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PALO ALTO - Stanford Shopping Center is undergoing redevelopment, adding luxury retailers like Hermès, Rolex, and Weekend Max Mara. Chef José Andrés will also open a new restaurant, enhancing the Palo Alto destination with exclusive dining and shopping experiences. (bay area news events visit)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Trump's exec. order targets the Presidio Trust, the federal agency that manages SF's historic & cherished Presidio National Park, calling it "unnecessary." Reducing its functions & personnel. It also impacts agencies promoting peace & development in Africa, Latin America & Caribbean.

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OAKLAND - Permits filed for a 5-story affordable senior housing project at 2500 76th Ave in Eastmont. The development includes 90 units for lower-income households & communal space. The project aims to provide affordable housing and will rise 68 feet tall. (bay area news events visit san leandro)

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SAN FRANCISCO Restaurant Week will run April 4 – 13. Check the website for updates for special multi-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus! (bay area news events dining food visit)

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OAKLAND Restaurant Week runs 3/20 - 3/30 with over 160 restaurants from cultural eateries to MICHELIN spots. Enjoy exclusive menus, special offers & activations celebrating the diverse culinary scene from Jack London Square to Uptown & beyond. (bay area news events dining food visit)

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ALAMEDA Restaurant Week will run from March 14-23, offering prix fixe menus and specials at local restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries. It’s a 10-day celebration of culinary creativity supporting small businesses in the community. (bay area news events dining food visit oakland)

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BURLINGAME - Guittard Chocolate, a 157-yr-old Bay Area family business founded in San Francisco in 1868, supplies top restaurants like Chez Panisse & See's Candies. The company produces over 70 products - chocolate chips, wafers & bars, sold to both consumers & professional bakers.(news food events)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Police are investigating the theft of over 400 utility covers, which pose tripping hazards. Authorities are working with the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to recover the stolen items, which include circular metal and rectangular concrete covers. (bay area news events crime)

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LIVERMORE - Highway Patrol found 370 pounds of marijuana and over $36,000 in cash in a Honda Accord pulled over for speeding on I-580. Officers noticed the smell of marijuana and large garbage bags before making the discovery. (bay area news events crime california)

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration plans to sell the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building & the building at 50 United Nations Plaza to save on maintenance costs, leasing office space instead. Critics, including former Congresswoman Jackie Speier, view the move as politically motivated.(bay area news)

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CALIFORNIA mountain towns, reliant on recreation-based economies tied to public lands, face challenges as federal agencies like the Forest Service operate with diminished staff. The impact on these Sierra Nevada communities is still unclear. (news events visit national parks job layoffs employment)

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OAKLAND - The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay is selling its 43-yr-old Berkeley building & relocating to Rockridge in Oakland by 2026. It will continue offering preschool & other services in Berkeley until then and hopes to find a new location for its after-school program. (news events area)

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OAKLAND - An audit revealed Oakland overpaid employees $1.6M in excessive overtime over 6 years due to incorrect calculation methods. The investigation focused on the Departments of Transportation and Public Works, finding the issue between January 2018 and May 2024. (bay area news events politics)

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SAN FRANCISCO's new Ocean Beach Park is set to debut this spring, following the closure of part of the Great Highway for recreational use. Traffic improvements have been made to enhance alternate travel routes and make the area more pedestrian-friendly. (bay area news events visit outdoors)

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HAVE YOU PURCHASED AN E-BIKE? If you bought an e-bike in the past 6 months – and are 18+ and live in Contra Costa – request your rebate. Planning to buy an e-bike? Be sure to apply for a rebate once you do. Click through to learn more or apply: 511cc.org/rebate @ccta.net @bikeeastbay.bsky.social

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California Republican Kevin Kiley faces boos after announcing the Trump administration is cutting funding for the Los Angeles and San Francisco high-speed rail project. Despite his claim of its unpopularity, a new Emerson College poll shows most residents support it. TikTok video.

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SAN JOSE will soon get a new 2-floor music venue, Pete Be Center, located in the SoFA District. With a capacity of 1,142 people, the 10,000-square-foot venue, approved by the City Council, is set to open later this year and could boost downtown's popularity. (bay area news visit night life bars)

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SAN FRANCISCO was named America's culinary capital, with OAKLAND as the first runner-up, according to Clarify Capital's study. The 2 cities have the highest ratio of mom-and-pop to chain restaurants, and 46% of Americans prefer independently owned eateries. (bay area news events food dining visit)

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SAN FRANCISCO AI startup Humane, which raised $230M, is shutting down after poor reviews. The company is selling its wearable AI devices, software, patents, and employees to HP Inc. in a deal set to close by the end of February. (bay area news events tech layoffs unemployment california)

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EMERYVILLE - Sutter Health is expanding in the East Bay with a $1 billion acquisition of Emery Yards. The 1.3 million-square-foot campus includes two buildings in an empty lot for a new 335,000-square-foot medical center. (area news events visit medical hospital facility oakland berkeley)

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OAKLAND's budget crisis is cutting $2.6M in funding to 13 nonprofits, raising concerns about unpaid debts and loss of services like senior meals and violence prevention as the city tackles a $130M shortfall. The cuts take effect at month's end. (bay area news events)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Polo Ralph Lauren will open its store in March at 441 Jackson St. in Jackson Square. The city previously had a Ralph Lauren store at 2040 Fillmore St., which closed in 2020 and is now a Lululemon. "Polo Ralph Lauren" is a subsidiary of Ralph Lauren. (bay area news events visit shop)

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The VALLEJO City Unified School District voted to close Mare Island Health & Fitness Academy and Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The Vallejo Charter School will relocate to the Mare Island campus in 2025-26. Also a budget reduction of $12.8 million.

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HAYWARD - Spotlight Therapeutics, a Google-backed Bay Area biotech startup focused on CRISPR gene editing, has shut down. The startup had raised $66.5 million, including funding from GV (formerly Google Ventures). (news events california layoffs unemployment shut down business)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Schlok’s Bagels & Lox, the popular NoPa bagel shop known for its long lines, is expanding. 3 years after opening its original location on Fell St, the team is opening a 2nd shop at 315 California St this summer, in the former Bamboo Asia space.(bay area news events visit food dining)

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BERKELEY’s iconic head shop, Annapurna, closed for good after 53 years. Founded by Al Geyer in 1972, it followed his first shop, Kathmandu, which opened on 4/20/1969. Annapurna announced its closure in August 2023, one year after receiving an eviction notice. Its final day of operations was 2/2.

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🚨Our new data shows an alarming surge of anti-Asian hate after the 2024 Election — including dramatic spikes in hate against South Asian and immigrant communities. Here's why this matters, and how online hate helps us understand what's happening to Asian Americans offline. ⬇️🧵

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The star-studded OAKLAND film Freaky Tales, inspired by Too $hort's 1987 hip-hop track, will premiere in theaters on April 4. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the film, which debuted at Sundance 2024, is a love letter to Oakland, Fleck's hometown. (bay area events news visit movie hiphop)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Simon, fresh off his SNL:50 appearance, is coming out of retirement for a mini-tour called "A Quiet Celebration," including three nights in San Francisco this July. (bay area news events entertainment show concerts visit oakland jose)

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A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.

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A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said reut.rs/4gG4wOF

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California's FAIR Plan will impose a $1 billion charge on insurance companies to remain solvent, passing the cost to homeowners through temporary fees on insurance bills. The state Insurance Dept approved the assessment to cover claims from Los Angeles County fires, first such action in over 30 yrs.

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A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond. 🍽️A Capella 🍽️Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 🍽️La Perla 🍽️Le Marine Fish & Grill 🍽️Mon Superette 🍽️Myungrang Hot Dog (bay area news events visit dining food)

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Apple updated its Maps app to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" following Trump's executive order. The change came a day after Google made the same adjustment in response to updated government sources. (news events cupertino silicon valley bay area tech)

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SAN FRANCISCO schools Superintendent Maria Su will present a plan to cut $113 million from the district’s budget due to financial challenges & declining enrollment. While no schools will close for the 2025-26 school year, significant cuts are needed to balance the budget. (bay area news education)

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Deloitte has instructed some staff, particularly those on government contracts, to remove pronouns from email signatures. While this change is part of a broader pullback on diversity programs in the U.S., the UK division remains committed to diversity goals. (news events united states kingdom dei)

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BAY AREA - Concerns about Jimmy Butler’s impact on the Golden State Warriors were quickly overblown, as he went from a liability to a key asset after just two games. (san francisco sports news events nba visit chase center thrive city)

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PIEDMONT - Toxicology reports from the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau revealed that the three college students killed in a Cybertruck crash in Piedmont last Thanksgiving had alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine in their systems. (bay area news events oakland tesla car accident)

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BAY AREA - BART may run out of emergency funds by 2026. The pandemic & rise in remote work have drastically reduced ridership, with fares now covering only 25% of operating costs, down from 70% before the pandemic. The Bay has the highest WFH rates in the nation. (news events public transportation)

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Burke Williams spa in downtown will close permanently on April 28 after nearly 20 years, citing safety concerns and the city's failure to address deteriorating conditions in the downtown area. (bay area news events shopping business closures mall visit westfield)

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OAKLAND - Permits have been approved for a three-story mixed-use complex at 4111 Broadway in Temescal neighborhood, featuring new housing above a retail shop. PhanTom Architecture Studio is handling the project. (bay area news events rentals apartments condos)

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OAKLAND is preparing to host NBA All-Star events, including a celebrity basketball game. The Oakland Police Department is increasing staffing and working with law enforcement partners to monitor for sideshow activity and violent crime during the weekend. (bay area events news visit entertainment)

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Joann, the fabric and crafts retailer, is closing about 500 of its 800 stores as part of its bankruptcy process. This follows its second Chapter 11 filing in less than a year, after first filing in March 2024 & emerging as a private company while keeping stores open. (news events bay area closures)

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Chevron plans to lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce as part of a plan to cut structural costs by $2 to $3 billion by year-end. The company, once headquartered in San Ramon, now operates its HQ in Houston. (news events bay area unemployment)

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OAKLAND - Kowbird, a restaurant by chef Matt Horn, has closed. Horn, who also operated Horn Barbecue in West Oakland, cited the challenges of doing business in Oakland, including a lack of support for small businesses and a framework to sustain them. (bay area news events food restaurants dining)

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Volunteering doesn't just help our waterfront, it helps YOU, too! Research shows giving back can: 💙 Boost happiness 🤝 Strengthen community connections 🌞 Get you outside & moving Give it a try and join our next cleanup event Feb 15: berkeleyca.gov/commu...

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