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8+ hour ago   (503+ words) Residents displaced by a devastating six-alarm condominium fire earlier this month are expressing frustration over the city’s response, calling for a local state of emergency as they struggle to find new housing. The fire at the Sea Spray condominiums destroyed…...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago   (730+ words) A pillow that can wake a sleeper without disturbing anyone else. A walking cane that helps visually impaired users navigate. Earplugs that can adjust air pressure to ease discomfort during flights. Behind these inventions are Chinese students aged 9 to 18, part…...

13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (371+ words) After the temporary closure of a well-known restaurant at Westfield Valley Fair, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit looked at the recent inspection results involving Eataly Silicon Valley to see if the incident was isolated. On Friday, Terra Restaurant and Bar,…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (443+ words) A camera controversy is brewing in Brentwood after the city mistakenly approved permits to install crime-fighting cameras in a local neighborhood. The request for the license plate readers did not come from law enforcement, but rather a homeowners association. Now,…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (367+ words) A 6-year-old rescue pug from Ukiah spent a whirlwind weekend in New York City and appeared on national television Monday after being named the World's Ugliest Dog at an annual event Friday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Jinny Lu lives…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (610+ words) A week out from a special election that will decide who will complete the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term, state Sen. Aisha Wahab and BART Director Melissa Hernandez are making their final pitches to voters. Velena Jones reports....

15+ hour, 19+ min ago   (330+ words) A San Jose City Council vote Tuesday could dramatically reshape the way the city looks in the future. If approved, the so-called middle housing proposal, recommended by the Planning Commission, would allow four to 10 units of multi-family housing to be…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (236+ words) A 20-year-old Dublin man faces a charge of gross vehicular manslaughter after a suspected DUI crash in Monterey on Sunday left a 19-year-old passenger dead and two others injured, police said Monday. Officers responded to reports of a crash near…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (234+ words) An 18-year-old San Jose resident has been arrested in connection with a gang-motivated shooting that left an unoccupied vehicle riddled with bullets earlier this summer, authorities announced Monday. Tye Mendoza was taken into custody in San Jose on Aug. 11 with…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (615+ words) In Thrive Capital's first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. "It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the opportunity," Kushner wrote about AI in the…...