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‘Like being in a firefight’: Los Gatos property owners feel the heat of rising insurance rates
LOS GATOS RESIDENT Rob Stump never knows when he might get that dreaded insurance company call. Stump, who lives in a home nestled along one-way winding ...
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Review: Look into the trees for amazing performers in Mendocino’s ‘Dance the Redwoods’
Walk through a redwood grove and stop to watch dancers perform on — and with — the trees. That’s what happens at the ...
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Antioch mayor won’t rule out National Guard or curfew to halt deadly outbreak of violence
Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe said the city needs law enforcement help, even suggesting the National Guard or a curfew as possible solutions to ...
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Labor department recovers unpaid overtime wages from sushi restaurant in San Leandro
The U.S. Department of Labor is fining San Leandro restaurant Angry Fish Sushi for more than $43,000 for unpaid wages and damages alongside $7,800 in ...
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Martinez Refining Company faces another flaring incident; apologizes for noise, smoke
Martinez Refining Company said it experienced unplanned flaring for about 30 minutes last weekend. The refinery said the flaring began at approximately 11 ...
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A shooting that claimed the life of a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee at a bus yard late Friday may have been the result of a dispute over money, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s ...
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Caltrain begins under-an-hour electric service between San Francisco and San Jose
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‘Left behind’: Thousands of Bay Area hotel workers go on strike as contract talks stall
Thousands of unionized hospitality workers in the Bay Area went on strike over the weekend, along with thousands of others around the country.  In San ...
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Alexandre Tharaud premieres Nico Muhly’s Piano Concerto at SF Symphony Baroque-inspired concert
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Measure T: Sonoma voters consider doubling local sales tax to help maintain city services
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VTA copes with another fatal shooting: Driver suspected of killing coworker at bus facility
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Overdose deaths at Milpitas supportive housing raise questions on safety, oversight
People with drug and alcohol problems have for years found refuge at a long-term homeless housing program known as Hillview Court in Milpitas. But for an ...