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Day Around the Bay: The Bay Lights Are Already Testing for Their Eventual Return This Winter
The TikTok transfer to American ownership is finally going through; a SoMa liquor store curfew got one step closer to reality; and check out the Bay Bridge, because the Bay Lights are being tested for their glorious upcoming return.
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Scott Wiener Steps Down From Leadership In State's Jewish Caucus After Change In Gaza Stance
As state Senator Scott Wiener continues to try to thread the needle of being a moderate Democrat who has historically supported Israel but now kind of needs the pro-Palestinian vote, he is stepping down from a role he's held for five years in the state's legislative Jewish Caucus.
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Rumors Swirling That Steve Kerr Might Be Fired, Or Might Quit, as Warriors Coach at the End of the Season
This could be the last dance for the Golden State Warriors with Steve Kerr as their coach, as the national media says some team members are thinking the unthinkable, that Kerr might be let go at the end of this NBA season.
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Glassdoor Ranks In-N-Out as Best Place to Work in California, Ahead of Nvidia, Google, and Facebook
We had to do a double-double take at Glassdoor’s new Best Places to Work 2026 list, as they ranked fast-food chain In-N-Out as a better place to work than the cushy, high-paid confines of Nvidia, Facebook, and Google.
Art Installation Goes Up on Mission Street Facade of the Almost Empty SF Centre Mall
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Art Installation Goes Up on Mission Street Facade of the Almost Empty SF Centre Mall
It may be a dead mall with almost no tenants left inside — the official closing is apparently this weekend — but thanks to a nonprofit dedicated to the revitalization of downtown, one side of the former Westfield mall is getting a massive photographic mural.
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Two Former Rohnert Park Cops Who Posed as Feds to Steal Cash and Marijuana Get Their Sentencing Delayed
A couple of one-time Rohnert Park police officers spent years posing as ATF agents and shaking down legal medical marijuana drivers for their cash and stash, and they got busted, but now their sentencing is delayed.
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Suspect Allegedly Striking Passing Cars With Tire Iron Leads to Fatal Police Shooting on I-80 In Hercules
A massive traffic backup Thursday morning in the East Bay that was tied to a large police response in the westbound lanes of I-80 turns out to have been caused by a confrontation with police that led to the fatal shooting of a suspect.
Oakland's Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo Enjoy Record 16 Oscar Nominations for 'Sinners'
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Oakland's Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo Enjoy Record 16 Oscar Nominations for 'Sinners'
13 years after his feature film debut Fruitvale Station, Oakland native son Ryan Coogler is setting Oscar records with his hit film Sinners, which received 16 nominations for this year's Academy Awards.
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SF’s New Inspector General, Fresh Off Mohammed Nuru Case, Opens Tip Line So You Can Report City Hall Corruption
If you think there’s corruption at SF City Hall, you can now report it yourself and maybe start an investigation, thanks to SF’s first-ever Inspector General Alex Shepard who just started the new watchdog job this month.
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Norway's National Sports Scandal Involves a Few Extra Stitches in the Crotch of a Ski-Jumping Suit
You know that you’ve stumbled upon a great sports cheating scandal story when the method of cheating is so finicky and pedantic, it’s not even immediately clear to someone from outside the insular community of the sport why it would be an advantage to the athlete. What else could your first thought be, when you read that two former coaches and a “suit technician” of the national ski-jumping team of Norway were…
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Unfortunately, Zoe Kravitz and Harry Styles Are in Love—I Mean, Congrats!
When Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles were first papp’d together in Rome in August, my first thought was: OK, this couple is too cool. Frankly, it’s unfair to the rest of us. They’re both hot. They’re both chic, in a “I moved to Berlin” sort of way. They act, they make music, they look hot (did I already say that?). It’s a too-perfect match. And now, according to Page Six, Kravitz has been calling Styles “her soulmate.”…
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All the Nominees at the 2026 Oscars
Another year of film history is just about in the books. This morning, Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. At this point in awards season, it can start to feel like the categories are a bit locked, but there were still a couple of things we could count as surprises. Wicked: For Good was completely shut out from the running this year, after racking up a whole slew…