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Tuesday Morning Topline: Closing Arguments Happening In 'Grandpa Vicha' Murder Trial

Closing arguments are today in the trial of Antoine Watson for the 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee; the Trevor Project just received a $45M donation from MacKenzie Scott; and BTS is back on the road and coming to the Bay Area in May.

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Day Around the Bay: Cyclist Fatally Struck By SMART Train In Santa Rosa

A cyclist was fatally struck by a SMART train in Santa Rosa this morning; Steve Kerr makes comments about the Minneapolis ICE shooting that go viral; and Minneapolis is now suing the Trump administration over the "federal invasion."

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Monday Morning Headlines: Wiener Changes Course on Gaza

A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting in East Oakland; a 92-year-old Novato woman went missing Sunday; and Scot Wiener has decided to start calling the war in Gaza a genocide.

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Bay Area Officials Prepare to Combat Human Trafficking Tied to Super Bowl, World Cup Events

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and in anticipation of a surge in cases tied to the influx of visitors during the upcoming Super Bowl and World Cup events, Bay Area agencies are working with advocates to spread awareness, as the region is considered a hot spot.

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More Than 2,000 Attend Celebration of Life Honoring Late Oakland Coach John Beam

Family, friends, former students, local leaders, and the greater Oakland community attended a memorial Saturday honoring revered Laney College and former Skyline High School coach John Beam, who was allegedly killed by a former Laney student in November.

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Retired SF Firefighter Denied Cancer Treatment, Causing City to Question Blue Shield Health Plan

The family and friends of retired firefighter Ken Jones implored the city’s Health Service Board this week to persuade Blue Shield to reverse the denial of Jones’s crucial cancer treatment coverage through his city-run health plan, and many others have also been denied.

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Sunday Links: OpenAI and Common Sense Media Create New Bill Protecting Kids Online

San Ramon was hit with two more small earthquakes; Recology has picked up more than 500 tons of Christmas trees so far this January; and Common Sense Media and OpenAI are working together to create technology safeguards for children, which was part of OpenAI's original purpose when it first formed.

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Three Stabbed Near 16th and Mission in SF, Two Critically Injured, Suspect Arrested

A suspect was arrested in connection with multiple stabbings near the 16th and Mission BART Station Saturday, which sent three people to the hospital, two of them critically injured and the third with minor injuries.

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High School Seniors to Receive Automatic Acceptance at 16 California State Universities

Class of 2026 seniors with a minimum 2.5 GPA from 43 California school districts, including several in the Bay Area, can now automatically enroll at 16 schools in the CSU system, and in 2027, eligible seniors from all 937 districts statewide will automatically be accepted.

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Hundreds Gather on Ocean Beach to Spell Out 'It Was Murder - ICE Out!'

There were multiple protests Saturday around the Bay Area expressing rage over the killing of a Minneapolis mother of three at the hands of an ICE agent with a gun, including a gathering at Ocean Beach to spell out another aerially photographed message.

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Saturday Links: California Has Zero Droughts For the First Time in 25 Years

Two protestors were detained and two pepper sprayed Friday afternoon outside ICE's field office in SF; Guy Fieri is on the mend from “exploding” his leg muscle; and the state of California is drought-free for the first time since 2000.

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Day Around the Bay: SF Traffic Deaths Decreased in 2025 Thanks to Vision Zero Initiatives

Instagram users received strange password reset messages they didn’t request; a Slovenian newspaper takes a stab at Trump; and San Francisco had 25 traffic deaths last year compared to 43 in 2024.

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Coroner Confirms Pacific Grove Swimmer Died From Shark Attack

A suspected rare, fatal shark attack that killed an avid ocean swimmer and triathlete last month near Santa Cruz has now been confirmed by the county coroner.

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Concord Man Accused In New Year's Eve Murders of His Parents Dies In Jail

A 61-year-old man accused in the December 31 killings of his elderly parents in Concord was found dead in his jail cell Thursday evening.

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D4 Supervisor Wong Says He’s Full Speed Ahead With Do-Over Ballot Measure to Bring Cars Back to Great Highway

We’re going to vote yet again on whether cars should be allowed on the Great Highway, or at least we are if District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong has his way, as he’s introducing another ballot measure, but he only has six days to do it.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: San Ramon Sees More Small Quakes

More than 100 people turned out for a vigil in Pleasanton for the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis; SF Supervisor Alan Wong is conducting outreach to businesses seeking PG&E credits; and San Ramon was struck by more small earthquakes this morning.

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Day Around the Bay: First New Measles Case of 2026 Has Arrived in the Bay Area

Draymond Green admitted "I am very much still afraid of my mom;” the Mayor of San Jose came out swinging against the proposed billionaire tax; and thanks RFK Jr, the Bay Area now has its first new measles case of 2026.

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Rep. Ro Khanna Calls ICE Detention Center in Bakersfield a ‘Detention-Industrial Complex’ After Alarming Visit

Conditions are absolutely inhumane at California's largest ICE holding center near Bakersfield, according to South Bay congressional rep Ro Khanna, who just had a visit to the for-profit prison facility being operated with your tax dollars.

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Man Charged With Threatening Barbara Lee Also Allegedly Threatened SF Judge

An El Cerrito man who clearly has a bone to pick with liberals, and who allegedly channeled his anger into specific, violent threats via email to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, also apparently sent similar threats to federal judge Charles Breyer.

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The Three Candidates Vying for Nancy Pelosi’s Seat Face Off on the Same Stage for the First Time

With Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat legitimately up for grabs for the first time in nearly 40 years, the three challengers to succeed her — Scott Wiener, Connie Chan, and Saikat Chakrabarti — duked it out at a candidate forum Wednesday night.

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Los Gatos 'Party Mom' Gives Odd, Mid-Trial Interviews to Local News Outlets, Offering Apology

Perhaps knowing that things aren't looking great for her at trial, and apparently against the advice of her attorney, accused Los Gatos "party mom" Shannon O'Connor reached out to several news outlets to offer some of her own side of her story.

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Deadly ICE Shooting of Minnesota Woman Prompts Protests Across the Bay Area

Hundreds marched through San Francisco's Mission District Wednesday night following a deadly shooting by ICE agents across the country in Minneapolis, and there was a simultaneous protest in Oakland as well.

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Thursday Morning What's Up: Trump Gives Extended Interview to the Times

President Trump gave a wide-ranging interview to the NY Times; a child died from the flu last month in San Mateo County; and Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving his final State of the State address today.

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Day Around the Bay: Oroville Dam Spillway Lets Loose

Parts of the Bay Area are under an "extreme cold watch" for Friday morning; another Oakland athletics coach had his life threatened; and ICE agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today.

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Building Where Compton’s Cafeteria Riot Took Place Is Up for Additional Historic Landmark Status

Now that a private prison company is running a halfway house at the site of the famed transgender protest known as the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, trans activists are hoping to redesignate the site with another set of historical protections.