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'Public outrage appeared to motivate members of the Oakland Unified School Board, as they voted overwhelmingly at a special meeting Wednesday night to reverse sweeping cuts to afterschool, before-school and summer programs." - Bay Area

San Francisco - "President Trump’s Federal Bureau of Prisons officials insist they are moving forward with their out-to-lunch scheme to reopen the tourist site Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison, despite that this is all galactically unrealistic."

"About 12 people were injured, including two who were transported to a hospital, Friday evening when a tree toppled over during Diablo Valley College’s commencement ceremony in Pleasant Hill, officials said."

Alameda- "It's a lagoon that covers approximately four miles of the island of Alameda - a place residents and pets enjoy, but this week a Facebook post from the Alameda West Lagoon HOA is alarming dog owners in the area."

Update….Downtown Berkeley is getting new LED lighting, including in the outdoor stairwells.

Oakland - "Earlier this week, the city's Dept of Transportation (DOT) tore up the homemade speed bumps at E 21st St & 19th Ave Residents installed them out of desperation 8 months ago after claiming they pled with the city for 4 years to address dangerous sideshows in the area & nothing was done."

San Francisco - One Market restaurant is slated to permanently close next month.

Sameer Shah, co-owner of Voyager Craft Coffee, said his business down the street from the Whole Foods has seen a 5% increase in customers since the closure. The local coffee shop offers signature drinks, including ube and cherry blossom flavored lattes, along with pastries.

Berkeley-based Rose Pizzeria

#BREAKING: Authorities have issued an Amber Alert after a 2-year-old girl was abducted in Oakland. nbcbay.com/UJBCO41

"Shop owners in Oakland’s Chinatown are fed up with vandals who repeatedly graffiti their stores & with city officials who keep fining them for it. It’s a never-ending cycle: the walls are spray-painted and employees paint over it, only for the tags to reappear." #oakland #oaklandchinatown #bayarea

"Microsoft filed a WARN document with California officials Tuesday, revealing 122 employees will be laid off in the Bay Area." #bayarea #microsoft #california

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"PG&E's proposal, asking for 8% in rate increases through 2030, was submitted to California regulators on Thursday." #california #bayarea

"Aquatic Park Beach in San Francisco’s Maritime National Historical Park will close from May 19 to May 22 between the hours 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for needed construction" #sanfrancisco #aquaticparkbeach #bayarea

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Richmond / Kern County / Los Angeles - Bay Area News

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BREAKING: Ohio man checked out 100 Jewish history, African American history, and LGBTQ+ education books to burn them. www.cleveland19.com/2025/05/12/m...

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Microsoft Layoffs Unemployment

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Federal officials say at least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several items.

"The latest challenge posted on TikTok encourages young people to insert pencil lead, paper clips, or other metal objects into the port of their school-issued Chromebook to trigger sparks and smoke." #bayareanews #petaluma #tiktoktrends #chromebook

Illegal dumping remains a costly issue in Oakland, with a recent incident involving a Tesla Cybertruck sparking public outrage. On Thursday around 5:45 p.m., Andrea Taylor saw a man unloading construction debris on Campbell Street near Raimondi Park. #oakland #bayarea #westoakland #eastbay #tesla

Spotify, Soundcloud and other tech platforms have worked to remove a new song from Ye that praises Adolf Hitler, but the song and its video have continued to proliferate online including across X, where it has racked up millions of views.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has cut 29 jobs—nearly 8% of its workforce—citing financial challenges. The move, which affects 26 union members, has drawn criticism amid ongoing contract negotiations. #sfmoma #sanfrancisco #bayarea

Golden City Football Club, a new minor-league soccer team, will debut at Kezar Stadium in 2026 or 2027, alongside a $10 million renovation to upgrade the venue for pro sports. #bayareasports #bayarea ##sanfrancisco #goldencityfc #kezarstadium

Hundreds gathered Thursday evening in San Francisco’s Mission District for the first-ever Valencia Live! night market, which turned three blocks of Valencia Street into a lively hub of food, music, and dance. #bayarea #bayareanews #bayareaevents #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscoevents

Oakland - Bay Area News #oakland #bayarea #bayareanews #oaklandmayor

BREAKING: A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to pause much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce.

#BREAKING: SoCal Edison removes tower suspected of starting Eaton Fire abc7.la/3EIDM3b

TX is close to banning immigrants from owning property — just like SB 147 in 2023. SB 17 is now headed for a House floor vote TOMORROW. If passed, it will go to the Governor’s desk and Abbott will sign it into law. Last time – you helped us to fight back against these anti-immigrant bills. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Breaking: Stephen Curry has sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and will be ruled out for Game 2 against Minnesota on Thursday, sources tell Shams Charania. It's the first strained muscle of Curry's career, so exact return timetable is unclear due to first rehab like this.

"On 5/10, San Francisco’s 32nd annual Taiwanese American Culture Festival returns to Union Square. The biggest event of its kind on the West Coast, the festival has steadily expanded its food offerings since returning from a pandemic-era pause a couple years ago" #unionsquare #sanfrancisco #bayarea

Vogue's 2025 Met Gala Live Stream will begin today at 3pm PST. This year's theme is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style". #voguemetgala #vogue #metgala #metgalalivestream #dandyism #blackdandyism #superfine #fashion #fashionshow #themet #metropolitanmuseumofart

A downtown Oakland restaurant shooting has led the chef of Pierre Pierre to announce plans to move the eatery from the Tribune Tower to a "safer environment," police said after responding to multiple reports of gunfire around 8:30 p.m. Friday. #oakland #pierrepierre #bayarea #bayareanews #eastbay

A massive search for a missing 79-year-old hiker with dementia in San Mateo County intensifies this morning as it enters a fifth day. nbcbay.com/dgdBtIr

Because movie tickets weren’t expensive enough.

Close to 2,000 Golden State Warriors fans cheered at San Francisco's Thrive City as the team secured a spot in the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday.