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Day Around the Bay: Former Team USA Swimmer to Take on Full CA Coastline in 2026

The Pink Triangle installation is set to return next week for its 30th Pride celebration; residents of Musk's Starbase, Texas, were told they might lose their property rights due to new zoning; and a former Olympic swimmer plans to swim the entire CA coast in 2026.

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Day Around the Bay: National Spelling Bee Finals Will Feature Three Bay Area Students

A Santa Rosa mother allowed her one-year-old to OD on fentanyl, a Muni collision halted the Hyde Street cable car line this afternoon, and the Bay Area has three finalists in tonight’s Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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Bee Denied!

We were all set to head down to the Pier 39 Theatre (which is also playing host to Menopause the Musical, we are not making this up) for the big event, when we