Bay Area
Arts & Entertainment
SF’s Japanese Tea Garden revamps pagoda plaza with more space for peaceful contemplation
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It is the oldest public Japanese Garden in the nation.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Holiday Arts Fest, ‘Dance-Along Nutcracker,’ ‘Sherlock Carol,’ Polyphony, Chopin on strings
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Find prints, crafts and more holiday shopping at several free festivals taking place around the Bay Area this weekend.Bay Area
Hotel California: Migrating monarchs favor state’s parks for winter home, survey reveals
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Lighthouse Field State Beach, Natural Bridges State Beach, and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve are popular with the western monarch.BART
BART to ring in new year with fare increase; 5.5% hike to add extra $14M for operations
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The average fare will increase 25 cents, from $4.47 to $4.72.California
Animal groups push back on federal plan to kill 500,000 barred owls, including Bay Area
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Barred owls’ more aggressive nature makes them an existential threat to spotted owls which are classified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Sock skating, ‘Waitress,’ Scrooge, ‘Merry-Achi Christmas’
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Ice skating without blades is possible all this month at the Cabot Space and Science Center, which has opened two Sock Skate rinks for patrons.Bay Area
Newsom appoints judges to fill vacancies on Alameda, Santa Clara county superior courts
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Alameda County Superior Court judge Charles A. Smiley and supervising deputy city attorney of Oakland Jamilah A. Jefferson are among the appointees.Bay Area
No crab by Christmas? Commercial fishermen pessimistic as start of season delayed again
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Fishing gear poses risk to humpback and blue whales as they migrate south for the season.homelessness
