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Kayak fisherman David Slavich captured dramatic footage of a 6-to-7-foot great white shark circling his boat off Pillar Point in Half…

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Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…

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Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…

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Forty-one years after 23-year-old Timothy Charles Lee was found hanging outside the Concord BART station on Nov. 2, 1985, his cousin…

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Hops & Scotch Taproom & Whiskey Bar has closed after more than eight years at Avalon Walnut Creek on Treat Boulevard, even as…

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Town leaders authorize pedestrian street closures along Hartz Avenue, seasonal lighting displays, and expanded outdoor dining through…

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Livermore Valley Arts has announced the November and December 2026 holiday season at the Bankhead Theater on First Street, featuring…

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