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Malia Obama joins Dakota Access pipeline protest at Sundance
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Review: Taylor Swift delivers near-perfect pop show in Bay Area
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Mt. Diablo High students break through locked gates to participate in gun violence walkout
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California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home
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BTS, the band that bested Taylor Swift, launches tour in California
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Taco Bell fans get their way; Mexican Pizza returns May 19
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EXCLUSIVE: Sharks’ Ward, one of NHL’s few black players, may kneel for anthem
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Rep. Barbara Lee considers bid for House leadership in wake of Ocasio-Cortez win
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Earthquake rattles just off coast of San Francisco, Marin County
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WATCH: Here's a look at student walkouts across the Bay Area. #NationalWalkoutDay
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BREAKING: Family members said that Taptejdeep Singh, 36, a light rail operator married with two small children was gunned down in a stairwell. Coworkers told them that Singh had left an office where others were hunkered down to help others escape.
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Los Gatos and Saratoga students join national protest on school gun violence
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We apologize for an insensitive headline earlier on a story about Simone Manuel and Michael Phelps' medal wins.
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Keanu Reeves donated 70% of ‘Matrix’ earnings to cancer research, report says
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Mt. Diablo HS principal Lorne Barbosa said he was not opposed to students participating in protests, but after the student government decided not to do a walkout, the school was not expecting a march. So he locked the gates because parents might not want students leaving campus.
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Actor John Heard found dead in Palo Alto hotel room
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K-pop superstars Mamamoo bring debut U.S. tour to Bay Area, Los Angeles
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Trump’s getting ‘annoyed’ with Kimberly Guilfoyle, MAGA world’s ‘Eva Perón,” report says
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Passengers on flight out of San Francisco may have been exposed to Hepatitis A
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Report: Bay Area hip-hop star Pam the Funkstress, who was Prince’s DJ, has died
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Eight months in, California is containing COVID-19 as other states spike. Here’s why.
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Half of Californians support deportations, Muslim travel ban, survey finds
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BREAKING: San Jose police will no longer use rubber bullets to disperse crowds at protests, according to a new policy memo sent to officers today.
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San Jose police adopt restrictions on rubber bullets after protest backlash
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BREAKING: Stanford, home to the most successful intercollegiate athletic program in the country, has eliminated varsity 11 teams because of coronavirus-related financial constraints.
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California debates daylight-saving time — again
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THREAD: The nine victims of the San Jose VTA shooting were husbands, fathers, brothers and sons. They ranged in age from 29 to 63. One was a "tinkerer" who could fix anything. Another was "the life of the party." Two spent their final moments helping coworkers get to safety.
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@NSavidge @karlmondon @NWS @distressline @CountyofSonoma @AirDistrict Our staff photographer @karlmondon took this time-lapse video of the #KincadeFire burning in Sonoma County, California today.
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Barack Obama Boulevard dedicated in San Jose
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Tenants and housing advocates protesting evictions during the coronavirus pandemic blocked the entrance to the Santa Clara County Superior Court in downtown San Jose this morning. Our photojournalist @anda_chu says he saw eight people being taken into custody.
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Hometown hugger Bayley returns to San Jose as WWE champ @ItsBayleyWWE
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Ivanka Trump boycott: now Neiman Marcus has dropped her jewelry line
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Rare white dolphin -- 'Casper' -- spotted days before Halloween in Monterey Bay
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Two-thirds of Californians to recieve $600 stimulus checks under Gov. Newsom’s new proposal
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BREAKING: Lori Loughlin and three Bay Area parents are hit with new charges in the college admissions scandal. The charge, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, is punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Andrew Yang tells San Francisco supporters he can make it through early state ‘dogfight’
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JUST IN: Newsom says California will prohibit the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035. California is the first state in the U.S. to take such a step.
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You won’t believe Brandi Chastain’s Hall of Fame plaque
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Kurtenbach: Klay Thompson’s return couldn’t come at a better time for the lulling Warriors
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Zoe Lofgren calls for Trump to get mental exam to determine if he should be removed from office
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Donald Trump Jr.’s new love interest? Kimberly Guilfoyle, report says
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Warriors’ Kevin Durant is taking even less money than we all thought
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Which California counties will have a coronavirus curfew? Here’s a map
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Warriors’ Klay Thompson somehow 10th in NBA All-Star Game voting
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Cupertino church says its ‘Welcome refugees and immigrants’ sign was stolen, vandalized
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Opinion: Biden’s lifting of Trump’s Muslim Ban was only partial
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San Jose principal becomes a U.S. citizen in front of her students
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Ivanka Trump condemned for joining dad’s election ‘disinformation push’
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Woman wearing hijab attacked at San Jose State
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UPDATE Multiple people dead in mass shooting near San Jose VTA light rail yard: sources
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The Mercury News and @EastBayTimes editorial boards have endorsed @amyklobuchar : "The U.S. senator from Minnesota provides best opportunity for California Democrats who want to win back the presidency." Read the endorsement here: #Election2020
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We STILL heart the ‘80s: New Kids on the Block, Rick Astley, more head to San Jose
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Adrian Balleza, 29, was the youngest of the victims. He was a light rail operator who had been with VTA since 2014 when he started as a bus operator trainee. A coworker called him "a gem of a person," adding that he was killed while helping others get to safety.
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Photos: NFL players Marshawn Lynch, Josh Johnson and Marcus Peters take part in Oakland anti-violence summit
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After marching through downtown San Jose, demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd stopped traffic on Highway 101. The protestors have been peaceful and have moved on toward city hall. Video: Maya Ayoubi
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TV tonight: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’; ‘CNN Heroes’ tribute
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BREAKING: The Associated Press has declared a Joe Biden victory in California. @AP #Election2020 See the full interactive map here:
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Jimmy Kimmel increases security at show due to Trump supporters
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