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$10,000 in buried treasure sparks huge hunt in San Francisco

The hunt is on for $10,000 in buried treasure hidden somewhere in San Francisco , a year after one lucky seeker found a fortune on another quest in the city . This year’s search starts, like the previous hunt, on Reddit . “One year ago we announced here that we buried a $10,000 treasure chest. Many hunters went searchi
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A veteran SF restaurateur opens his biggest project yet near Oracle Park

In the blocks surrounding Oracle Park, it’s easy to find casual spots for pizza, tacos, or greasy burgers, to be enjoyed while a bank of TVs blares the game. But the newest restaurant in South Beach, a short five-minute walk from the stadium’s Willie Mays Gate at Third and King, brings a touch of femininity to the neig
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This Oceanside Restaurant Has the Most Beautiful View in California

California is packed with beautiful places to eat, but there’s one oceanside restaurant that completely steals the show. Picture a cliffside patio hanging above the Pacific, waves crashing hundreds of feet below, and sunsets so unreal they barely look real. People drive for hours along winding coastal roads just...
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What I Learned Shadowing California’s Katana-Wielding Anti-Squatter Enforcers

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. In this week's newsletter, I wanted to share a recent feature story I wrote for Reason about the strange world of California's professional squatter removal services. For some time in February this year, I was camped out in an Airbnb...
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Bay Area rapper mourns Oakland ‘legend’ killed in crash that left 3 dead

Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. posted a tribute to James Robert Dixon Jr., known as “OG Frog,” after friends identified him as one of three people killed in an East Oakland crash.
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Oakland Lawyers Cry Foul Over Santa Rita ‘Spy Booth’ Recording Uproar

Defense lawyers in Alameda County are demanding answers after prosecutors handed over an audio file they say captured a supposedly private attorney-client meeting at Santa Rita Jail. The recording, which attorneys say came from the jail's noncontact-visit system, has already led a judge to restrict access while lawyers
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What happened in Richmond: Body found in water near Canal Boulevard and an attempted...

An unidentified person was found dead in the water near Canal Boulevard on Saturday, as Richmond police logged an attempted murder, vehicle thefts and robberies between May 11 and May 17. #rcm-wrap *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0} #rcm-wrap{--teal:#08847d;--ink:#302c30;--paper:#f7fafa;--paper2:#e8f5f5;--r
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Prominent East Oakland resident among victims after car plows into crowd, killing 3

"He was a legend. My uncle was a people's person, he loved this block right here, he fought for this block where he died on," a witness said about a man known as "OG Frog," one of three victims killed after a car drove onto a sidewalk in East Oakland.
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Man shot and killed in Sunset identified as Eric Bigone

Friends remember Eric Bigone as a Sunset District mainstay who outgrew a troubled past. Man shot and killed in Sunset identified as Eric Bigone
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KTVU to lose longtime weekend anchor

After more than 12 years with the Bay Area station, Cristina Rendon plans to relocate to Texas to be closer to family.

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