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Day Around the Bay: SF Zoo Getting a New Male Gorilla From the Louisville Zoo

There will of course be SFPD DUI checkpoints this holiday weekend; yet another new SF block party debuts on July 4; and the SF Zoo is getting a new male gorilla to replace Oscar Jonesy who died in February.

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Body Found in Morgan Hill Park Identified as Woman Who’s Been Missing for Five Days

There's a very unsettling correlation between the case of a Morgan Hill 18-year-old girl who’s been missing since Sunday and the discovery of a human body found Wednesday in that area, and police just confirmed that the body is hers.

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Fireworks Explosion Inside Hayward Home Leaves Two In Critical Condition on Eve of the Fourth

The first of what will sadly likely not be the last local stories this weekend about casualties stemming from illegal fireworks arrives out of Hayward, where two people are reportedly in critical condition from fireworks exploding inside a home.

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How a Dozen Legal Fireworks Stores In Nevada Power California’s Illegal Fireworks Craze

If you see illegal fireworks this weekend, they are almost certainly from one of about 13 perfectly legal fireworks stores in Nevada. And a look at these stores’ Yelp pages shows that almost all of their reviews are from California residents.

SF Politics

Supreme Court to Weigh In On Trans Athlete Controversies

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in its next term in a pair of cases out of West Virginia and Idaho challenging state laws against participation by trans athletes in girls' and women's team sports.

Business & Tech

Walnut Creek-Based Canned Foods Giant Del Monte Files for Bankruptcy, Hopes for New Owner

Yes, Del Monte Foods is based in Walnut Creek, but it may not be for much longer, as the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and it seems like Trump’s steel tariffs had a lot to do with this.

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One Man Shot, Gravely Injured Near Fisherman's Wharf

A male victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound early Thursday near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, and details of the case are so far very slim.

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One Confirmed Dead, Three of Seven Missing People Identified in Yolo County Fireworks Warehouse Explosion

One person has been confirmed dead after Tuesday’s NorCal fireworks warehouse disaster, and now we have the identities of a few of those still missing, and it turns out the name of the fireworks company was Devastating Pyrotechnics.

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Madre Fire In Central California Becomes Largest of the Year to Date Overnight

What began as a 100-acre grass fire Wednesday afternoon in a remote part of San Luis Obispo County has grown to a 35,000-acre blaze in less than 24 hours.

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Thursday Morning What's Up: Heat Dome to Scorch Parts of CA Next Week

A "heat dome" will bring warm temps to much of the state next week; and Oakland man was shot chasing after a car thief early Thursday; and Tesla sales continue to take a hit because of Musk's politics.

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Day Around the Bay: Mexican and Honduran Soccer Fans Fear ICE Presence at Levi's Stadium

An SFMTA employee is being accused of major ethics violations; Mexico plays Honduras at the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Levi's stadium but fans fear ICE showing up; and a judge deals a blow to Trump's order on asylum seekers.

Bay Area Sports

Giants Play the A’s in Their Rinky-Dink Sacramento Stadium for the First Time This Weekend

The magic is definitely gone from the old Bay Bridge Series now that the A’s are no longer on the other side of the Bay Bridge, but your San Francisco Giants play their first-ever series at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Notoriously Stinky ‘Corpse Flower’ Set to Bloom Again at Conservatory of Flowers, and Now There’s a Livestream

We are within days of yet another famed and rare bloom of one of the SF Conservatory of Flowers’ famed "Corpse Flowers,” plus the terrible smell that comes with it, and this year's gigantic flower has its own livestream.

Arts & Entertainment

Fireworks Shows Getting Canceled in San Jose and Elsewhere After Yolo County Supplier Explosion, Due to Lost Supplies

The list is likely to mount of Bay Area cities whose annual July Fourth fireworks shows are being impacted by Tuesday's explosion at a commercial fireworks supplier in Yolo County.

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Castro Coffeeshop and Nail Salon Defiantly Remain Open, Despite Eviction by Another Planet Entertainment

The Castro Coffee Company and Castro Nail Salon on both sides of the Castro Theatre are still open, despite eviction orders that they be out by July 1, and both small businesses seem determined to dig in their heels and stick around.

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SF Zoo Leader Resigns Amid Mounting Pressure and Financial Questions From the City

San Francisco's season of nonprofit upheavals continues as the longtime head of the San Francisco Zoo announces her plan to retire next month. The announcement comes a month after a report of dysfunction on the zoo's board, and an attempted coup by board members.

Arts & Entertainment

San Quentin Prison Hosts First-Ever Father-Daughter ‘Parent Prom,’ With Everyone Dressed to the Nines

Check out those San Quentin prisoners styled out in tuxedos for the prison’s first father-daughter prom, where daughters in ballgowns visited their fathers for a red-carpet affair that in many cases was their first contact in years.

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DUI Charges Filed In Last Week’s Albany Crash That Killed 40-Year-Old Delivery Driver

Friday’s three-vehicle crash in Albany that killed delivery driver Daniel Alejandro Oliva Morales has been deemed a DUI, and a 34-year-old El Cerrito man is being charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

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[Update] Explosion Leads to Massive Fire at NorCal Fireworks Warehouse, Seven Reported Missing

A massive fire broke out at a fireworks warehouse in Yolo County, in the small town of Esparto on Tuesday evening, sparked by an explosion, just days ahead of July Fourth celebrations.

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Humpday Headlines: Wildfire Contained In Vacaville

A small wildfire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Vacaville, but was fully contained within hours; Oakland's school district remains in dire financial straits; and Trump doubles down, yet again, on his Alcatraz plan, claiming that it's been quietly in the works for six months but that has to be a lie.

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Day Around the Bay: Lafayette’s Long-Shuttered Park Theater to Reopen With a $12 Million Renovation

The lottery is open for the Pointer Sisters-Lyrics Born show at Stern Grove; a Cotati DUI suspect was pulled over with 70 empty beer cans in his vehicle; and Lafayette’s Park Theater that closed 20 years ago is set to reopen with a big renovation.

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Walnut Creek Teacher Facing Rape Charges for Alleged Sex With Teen Student

A 43-year-old Walnut Creek teacher has been charged with the rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, and assault of a student, and it does not help his case that he admitted to these things on a phone call that police had secretly wiretapped.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer Readies to Open His Latest Hotel and Restaurant Project In Healdsburg

OG celebrity chef Charlie Palmer, who opened Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg in 2003 and has had a big hand in putting the tony wine country town on the proverbial map, is still making moves in his hometown.

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Oakland Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Contraband Porn Into Solano County Jail

A well-known Oakland attorney has been arrested on charges that he tried to sneak contraband to a prisoner in Solano County Jail, and further reporting on the matter says that the contraband he tried to sneak was a stack of pornographic magazines.

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Three Bay Area Men In Michael Myers Masks Allegedly Went to Florida to Steal Apple Products, Now Face Federal Charges

Three East Bay men are in custody in Florida after an alleged robbery attempt Friday at a seller of Apple products that ended with a chase and a police shooting.