49ers Reunite Buckner and Bosa as Hotel Nikko and Tau Robotics Debut
The San Francisco 49ers reunited 32-year-old defensive tackle DeForest Buckner with Nick Bosa, Osa Odighizuwa (51 pressures), and…
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IRS Lifts 2027 Standard Deduction to $33,200 as Loan Caps Take Hold
The IRS raised the 2027 married standard deduction by $1,000 to $33,200 across 70 inflation-adjusted tax provisions, while new…
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Voters Pass Prop. 3 School Tax and Elect Barrera State Schools Chief
California voters approved Proposition 3 by 59% to 41% to permanently extend the 12.3% top income tax rate generating $5 billion to…
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Biologists Rear 250 Rare Snakes as Fall Concerts and Workshops Open
Biologists at the Larry Ellison Conservation Center in Saratoga are rearing 250 young giant garter snakes and releasing Santa Cruz…
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American Canyon Sets Watson Ranch Hearing as Coastal Swells Build
American Canyon's City Council will hold a Nov. 17 hearing at 6:30 p.m. on street and 12-inch waterline revisions for the 216-lot…
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San Francisco Prop. B Takes 51.16% Lead as Voters Keep Sunset Dunes
San Francisco's Proposition B public bank measure moved ahead 51.16% to 48.84% as voters rejected Proposition G by 64.8% to 35.2% to…
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Oakland Tallies Election Leads as 1.2 kW Plug-In Solar Takes Effect
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Measure EE win decisively alongside council victories for Charlene Wang (65.62%), Janani Ramachandran…
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Voters Approve $980M Regional Transit Tax as Caltrain Wins $105.5M
Bay Area voters approved the five-county Regional Transit Measure with 61% support, generating $980 million annually for 14 years…
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Contra Costa Tallies 184,200 Ballots as El Cerrito Races Tighten
Contra Costa County Elections officials report 184,200 unprocessed ballots—nearly 40% of the 464,886 estimated ballots cast—while…
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Livermore and Dublin Host Holiday Theater, Meditation and Boutique
Tri-Valley cultural programming kicks off this weekend with a free Nov.
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Palo Alto Eyes $500M Clutch Deal as SonicWall and Veeam Issue Patches
Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire AI agent security startup Clutch Security for $500 million as OpenAI partners with Hacktron,…
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OpenAI Raises $11B at $1.25T Valuation as AI Token Growth Moderates
OpenAI has secured $11 billion in new funding at a $1.25 trillion valuation toward a $20 billion round, while Meta's Muse reaches 10…
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