Family and friends continue search for Amy Hillyard, 6 months after she disappeared
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Hillyard is the owner of Farley's coffee shops in Oakland and San Francisco and was last seen on March 25.
Environment
Marine Mammal Center tracks humpback whale sightings
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The whale entered the San Francisco Bay this week and has been traveling eastward toward the Delta.Bay Area
Take me out of the ballgame: Oakland bets on grassroots culture to fill its pro sports void
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With the A’s, Raiders and Warriors no longer in Oakland, the city has become an intriguing case study for sports economists.Arts & Entertainment
GaHee Park’s surreal paintings at YBCA upend male gaze, critique surveillance society
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Park’s paintings capture a diffuse state of consciousness through a strategic use of recurring objects and animals.Bay Area
California’s tough on crime law promised treatment. Here’s why people are falling through the cracks
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Counties are on their own to figure out how to provide Proposition 36 drug treatment diversion programs.Elections
Alameda County board votes to put $30 wage issue to voters, will explore countermeasure
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The next scheduled election is in March 2028, but a proposal could go to voters sooner if the state calls a special election.Environment
San Francisco supervisors seek 45-day pause on new data centers as AI fuels concerns
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Several facilities have already been approved, including in the Bayview and South of Market neighborhoods, according to the supervisors.Oakland
New task force hopes to draw historically Black university to Oakland
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An effort launched last year is still in the initial stages of planning, according to a media report.Bay Area
CHP steps up enforcement of carpool lanes approaching Bay Bridge toll plaza
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They'll be paying special attention to the lanes on the right side of the westbound approach to the toll plaza that can be accessed from Interstate 80, I-880, or West Grand Avenue.California
Newsom signs over a dozen bills to protect kids from AI chatbots, social media
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Newsom was joined by state Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, who helped author one of the new laws.Bay Area
