California

In this photo provided by the California Department of Transportation, a Los Angeles firefighter uses a robotic hose to douse a fire under Interstate 10 that severely damaged the overpass in an industrial zone near downtown Los Angeles,…
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Miles and miles of unpaved roads are carved into the eastern half of California City, intersecting and folding into themselves only to bottom out into empty cul de sacs. Even though there are no houses in sight, the roads are marked with…
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Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is slated to open its first Bay Area location at 3016 W. Jack London Blvd., Livermore, on Nov. 11, 2023.Courtesy of Ululani's Hawaiian Shave IceFranchise owner Monica Shiu, a Livermore resident who is opening…
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The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2023, released this sketch of a man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run collision last week at Stanford University. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime. (Santa…
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The interior of Antonio’s Nut House, a Palo Alto dive bar that shuttered in 2020.Erica C. / YelpThe plan for a new development at the site of the Antonio’s Nut House, a shuttered Palo Alto dive bar beloved by generations of Stanford…
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Culotte steak and hand-cut fries are among the offerings of the $28.95 set menu at Medium Rare, which is opening near Oracle Park.Scott Suchman/Medium RareRejoice, SF Giants fans: An affordable, family-friendly restaurant known for steak is…
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The house at 367 Addison Ave. blends in with its Palo Alto neighbors.It’s a scene of quiet, unassuming wealth: two stories, clean exterior, American flag. Wicker chairs with big green cushions sit empty on a large, sheltered porch.But this…
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When I told friends I was going to Great America, everyone had the same reaction: “Great America! I haven’t been there since I was 13!”Neither had I. It seems most Bay Area kids’ memories of Great America are permanently locked in at…
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FILE: A sign is posted on the exterior of a WeWork office on Oct. 7, 2019, in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesWeWork, the company that rents temporary office space to the laptop class, declared bankruptcy Monday in another blow to…
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FILE: A Lucky supermarket closed in Fremont, Calif., on Nov. 3.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFollowing the news that Lucky supermarkets would close two Bay Area stores on Nov. 3, the grocery chain has now announced a third.The Lucky store at…
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