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'Tortured, bureaucratic nonsense': Congressional District 16 recount will go into a third week

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Los Gatos: Ex-bakery employee buys Icing on the Cake business - recipes and all

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49ers: How Pearsall's dad turned son's sweet tooth into catching prowess

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Investigative report sheds new light on deaths of Bay Area men in police custody

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Family of 4 killed in crash on same Bay Area road where 3 teens died

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Top Chef stars, Reem's chef feature at new POC Food & Wine Festival

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Meghan Markle bullying allegations revived by Chrissy Teigen's strawberry jam promo

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Kurtenbach: Why Ricky Pearsall is an A+ pick for the 49ers

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NFL Draft: With Aiyuk, Deebo still in the fold, 49ers look to add Day 3 pieces to roster

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Walters: California charter school battles intensify as education finances get squeezed

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Opinion: U.S. Supreme Court handed California a chance to lower housing costs

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Ask Amy: Where I grew up, this would be considered alarming

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Court strikes down controversial California law abolishing single-family zoning

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Allstate will insure California homes again, under one condition

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Harriette Cole: My daughter's dream was unrealistic, so I managed her expectations

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NFL analysts laud 49ers' surprise pick Ricky Pearsall

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Ask Amy: My child's hair was cut, and she says she didn't do it. Should I be worried?

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Miss Manners: My neighbor refuses to explain his awful text message

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Dear Abby: I'm super outgoing, and I find it pathetic that people ignore me

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NFL Draft: 49ers make two trades en route to defensive back Green, offensive lineman Puni

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Harriette Cole: I've been there -- don't bother confronting a treacherous best friend

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Three arrested in connection with 11 East Bay robberies

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#MeToo advocates: Weinstein decision won't stop the reckoning

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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoids prison

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Tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

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Kurtenbach: Grading the 49ers' Day 2 draft picks Renardo Green, Dominick Puni

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Walk-off! Patrick Bailey's ninth-inning heroics save SF Giants on night Joey Bart returns and Kyle Harrison shines

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Miller, Oakland A's take down another A.L. East power, rally past Orioles in 10 innings

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Horoscopes April 27, 2024: Jenna Coleman, make use of your attributes

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Word Game: April 27, 2024

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Bridge: April 27, 2024

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Harriette Cole: Our parenting decision upset our daughter. What can we do?

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PAC-SJ rummage sale brings vintage treasures to Google's downtown San Jose site

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Yosemite National Park: $32 million in new upgrades renovate famed waterfall area, construct new visitor center

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Photos: Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz lists Marin farm for $9 million

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Giving a hoot: How to protect owls in your backyard

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Deadly Bay Area streets spark officials to make traffic safety improvements

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Under Cecil Williams, Glide Memorial became 'the soul' of San Francisco

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Saying goodbye to the Burger Pit, another classic San Jose joint

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Nonprofit donates custom home in this East Bay city for Marine injured in Afghanistan

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Gov. Newsom announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands

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Satellite photos: This year's 'average' Sierra snowpack compared to previous years

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Coachella 2024 Fashion: We asked what's in and out. There was debate

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A frolicking humpback, 3 minkes and dolphins put on a show off California coast

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Sponsored: Son must dig himself out of crisis with a traditional home sale

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Chart: How much more will it cost you to own vs. to rent a home in the South Bay

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20 least affordable US cities to buy a home are all in California

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What does a lawsuit over 1.25 miles of track say about the odds of a train derailment in the East Bay?

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Handel's ice cream now serving up scoops in the Bay Area

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Unlocking the perfect wine: Experts share tips to bringing the right wine for any occasion

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A Salvadoran cookbook from a major publisher is finally here. Why did it take so long?

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Bird flu's disturbing new turn into cattle - are California herds safe?

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Editorial: Bay Area school officials' shameful tax-election manipulations

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Opinion: No, California's rooftop solar market isn't dying

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Opinion: How California's 'math wars' are hurting Black and Latino students

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Letters: Recall a waste | Eliminating plastics | Student protesters | Fund diplomacy

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TikTok to crack down on content that promotes disordered eating and dangerous weight-loss habits

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Betting against Trump's stock has made some traders millions

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Billie Eilish, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews and hundreds more ask Congress to fix concert ticket pricing

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An East Bay arrest nearly six months ago leads to recovery of more than $325,000 in stolen retail products

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A woman had a hysterectomy. She claims her co-workers harassed her about a 'sex change'

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20 least-affordable US cities to buy a home are all in California

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High school athletic director used AI to fake racist recording of principal, police say

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Disneyland adds another potential themed land to the mix: Encanto

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Barbra Streisand drops first new song in 6 years in response to rise in antisemitism

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