High Tides Prompt Flood Advisory Along San Pablo Bay Through Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory through Saturday for low-lying bayshore locations along San Pablo Bay…
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Weather & safety
State Climate Assessment Warns of Six-Day Bay Area Heat Waves and Rising Wildfire Power Costs
California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment warns that statewide temperatures are projected to rise 3.5 to 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit by…
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Caltrans Closes Highway 37 Between Mare Island and Sears Point for El Niño Storm Prep
Caltrans closed Highway 37 in the North Bay between Mare Island and Sears Point from Friday night through early Monday morning so…
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Chevron Richmond Refinery Sulfur Release Topped Six Times State Limit, Air District Says
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported that hydrogen sulfide levels from the Chevron Richmond Refinery reached more…
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Business
Alcatraz Island Closing Three Weeks for Ferry Dock Piling Repairs
The National Park Service will close Alcatraz Island from Oct. 30 through Nov. 19 to repair pilings supporting the island’s ferry…
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San Francisco AI Lab Anthropic Files for Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker ANT
San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed its Form S-1 registration statement Monday to list on the Nasdaq under…
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Putter’s Mini Golf in Walnut Creek to Close Nov. 29 for Housing
Putter’s Mini Golf at 1275 S.
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Community
Valkyries Bring ‘Ballhalla’ Crowd to Chase Center for Game 5
With the WNBA Finals tied 2-2 against the Atlanta Dream, the Golden State Valkyries return to Chase Center — nicknamed "Ballhalla" —…
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Alameda Father-Son Skateboard Brand Raises $2,000 for Celiac Research
Eleven-year-old Alameda fifth-grader Carmelo Kamler and his father, Josh Kamler, have donated more than $2,000 in profits from their…
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Berkeley Lab Scientists Build Machine Learning Radiation Blood Test
Researchers Jian-Hua Mao, Jamie Inman, and Hang Chang at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed Sparse CBC, an…
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14th Annual Napa Valley Give!Guide Launches Nov. 1 With 98 Nonprofits
The 14th annual Napa Valley CanDo Give!
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Pleasanton opens applications for Dec. 5 Hometown Holiday Parade
The City of Pleasanton has opened participant registration, volunteer sign-ups, and announcer video auditions through Sunday, Nov. 22,…
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Contra Costa Nonprofit Grants Antioch Vietnam Veteran and Wife One More Safari West Adventure
Arranged by Contra Costa County nonprofit An Elderly Wish Foundation, 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran Jim Ledbetter and his wife, Lynn…
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UC Berkeley Astronomers Help Lead NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Mission
Twenty-seven years after UC Berkeley physicist Saul Perlmutter and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory colleagues first proposed the…
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East Bay Regional Park District Opens Accessible Floating Fishing Dock and Redwood Picnic Arbors at Cull Canyon Lake in Castro Valley
Self-leveling 70-foot aluminum pier, wheelchair angler bays, and shaded shoreline tables at 18627 Cull Canyon Road enhance Alameda…
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City of Newark Unveils All-Abilities Inclusive Playground and Outdoor Fitness Court at Silliman Activity Center Park
Ramped sensory play tower, poured-in-place rubber floor, and a seven-zone bodyweight training plaza under UV shade canopies at 6800…
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City of Union City Dedicates Restored Historical Museum Veranda and Permeable Solar Brick Plaza at Old Alvarado Park
Heart-redwood porch carpentry, Victorian-style solar LED post lamps, and zero-emission farmers’ market power pedestals revitalize 3841…
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City of Fremont Opens Accessible Boathouse Dock and Solar Electric Pedal-Boat Fleet at Lake Elizabeth in Central Park
Floating aluminum transfer pier, twelve solar-assisted swan and canopy boats, and LED shoreline promenade lighting at 40000 Paseo…
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Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Completes Koi Pond Bio-Filtration Wetland and Cedar Bridge Restoration at Japanese Gardens
Subsurface gravel bog filter, hand-joinery Port Orford cedar moon bridge, and accessible viewing terrace at 22373 North Third Street…
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City of Alameda Dedicates ADA Roller-Assist Kayak Launch Dock and Coastal Dune Plaza at Encinal Boat Ramp
Floating aluminum transfer chute, wind-sheltered rinsing showers, and San Francisco Bay Water Trail lockers at 190 Central Avenue…
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City of San Leandro and Wildlife Biologists Open Elevated Boardwalk and Nectar Sanctuary at Shoreline Monarch Overwintering Grove
Permeable timber walkway, wind-break tree plantings, and late-blooming native milkweed beds near Mulford Point Drive protect thousands…
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City of Richmond and Bay Trail Partners Open Covered Cyclist Rest Stop and Viewing Telescope Deck at Craneway Pavilion
Wind-sheltered glass seating alcoves, bicycle repair stands, and optical bay scopes at 1414 Harbour Way South welcome ferry commuters…
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WETA and City of Alameda Open 120-Space Electronic E-Bike Locker Pavilion and Solar Canopy at Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal
Clipper-compatible BikeLink lockers with integrated 120-volt battery charging outlets support car-free transbay commuting at Alameda…
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City of Berkeley Opens Renovated South Cove Windsurf and Wingfoil Rigging Lawn and Launch Ramp at Berkeley Marina
Permeable turf rigging mats, a widened low-tide concrete ramp, and solar warm-water rinse showers upgrade the premier East Bay…
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City of Oakland and Lake Merritt Institute Activate Solar Micro-Bubble Oxygenation Manifolds
Eight benthic dissolved-oxygen diffusers along Lakeshore Avenue and the Boating Center protect bat rays, striped bass, and migratory…
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City of San Leandro and Bay Ecologists Deploy Living Shoreline Oyster Reef Domes at San Leandro Marina
Three hundred cast-concrete reef balls and native eelgrass beds along Mulford Point buffer winter storm waves while restoring San…
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Chabot Space and Science Center Upgrades Oakland Hills Observatory Domes With Deep-Sky CMOS Imaging
Astronomers install cooled large-format digital sensors and live courtyard projection screens on the 20-inch Rachel refractor and…
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City of Berkeley Completes Southern Waterfront Promenade and Seawall Deck Upgrade at Berkeley Marina
Marine engineers install precast concrete deck panels, wave-attenuating riprap, and Bay Trail lighting along University Avenue and…
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SF Bay Ferry Positions High-Capacity Battery Charging Float at Alameda Main Street Terminal
The 3-megawatt floating energy storage barge prepares the Oakland-Alameda estuary terminal for rapid turnaround charging of…
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Port of Oakland switches on 10 shore-power vaults at the Outer Harbor
Ten modernized dockside electrical vaults along Maritime Street allow ultra-large cargo ships to shut down auxiliary diesel engines…
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Civic life
9th Circuit Questions DOJ Demand to Set Aside 20,000 Mail Ballots
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S.
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FBI Agent Returns to Stand in Sheng Thao Trial Week Three
The federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Andre Jones, and David and Andy Duong enters its third week in…
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Over 400 Cars Drop Off 30 Tons of Trash at Oakland Bulky Block Party
More than 400 cars carrying 385 Oakland residents lined up along Edgewater Drive in East Oakland on Saturday to dispose of more than…
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DeSaulnier Objects to DOJ Demand Over 400 Contra Costa Ballots
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Walnut Creek) objected to U.S.
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Contra Costa and Four Bay Area Counties Vote Nov. 3 on $980M Annual Regional Transit Tax
On Nov. 3, voters across Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties will decide on the Regional Transit…
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Berkeley Voters Weigh Measure Z Parcel Tax to Establish Municipal Public Bank
Voters in Berkeley are deciding on Measure Z, a November ballot measure that would levy a six-year square-footage parcel tax to…
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Proposition 40 Billionaire Tax Divides California Unions and Economists Ahead of Nov. 3 Vote
With Election Day set for Nov.
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Proposition 45 Splits Bay Area Pro-Housing Groups Over CEQA Timelines and Sprawl
Proposition 45 on the Nov. 3 ballot would impose strict review and litigation deadlines under the California Environmental Quality Act…
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Oakland Committee Advances $30 Minimum Wage Proposal to Dec. 1 Council Vote
Oakland’s Rules and Legislation Committee voted 4-0 to place a proposed $30 hourly minimum wage measure before the full City Council…
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Seaplane Lagoon ferry terminal gains bikeway links and EV charging
The City of Alameda and the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) have completed autumn multimodal…
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More hydrogen buses and signal priority arrive on San Pablo Avenue
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) and the City of Berkeley have deployed additional zero-emission hydrogen…
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Things to do
Fruitvale Día de los Muertos Festival Set for Nov. 1 in Oakland
Oakland’s annual Día de los Muertos Festival returns to Fruitvale Transit Village on Sunday, Nov. 1, featuring a 34-foot La Catrina…
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Children’s Fairyland Stages Indigenous Puppet Show Through Nov. 29
Children’s Fairyland in Oakland has partnered with the urban Indigenous women-led Sogorea Te’ Land Trust to present the puppet show…
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Pleasanton Library Van Zippy Visits Ridgeview Commons Nov. 5
The City of Pleasanton Library and Recreation Department outreach vehicle, Zippy, will visit Ridgeview Commons Senior Community on…
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ASUC SUPERB Hosts Free Votechella Concert on Upper Sproul Plaza
Hundreds of UC Berkeley students packed Upper Sproul Plaza and the Mario Savio Steps on Friday for Votechella, a free afternoon…
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Tri-Valley Veterans Day parade and concert set for Nov. 8
The 29th Annual Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade and Concert will take place Sunday, Nov. 8, starting at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial…
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Isaac Cruz’s Two Pick-Sixes Power Napa High Past Previously Unbeaten San Rafael, 41–13
Senior defensive back Isaac Cruz returned two third-quarter interceptions for touchdowns of 41 and 74 yards and senior linebacker Alan…
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First-Year Saint Mary’s Swim Teams Fall at Cal a Day After Historic First Men’s Win
One day after the first-year Saint Mary’s College men’s swim team earned the first dual-meet victory in program history (146–140 over…
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Chabot opens its telescopes for late-autumn weekend night viewings
Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland’s Redwood Regional Park has unveiled its late-autumn schedule of Friday and Saturday night…
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