iOS tool — after racking up roughly $2,000 in parking tickets…

CultureYesterday

Third Coast Foundry Opens in SoMa — Lurie's Midwest Pipeline Play, One Year After Northwestern Left

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Eight Midwestern universities opened a shared entrepreneurship hub in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood Tuesday…

TechYesterday

The MarryLisa Billboards on 101 Are Done. She Found Him on an App.

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San Mateo's Lisa Catalano put her face on a dozen digital billboards along Highway 101 last fall to find a husband.

CultureYesterday