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After shocking hate speech incident in front of high schoolers, South Bay city may have first-in-the-state Zoombombing solution

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Police arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied UC Berkeley building

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Nvidia widens South Bay property holdings with $350 million-plus deal

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St. Mary's College students occupy campus chapel in support of Palestinians; 8 join hunger strike

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We asked, you answered: 15 more of the Bay Area's best chocolate chip cookies

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San Jose movie theater turns back the clock with 1984 movies and ticket prices

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No charges against ex-49ers defensive back who was arrested in Mendocino County following failed robbery

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Ben Affleck living separately from Jennifer Lopez amid split rumors: reports

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Miss Manners: We told our friends the truth, and now they've cut us off

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Review: Dead & Company opens Sphere Las Vegas residency in epic fashion

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Dear Abby: These women with their dogs are unbalanced

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NorCal boys volleyball: Monta Vista, Bellarmine, Mitty, Valley Christian, Leigh advance to region championhips

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Ask Amy: It was a lovely wedding. And then we got the email from the bride.

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Dear Abby: I think it's disgusting what they're doing, but I can't say that

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Miss Manners: They ditched our high-drama friend, and now they pretend to care about her shattered life

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Miss Manners: Why do my dinner guests think they're excused from kitchen chores?

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Dear Abby: His wife thinks no one knows what she has been doing

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Harriette Cole: Being a supportive wife has backfired on me

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Ask Amy: I have one chance to win my longtime crush. What's my best strategy?

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Eddie Vedder defends Steve Buscemi during Pearl Jam concert in Sacramento

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Dear Abby: Nobody will tell her the truth about her tasteless gifts

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Harriette Cole: She's rich, and she implies I'm a stingy mother

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Texas bridge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil

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Texas gov. pardons man for murdering BLM protester

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Arrests at UC Berkeley building used as pro-Palestine camp

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Unmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA's pro-Palestine encampment

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Kurtenbach: Logan Webb showed the new-look SF Giants the way forward. Can this team follow its leader?

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Oakland A's make move to shore up pitching staff

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How former Stanford star Cameron Brink did in WNBA debut with LA Sparks

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Inman: 10 things I think about the 49ers' 2024 schedule

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Home Decor: At this furniture bank, hand-me-downs offer a hand up

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Maria Shriver joins condemnation of Harrison Butker's 'tradwife' speech

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Column: Why the stink of that bad, bad iPad ad won't go away

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West Oakland is getting a new food hall. Here's what we know so far.

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Photos: Mass Casualty Exercise at Valley Medical Center

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Photos: Piedmont mansion designed by SF Neiman Marcus rotunda architect listed for $6.5 million

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Photos: Estate of Hollywood silent movie star Francis Lederer hits the market

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Oakland's homeless population rises 9%, Alameda County population dips 3%

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Pro-Palestinian protesters take over abandoned UC Berkeley building

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NASA researchers bid farewell to 'flying laboratory' at Ames Research Center

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Family of Angelo Quinto, who died at hands of Antioch cops, agrees to $7.5 million settlement with city

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Photos: Sports stars, celebrities rep new Golden State Valkyries merch

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When bees swarm in the Bay Area, who you gonna call? These heroes.

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Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal

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Summer movies 2024: No 'Barbenheimer,' but plenty of buzz

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Big San Jose housing project advances with property purchase deal

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General Motors opens Mountain View office that will be a big tech hub

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Californians are not paying their bills at the highest level since 2021

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Half Moon Bay planning commission reluctantly OKs senior farmworker housing — with conditions

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Teen who ate spicy chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says

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7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend

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Yelp Top 100 restaurant now grilling in Redwood City

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Here's how to slow roast vine-on tomatoes

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Ron Gonzales: It's time to finish what we started with San Jose BART extension

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Letters: Richmond's failure | Hypocritical protests | Condemn violence | Emboldening Israel

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Letters: Missing data | Runaway bureaucracy | CalWORKs cuts | State accountability | U.N. peacekeeping

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Granderson: NCAA dilemma about trans athletes shouldn't be a hard call

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Paid sick leave sticks after many pandemic protections vanish

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Home insurance companies may use aerial images to drop policies

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Secondary cockpit barriers likely coming to all commercial planes: 'Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again'

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Magid: A big week for generative AI

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What to watch: 'Bridgerton' is back, saucier than ever

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Rep. Lauren Boebert attends Donald Trump's hush money trial, taking front-row seat in show of support

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What will happen before, after the Dali is refloated? Here are next 3 steps for ship that hit Key Bridge.

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Column: Why the stink of that bad, bad iPad ad won't go away

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Why UConn's Nika Muhl hasn't yet been allowed to make WNBA debut with Seattle Storm

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