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Pac-12 recruiting: Assessing the impact of realignment on Cal, Oregon State and Washington State (so far, so good) Has Cal's move to the ACC been a boost or drag? What about the uncertainty hanging over WSU and OSU? 247Sports recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman dives in. #press

Pac-12 recruiting: How realignment has impacted Cal, OSU and WSU

Has Cal's move to the ACC been a boost or drag? What about the uncertainty hanging over WSU and OSU? 247Sports recruiting analyst Brandon Huff...

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Girls flag football explodes onto Bay Area high school sports scene “I’m hoping it inspires a lot of new girls to come out and see that they can do a sport that’s mostly boy-dominant." #press

Girls flag football explodes onto Bay Area high school sports scene

Seven months after the California Interscholastic Federation unanimously gave its 10 sections approval to play flag football, the sport's popu...

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Vallejo settles with alleged police ‘badge-bending’ whistleblower Capt. John Whitney had served on the police force for 19 years when the city fired him in 2019. #press

Vallejo settles with alleged police ‘badge-bending’ whistleblower

Ex-Capt. John Whitney claims the police department targeted him for exposing a tradition of bending back the star points on the badges of officers ...

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Antioch extends $30,000 incentives to attract new police hires Incentives to recruit officers will continue into the next fiscal year. #press

Antioch extends hiring incentives to attract new police hires

Bonus money will come from savings on salaries from the understaffed department.

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Person stabbed near perimeter of San Jose State campus Police said Friday morning that a stabbing took place near the campus of San Jose State University. #press

Man stabbed to death near perimeter of San Jose State campus

One person died and another was taken into custody early Friday morning following a stabbing on the edge of the San Jose State University campus in...

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Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Jordan Snowden, Benicia football Benicia edge rusher Jordan Snowden helps lead his team to a victory over Maria Carrillo. #press

Bay Area News Group athlete of week: Jordan Snowden, Benicia football

Benicia edge rusher Jordan Snowden helps lead his team to a victory over Maria Carrillo.

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Want to find the best Bay Area restaurants near you? Try this neat mapping tool Map of the Best compiles scores from Michelin, James Beard, Gayot and elsewhere to find you the highest rated restaurants in the area. And it works worldwide. #press

Find the best Bay Area restaurants near you and all over the world with this mapping tool

Want to find a highly rated restaurant near you, but don’t want to sort through Yelp or Eater heat maps? You might want to try Map of the Best, w...

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Ed Sheeran at Levi’s Stadium will be bigger than Taylor Swift, Beyonce Beyonce and Taylor Swift drew huge crowds to their shows at Levi's Stadium. Yet, Ed Sheeran is expected to surpass those numbers this weekend. #press

Ed Sheeran at Levi's Stadium will be bigger than Taylor Swift, Beyonce

Beyonce and Taylor Swift drew huge crowds to their shows at Levi's Stadium. Yet, Ed Sheeran is expected to surpass those numbers this weekend.

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Family, friends mourn father of four, popular DJ slain in Oakland Slain man's mother will remember for his "good heart and disposition," and as someone who was "comfortable, friendly, outgoing and charming." #press

Family, friends mourn father of four, popular DJ slain in Oakland

When Kendall Otis Segers died violently Sunday morning, his four children lost a devoted and loving father and his family and friends were left wit...

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Dear Abby: My boss doesn’t see what the new co-worker is doing He says we need to get along, but she's driving me crazy. #press

Dear Abby: My boss doesn't see what the new co-worker is doing

Dear Abby: He says we need to get along, but she's driving me crazy.

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Stabbing outside Chase Bank in Berkeley hospitalizes man Police were called to the bank on Shattuck Avenue about 3:35 a.m., within 30 minutes of the stabbing. #press

Berkeley: Police investigate stabbing outside Chase Bank

A stabbing in front of a bank early Thursday hospitalized a man, and investigators were seeking help to find the suspect.

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East Bay apartment complex lands big real estate buyer from California A big apartment complex in Fremont has been bought in a deal that tops $85 million. #press

East Bay apartment complex lands big real estate buyer from California

A big apartment complex in Fremont has been bought in a deal that tops $85 million, fresh evidence investors still hunger for Bay Area housing desp...

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Bender’s whiskey marks a decade in good spirits Christopher Cohen distills and ages his rye, corn and wheat whiskeys on the San Francisco island. #press

Treasure Island's Bender’s whiskey marks a decade in good spirits

Christopher Cohen distills and ages his rye, corn and wheat whiskeys on the San Francisco island.

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Bernie Taupin writes about Elton John, LA and ’70s-era fame in memoir ‘Scattershot’ Bernie Taupin and Elton John are one of the all-time great songwriting duos. Now Taupin shares the story of his life, loves, career, and, yes, Elton. #press

Bernie Taupin writes about Elton John, LA and ’70s-era fame in memoir ‘Scattershot’

Bernie Taupin and Elton John are one of the all-time great songwriting duos. Now Taupin shares the story of his life, loves, career, and, yes, Elton.

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One dead after motorcycle, truck collide in East Bay The wreck happened about 6:15 a.m. #press

El Sobrante: Motorcyclist dead in crash on San Pablo Dam Road

A motorcyclist died early Thursday after a pickup truck pulled out in front of him and the two collided, the California Highway Patrol said.

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After getting taken to school by T.J. Watt, 49ers’ O-line set sights on Aaron Donald After giving up three sacks against Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt, Colton McKivitz braces for the Rams and a dose of Aaron Donald. #press

49ers' McKivitz braces for Rams' Aaron Donald after facing T.J. Watt

After giving up three sacks against Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt, Colton McKivitz braces for the Rams and a dose of Aaron Donald.

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Woman accused of setting California Target afire so she could steal baby formula is arrested According to police, the damage to the store was estimated at $500,000 to $1 million, primarily because of water and smoke damage. #press

Woman accused of setting California Target afire so she could steal baby formula is arrested

According to police, the damage to the store was estimated at $500,000 to $1 million, primarily because of water and smoke damage.

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Ukrainian attack damages 2 ships, injures 24 people and sets port on fire in Russia-annexed Crimea Russian authorities say a Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard in Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility. The attack early Wednesday was in the port city of... #press

A Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute app gets gamers to help explore the ocean As players classify animals, they’re actually training machine learning algorithms. Eventually, Katija said, those algorithms will help scientists sort through the massive backlogs of aquatic visual data. #press

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute app gets gamers to help explore the ocean

As players classify animals, they’re actually training machine learning algorithms. Eventually, Katija said, those algorithms will help scientist...

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With future of Cal’s Olympic sports teams in question, this program just received a $10 million gift Cal Athletics: Gift is third largest in "Campaign for Cal Athletics Excellence." which has a goal of raising $350 million by December. #press

Cal Golden Bears men's rowing receives $10 million commitment

Cal Athletics: Gift is third largest in "Campaign for Cal Athletics Excellence." which has a goal of raising $350 million by December.