After hours of back-and-forth debate and public comment Tuesday night, the East Palo Alto City Council decided to uphold its current contract for Flock Safety cameras.
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The San Rafael City Council has approved a contract for operations management of a temporary tiny cabin project at 350 Merrydale Road, which will house about 70 unhoused residents.
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✈️ After 9/11, thousands were stranded, and one town opened its doors.
Come From Away at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley brings that true story to life with heart and humanity. #ComeFromAway #LiveTheatre #SiliconValley
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San Mateo County became the first county in the Bay Area to ban the sale of kratom, a substance that state health officials say has been found to cause harm and addiction.
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San Francisco voters will decide whether to set a lifetime ceiling on how long city politicians can stay in office, closing what some see as a loophole in term limits.
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What’s the state of the performing arts scene in the #BayArea in 2026? 🎭🎶🎟️
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Sutter Health’s CPMC neonatal intensive care unit in San Francisco limits visitors but invited the nonprofit Once Upon a Room to decorate rooms, creating a more welcoming environment for parents spending weeks in the hospital.
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Baseball and softball fields in Crocker Amazon Playground may be renamed the Willie Mays Fields of Champions if a proposed renovation goes ahead.
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Forecasters say the region could see rain through midweek, with thunderstorms possible on Tuesday.
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The city of East Palo Alto has made it two years without a homicide, a milestone officials say is a sign of progress in reflecting on the city’s violent past.
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A nonprofit organization created by the California State Library to improve childhood literacy has spent more than $1 million in taxpayer money but has yet to put a single book in the hands of a child.
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This year’s theme: Villains
Exploring the contradictions of human nature—fear and humor, vice and virtue, power and consequence.
🗓️ June 12
📍 Herbst Theatre
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📢 The lineup is here.
Bay City News is joining KQED, KALW, SF Gate and more for San Francisco Story Fest 2026 — one night of live storytelling rooted in journalism and place.
An aging El Cerrito library built in 1948 could be replaced or upgraded under Measure C, a June 2 ballot initiative that would fund improvements through a parcel tax, with supporters and opponents campaigning ahead of the vote.
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Join us June 12 at the Herbst Theatre for an evening of powerful, personal stories told live on stage — including voices from newsrooms across the Bay Area.
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🗓️ June 12
📍 Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
🫶 Supported by the Knight Foundation
Bay City News is proud to partner with @back.pocket.media for San Francisco Story Fest 2026 — a night of live journalism, music and storytelling.
This year’s theme: Villains.
Stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand and what we become.
As religious AI tools become increasingly common, many people are reckoning with how these technologies shape their relationship to faith, authority and spiritual guidance.
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Across the Bay Area, food banks are relying heavily on volunteers to keep distributions moving as operating budgets are under pressure from federal cuts.
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Fewer internships. Less access. A shrinking pipeline for journalists. We’re pushing back by paying interns full-time — but we can’t do it without you.
Donate today: localnewsmatters.org/internships/
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“That is a damn shame,” said Supervisor Myrna Melgar. “A damn shame in a city that has universal health care and has as many resources as we do.”
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At Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, music isn’t just performance, it’s connection. From free community jam sessions to all-ages events, the nonprofit venue is opening doors for artists and audiences alike. 🎶 🎤
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Presented by the Marin History Museum in San Rafael, it’s the space’s first ever bilingual exhibit highlighting how Californio settlers established ranches across Marin in the early 19th century. Read: localnewsmatters.org/2026/04/12/r...
Two 24-foot vans outfitted with office space, technology and equipment to facilitate a range of in-person services with three county departments debuted Tuesday. localnewsmatters.org/2026/04/16/s...
The Oakland City Council voted to approve a new policy this week that makes it easier for officials to remove homeless encampments from public spaces.
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A second strain of monkeypox was reported in San Francisco by someone who came into contact with a carrier of the virus who had traveled internationally, the city’s Department of Public Health said Thursday.
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The man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by throwing a Molotov cocktail at his San Francisco home was experiencing a mental health crisis and has been overcharged by prosecutors, his public defender said.
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A 1906 quake remembrance, CubaCaribe festival, Shakespeare with a twist and more: here’s what to catch around the Bay Area this week. 🎭 🌉 ✨
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Public health officials believe the increased use of an antibiotic meant to prevent infection, doxycycline, contributed to the reductions.
Cases of sexually transmitted diseases in San Francisco dramatically dropped in 2025 when compared to previous years, as reported this week by the city’s public health department. #sanfrancisco #STIs #publichealth
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