Cupertino’s plastic foodware ordinance takes effect
Restricts use of single-use plastic cups, containers and utensils. #press
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$7 million project begins to rebuild historic Northern California wharf wrecked in huge winter storms
Work will strengthen and enlarge landmark structure, popular with tourists and locals for generations #press
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‘Not a lot of silver linings’ after Cal Golden Bears let another one get away in 14-10 loss to Auburn
“We’re all just sick right now that we let a game like that slip away from us when we know we should have beat that team easily,” senior safety Craig Woodson said. #press
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Lopsided loss to No. 6 USC gives young Stanford Cardinal something to shoot for
“We're still learning about our team. Who we are ... hasn't been defined. It’s one day," says head coach Troy Taylor. #press
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High school football roundup: Sacred Heart Prep, Menlo School among Saturday’s winners
SHP turns back Palo Alto and Menlo routs Watsonville. In the East Bay, Salesian, Kennedy-Richmond win. #press
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Editorial: Union contract will damage San Jose’s ability to provide services
Deal could result in $20 million annual ongoing costs to the city's general fund. #press
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Walters: Shipping needs are at odds with California’s climate goals
The machinery of logistics — ships to trucks to locomotives — produces tons of particulate emission. #press
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Brock Purdy timeline: Step-by-step view of 49ers quarterback’s comeback
Charting Brock Purdy's comeback from elbow surgery every step of the way the past six months. #press
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Horoscopes Sept. 10, 2023: Sarah Levy, hesitation will ruin your timing
Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign. #press
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Word Game: Sept. 10, 2023
TODAY’S WORD — GARDENIA (GARDENIA: gar-DEEN-yuh: A shrub with fragrant white flowers.) Average mark 52 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 67 or more words in GARDENIA? TODAY’S WORD — GARDENIA gain gainer gander garden gear gird gnar grad grade grain grand grid grin grind adage again agar aged agenda ager aide aired […] #press
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Bridge: Sept. 10, 2023
“I bid the fourth and final diamond.” — a player whose partner had bid clubs four times while he had bid diamonds. It’s typical of newer players that when they hold a hand they find attractive, they may grab the auction and not let go, like a toddler clutching a favorite toy. In today’s deal, […] #press
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Dear Abby: Why do I meet so many dumb men?
They have the conversational skills of 5-year-olds and the same juvenile behavior. #press
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Logan Webb finally gets some run support as SF Giants thump Rockies for second straight win
The Giants jumped out to a 6-0 lead by the end of the fourth, more runs than they had scored for Webb in his past 3 starts. #press
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Bay Area high school football: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule
High school football Week 3, 2023: Results from Friday’s Bay Area games and Saturday’s matchups. #press
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Back-to-back-to-back homers ignite SF Giants offense in comeback win over Rockies
Wilmer Flores, Mitch Haniger and J.D. Davis hit consecutive HR as the Giants erased deficits of 4-0, 7-4. #press
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Federal officer shot in Oakland ambush testifies as alleged Boogaloo follower trial opens
Robert Alvin Justus Jr. faces life in prison if convicted #press
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Pac-12 chaos: Washington State, Oregon State in holding pattern as their ADs offer insight into legal action
The athletic directors said the conference's slow-moving process and upcoming board meeting left them with no choice. #press
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Michael Lewis’ Sam Bankman-Fried book nets $5 million from Apple, as Hollywood cashes in on mogul’s story
Apple's deal with Lewis to turn his book on Bankman-Fried into a film or TV series is just one of at least eight known Hollywood projects in the works on the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency mogul. #press
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Pac-12 chaos: Washington State, Oregon State take legal action against the conference over control of assets, voting rights
The two remaining schools filed a complaint against the conference Friday and are seeking a temporary restraining order. #press
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California nanny accused of sexually abusing 17 boys goes on trial
Prosecutors say that Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski persuaded more than a dozen families across Southern California to hire him to take care of their children #press
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