San Pablo Voters Approve Measure R Sales Tax as Bay Area Cities Rally
In Contra Costa County, nearly 71% of San Pablo voters approved Measure R to impose a five-year half-cent sales tax starting in April…
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Civic life
Yerba Buena Diwali festival and live concerts fill San Francisco week
San Francisco's official Diwali celebration returns for a third year from 4 to 9 p.m. across Yerba Buena Gardens, Jessie Square, and…
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Becerra Courts Legislature as Voters Approve Prop. 38 and Prop. 3
Governor-elect Xavier Becerra launched his Sacramento transition by pledging early legislative partnership with Senate President Pro…
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Las Positas Soccer Falls 3-2 in 90th Minute as RTM Transit Passes
The Las Positas College Hawks men's soccer team fell 3-2 to No. 2-ranked Evergreen Valley on November 3, 2026, when Arturo Arriola…
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Broc Cellars Hosts Manga Pop-Up as Oakland Certifies Election Wins
Broc Cellars at 1300 5th Street in West Berkeley will host a free holiday pop-up market on November 14, 2026, celebrating its feature…
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T&T Supermarket Opens 50,000-Sq-Ft SF Store as Food Bank Extends Aid
T&T Supermarket opened its first California store on November 5, 2026, filling a 50,000-square-foot space at 2675 Geary Boulevard in…
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Anthropic pledges $50M to SF nonprofits as SFO eyes $30 minimum wage
San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic pledged $50 million in equity to a donor-advised fund at the San Francisco…
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Jane Kim Wins Insurance Race as Voters Reject Prop 40 Wealth Tax
Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim declared victory over Ben Allen by 53% to 47% in the California Insurance Commissioner race…
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Oakland Re-Elects Mayor Barbara Lee as Diwali Draws Crowds at Block15
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee won a full four-year term with more than 65% of the first-choice vote as Block15 hosted the 4th annual…
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Great America Sets Sept. 6, 2027 Closure as SJSU Pauses Events
California's Great America announced its 112-acre Santa Clara park sold for $310 million in 2022 will permanently close on September…
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SF Probes Rental Scams as Phelan Building Defaults on $215M Mortgage
San Francisco supervisors held their first hearing on residential rental scams as the 11-story Phelan Building at 760 Market Street…
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Things to do
OpenAI Eyes 2027 IPO Readiness as NVIDIA Rolls Out DLSS 5 and Nemotron
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman stated at a Wall Street Journal tech conference that OpenAI could be ready for an…
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METR Reviews Anthropic AI R&D Risk Case as Gemini 1.2 Flash Launches
METR published an external review of the automated AI research and development section of Anthropic's August 2026 Risk Report,…
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Cerebras Lifts 2026 Sales Target to $960M as OpenAI Debuts Cyber Tools
Sunnyvale-based Cerebras Systems raised its 2026 sales forecast by 20% to $960 million, up from $800 million, as OpenAI partnered with…
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Food & drink
Petaluma Hits 34% of Housing Goal as COP31 Sets 35% Grid Target
The City of Petaluma has permitted 652 of its 1,910 state-mandated homes (34%) for the 2023–2031 cycle, while COP31 negotiators agreed…
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Community
400,000 Fans Cheer Valkyries WNBA Title Parade on SF Embarcadero
An estimated 400,000 fans lined San Francisco's Embarcadero from the Ferry Building to Chase Center on November 5, 2026, as Finals MVP…
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Nearly Half of California School Bonds Lag as Bay Area Musicians Tour
Across California, only 50 of 86 local K-12 and community college bond measures worth $12.4 billion were passing in early returns,…
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Earthquakes End 14-Year Playoff Drought as 49ers Add DeForest Buckner
The San Jose Earthquakes drew more than 18,000 fans to PayPal Park for their first home MLS playoff match in 14 years after finishing…
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Voters Back Prop H and Measure RTM as David Poll Leads School Race
San Francisco voters approved Proposition H with more than 61% support and backed the $750 million five-county Measure RTM transit…
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Business
Woodside Preps for El Niño Storms as Mountain View Plans 27 New Trees
Town engineers in Woodside and Portola Valley have intensified storm drain clearing, eucalyptus removal, and 24/7 sandbag distribution…
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San Ramon Opens Toys for Tots Drive as U.S. Adds 165,000 October Jobs
The City of San Ramon launched its 2026 Marine Toys for Tots holiday collection drive across 4 municipal facilities running through…
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NFL Says Aiyuk Owes 49ers $13M as Warriors Withhold Porziņģis Pay
The NFL informed wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk that he owes the San Francisco 49ers approximately $13 million in signing and option…
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Antioch Hosts Nov. 22 Holiday Drive as Democrats Flip California Seats
Reach Church at 11 Texas Street in Antioch will host a Holiday Food & Toy Giveaway on Sunday, November 22, 2026, beginning at 10:30…
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NextDC Surges 43% as JetBlue Hikes Bag Fees and 9M Work Two Jobs
Australian data center operator NextDC surged 43% after Goodman Group and Digital Realty acquired stakes totaling nearly 20%, while…
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US Seizes $1.2B in North Korean Crypto as Vercel Binds Session Tokens
Federal authorities seized $1.2 billion in stolen cryptocurrency linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group as Vercel rolled out…
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Xavier Becerra Wins Governor Race as Voters Decide 14 Propositions
Democrat Xavier Becerra won the 2026 California gubernatorial election with 61.1% of the vote over Chad Bianco's 33.4% amid record…
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Real Estate
Contra Costa Property Assessment Appeals Due November 30
Homeowners who believe their property was overvalued as of January 1, 2026, can request a free county review or file a formal…
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Caltrain Tops 350,000 Game Rides as Highway 101 Enters Final Closure
Caltrain recorded more than 350,000 rides to Giants, 49ers, Valkyries, and Bay FC games between July and September 2026—including…
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SF Mayor Lurie Dismisses 6 Innovation Staffers as 49ers Move to 7-1
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration dismissed 6 of the 10 staff members in the Mayor's Office of Innovation—an office…
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SF Voters Approve Prop B Public Bank and Reject Prop I Housing Fund
San Francisco voters split two major fiscal ballot measures, approving Proposition B by 52.3% (164,430 to 149,904 votes) to establish…
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SF Approves 848-Unit Marina Safeway Towers and CPMC Lung Screening
The San Francisco Planning Department granted final approval on November 6, 2026, to Align Real Estate's proposal at 15 Marina…
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Investors Buy $28M SF Google Building and $193M Half Moon Bay Hotel
Florida-based 1754 Properties purchased the six-floor Google-occupied building at 40 Jessie St. in San Francisco for nearly $28…
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Gavin Newsom’s Childhood Home in Cole Valley Sells for $5.85M
The upper Cole Valley residence across from Sutro Forest where Gov.
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Anthropic IPO Filing Spurs SF Housing Debate and Founder Questions
San Francisco officials and real estate brokers say Anthropic’s initial public offering—which Chief Economist Ted Egan notes could…
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LinkedIn Pays Mountain View $1.6M to Extend Campus Timeline to 2034
The Mountain View City Council unanimously extended LinkedIn’s development timeline by five years to February 2034 for two six-story…
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California Builds 692,000 Homes Since 2019 Yet Lags Annual Need
State housing director Gustavo Velasquez told the Little Hoover Commission that more than 692,000 homes have been built in California…
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City opens applications for below-market downtown condos
City Community Development Department opens application window for deed-restricted downtown condominium residences
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Zumper ranks Concord among Bay Area's most affordable rental cities
Zumper index highlights competitive median rents alongside growing transit-oriented residential development near BART
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