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Jury deliberations begin against final FCI Dublin guard facing sex abuse charges
Darrell Smith allegedly made himself a noticeable fixture at the FCI Dublin women’s prison — at least once swapping his guard’s uniform for leather boots,…
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Single family residence sells in Oakland for $2.1 million
The spacious historic property located in the 400 block of 59th Street in Oakland was sold on Feb. 14, 2025.
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Letters: Democrats are out of touch on trans athletes
Also: Bad place | Sad ceremony | Ban blowers | Damaging sycophancy | U.S. values. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for April 8,…
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Orinda: Man hit with 14 charges over hidden bathroom cameras
The investigation started after a woman discovered a hidden camera in the bathroom of her Orinda home, where the suspect was a guest.
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Recipe: Vegan lemon mousse with cherry compote
Using cocoa butter as a vegan base for mousse “works like a charm” in this creative vegan lemon mousse recipe by Greens executive chef Katie…
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Biden-era HUD program delivers $4 million for lead safety and senior home safety
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors last month accepted $4 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an ongoing effort to fix…
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Beach hazards statement for Bay Area Shorelines until Monday night, risk of sneaker waves
Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well…
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Stay or go? For some transgender California sailors and Marines, Trump’s ban leaves one option: ‘Come and find me’
Some wonder how their own military community will be impacted, especially if people leave the region once they’re forced out of the service. More
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Webb, Birdsong showcase tweaks in SF Giants’ Cactus League home opener
Birdsong, 23, is competing for the fifth spot in the Giants’ starting rotation
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‘Captain America’ dives in second weekend, ‘The Monkey’ adds to Neon’s successes
The biggest new release of the weekend was Oz Perkins’ “The Monkey,” the director’s follow-up to his 2024…
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Musk’s federal workforce ultimatum draws pushback from key agencies
Musk said any employee who failed to respond to his email by Monday’s deadline would lose their job.
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Jimmy Butler makes loud home debut as Warriors rout Mavericks, 126-102
Jimmy Butler’s first home game as a Warrior turned into such a rout that Steph Curry called ‘Night,…
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Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado
Saturday’s avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a…
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Will “The Star-Spangled Banner” be booed while San Jose Sharks are in Canada?
Anthem controversy: The San Jose Sharks play the first of five straight games in Canada on Sunday night…
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Warriors’ Kuminga ruled out for next 2 games but takes ‘huge step’ in ankle recovery
Kuminga missed his 23rd straight game with a right ankle sprain but took a ‘huge step’ over the…
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SF Giants’ Ramos likely out for week with mild oblique injury
Ramos dealt with right oblique strain in 2023
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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and…
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Kamala Harris receives prestigious Chairman’s prize at NAACP Image Awards
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year’s presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of…