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August 31, 2026

Tech company buys San Jose buildings for potential expansion site

A major technology firm has acquired two commercial properties in San Jose, signaling strategic growth plans in Silicon Valley's competitive...

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August 31, 2026

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

A new Stanford study found older adults can face heat beyond their bodies’ ability to cope at far lower temperatures than younger people as...

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August 31, 2026

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

U.S. Rep.-elect Aisha Wahab — who has represented Hayward in the state Senate since 2022 — criticized Alameda County supervisors’ apparent l...

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August 31, 2026

Photos: Thousands turn out for the Silicon Valley PRIDE Parade in San Jose

Hundreds of Silicon Valley Pride Parade participants marched, danced and skated down San Jose’s Market Street from Julian Street on Sunday.

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August 30, 2026

Armed man at large after shootout with Oakland Police

Residents near Manzanita Park in Oakland asked to shelter in place, after shots were fired between police and armed man

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August 30, 2026

Police officer released from hospital after being wounded in shoot out

The officer recovered following a harrowing shootout where he was shot twice and he and another officer killed an armed robbery suspect

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August 30, 2026

Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

OAKLAND – Hundreds gathered recently in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood to voice opposition over plans to build new data centers in the cit...

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August 30, 2026

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

Proposed 80-home development would replace former Glider Elementary School, which has been vacant since 2018.

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August 30, 2026

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

Newsom’s 2026-27 budget already includes $10 million for “capacity grants to gender-affirming care services providers,” plus $8 million each...

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August 30, 2026

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

SAN JOSE — When Justin Buzzard got the news he’d be getting on the field Saturday afternoon at San Jose City College, he was elated. He had...

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August 30, 2026

Woman killed, man identified as suspect in San Jose

The incident occurred on the 700 block of Linda Street, a residential neighborhood.

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August 30, 2026

Big Sur wildfires shut down Hwy 1

Devastating wildfires in California's Big Sur region have prompted authorities to implement significant traffic restrictions along the iconi...

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August 29, 2026

Judge sides with Stanford Daily, says Trump administration violated Constitution

Judge Noël Wise says the Constitution protects noncitizen students from deportation over criticism of government policies.

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August 29, 2026

Will the Apple Cup survive the post-realignment era? There are complicating factors for Washington and WSU

The Apple Cup rivalry between Washington and Washington State faces unprecedented challenges as college sports realignment reshapes conferen...

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August 29, 2026

Chris Brown, Usher tour: One act clearly outshines the other in concert

There’s a very bizarre moment early on during Chris Brown and Usher’s joint R&B Tour when the former is shown as a kind of cybernetic organi...

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August 29, 2026

Content’s Daniel Garcia still cultivating creativity in Silicon Valley

The San Jose arts community toasted the magazine founder’s retirement at the San Jose Museum of Art on Thursday night.

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August 29, 2026

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

A 35-year-old man is accused of creating an online persona claiming to be a 49ers wide receiver, with his 18-year-old partner as a high-powe...

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August 29, 2026

Inman: What surprises lurk in our 49ers’ 53-man roster projection?

This 49ers’ 53-man roster projection remains highly suspect about which linemen will make Sunday’s cut.

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August 29, 2026

‘It was like a nightmare’: Owner of destroyed tire store grapples with future of his business

Giovanni Pena worked two jobs for years to invest in his tire shop, which burned down Tuesday morning.

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August 29, 2026

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

A prominent Democratic official has publicly criticized political advertisements financed by AIPAC backing Hernandez, characterizing them as...

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August 29, 2026

Rent control fight heads to voters in two Bay Area cities

The polarization is the latest concern as the Bay Area decides to increase or roll back on rent control

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August 29, 2026

South Bay father among those missing in Nepal-Tibet border floods

A South Bay resident has been reported missing following devastating floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region. Prabhath Sajeepa was...

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August 29, 2026

Ronn Owen’s daughter pleads guilty in ‘Bachelor’ pregnancy fraud case

In a case that drew national attention, Laura Owens was accused of falsifying pregnancy claims against two men, one who is former ‘The Bache...

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August 28, 2026

Lawsuit claims Elon Musk’s AI company chatbot Grok produced child pornography based on woman’s childhood rapes

Musk’s xAI is fighting another lawsuit claiming its Grok chatbot created sexualized ‘deep fake’ images of people. The company has said in re...

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August 28, 2026

Trump administration looks to give a swath of Yosemite to developer

The Trump administration is pursuing a controversial land transfer initiative that would grant a Las Vegas-based development company access...

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August 28, 2026

Feds ask judge to send ‘ham-fisted’ software engineer who stole Google trade secrets to prison for five years

Linwei ‘Leon’ Ding ‘will never again hold a position of trust at a technology company,’ his lawyers said.

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August 28, 2026

Fresno teen had been trafficked to East Bay before she was killed on Oakland streets, police say

The FBI has now joined the investigation, which has focused on the young woman’s alleged pimp as well as an East Bay rapper who allegedly po...

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August 28, 2026

Steph Curry can sign another max contract extension. Should Warriors fans worry he won’t?

Steph Curry will be eligible to sign a massive contract extension on Saturday

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August 28, 2026

Kurtenbach: 49ers preseason is over. Why are there still so many questions?

San Francisco 49ers: A month-plus of training camp clarified very little, roster-wise, for the 49ers.

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August 28, 2026

Bay Area schools are locking up students’ phones. One district is betting there’s a better way

Palo Alto Unified is resisting the Bay Area’s shift toward all-day smartphone bans, arguing that high school students should learn to manage...

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August 28, 2026

Three-story data center proposed for San Jose industrial site

A large data center could sprout at an old industrial site within San Jose’s key tech hubs.

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August 28, 2026

Palo Alto: SAJJ Mediterranean restaurant heading to Stanford

Chain just opened its third location in San Francisco

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August 28, 2026

Here are the highest – and lowest – earning college degrees in California, according to new data

California's educational landscape reveals significant earning disparities based on degree level. Community college graduates with associate...

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August 28, 2026

Salvage crews move squid boat stuck on Point Reyes beach, but demolition likely awaits

The Coast Guard’s decision to sacrifice the Lake Bay, help its rescue, has stoked some anger in some of the North Bay’s tight-knit commercia...

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August 28, 2026

Exclusive: 49ers sought Palo Alto police report before disclosing Shanahan crash, records show

A 49ers official said the team did not want to share collision details with the media until it had reviewed a police report.

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August 28, 2026

New era for Bellarmine football? First-year coach has a plan to resurrect former heavyweight

Storied San Jose private school has fallen on lean times in recent seasons. Tom Williams and his staff, including former St. Francis dean Ke...

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August 28, 2026

Inman: 49ers eager to spring forward into Australian adventure

After a mandatory three-day break, the 49ers and their initial 53-man roster will reconvene Monday at their Santa Clara facility, then trave...

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August 28, 2026

Teen arrested in connection with fatal Morgan Hill shooting

Six others were injured when gunfire rang out at a pop-up birthday party on July 25.

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August 28, 2026

49ers Studs and Duds: RB Jordan James, depth DEs shine in preseason finale

The San Francisco 49ers' preseason finale showcased impressive performances from their offensive backfield, with running back Jordan James d...

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August 27, 2026

Big Sur Fire: Highway 1 closes again as firefighters use “dragon eggs” to slow spread of the Timber Fire

Blaze reaches 19,296 acres at 21% containment as a second, smaller fire starts 15 miles south

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August 27, 2026

Summer trend: COVID-19 cases rise in the Bay Area

Older adults, young children and immunocompromised others are at higher risk.

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August 27, 2026

What Macklin Celebrini said about his big contract, the Sharks’ captaincy and Will Smith

Macklin Celebrini, the San Jose Sharks' emerging star center, has publicly addressed the details surrounding his significant five-year contr...

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August 27, 2026

Judge rejects claims that Bay Area transit tax measure is ‘misleading’

The measure would generate $980 million annually for bus, train, ferry and metro lines in five Bay Area counties.

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August 27, 2026

‘All hell will break loose’: UFC 250 attack plotters also planned to ravage Bay Area data centers, FBI says

His final Instagram post before his arrest is a video he started by saying, “it’s pretty much common knowledge by now that the world is run...

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August 27, 2026

Massive San Jose apartment project moves forward after real estate deal

Plans for a massive San Jose housing development have taken a key step forward.

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August 27, 2026

Why two teenagers at Single-A San Jose could be the future of the SF Giants

The San Francisco Giants organization is placing significant hope in two exceptionally young prospects currently competing in Single-A San J...

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August 27, 2026

Parts of Bay Area may see rain as temperatures set to dip significantly

Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Jose are the areas most likely to get rain.

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August 27, 2026

Senior housing development could sprout at San Jose train stop

The project would produce 165 apartment units for seniors and be located at 605 Blossom Hill Road in south San Jose.

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August 27, 2026

2 Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area make NYT’s greatest list

One is a Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant; the other is located at a flea market in a remote stretch of Richmond.

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August 27, 2026

The Warriors’ roster revamp is complete. The biggest question remains the same.

Can the Warriors’ fragile roster survive the 82-game regular-season grind?