A man in his 30s was shot and killed in downtown Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The shooting happened at about 3 p.m. near 17th and Clay streets.
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- A 12-year-old boy drowned after police said dogs chased him into a lake at a California City park, where a girl was also injured.
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- Frustrated but optimistic five months after tearing his right ACL, Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler gave an update Thursday on his recovery timeline.
- Rents in San Francisco are increasing at double-digit rates for the second time in a decade. Experts say the city’s own policies are partly to blame.
- As Venezuelans search for safety and survivors, those in the Bay Area collect donations and raise relief funds.
- Dozens of Avenal residents flooded a City Council meeting Thursday demanding three recalled elected leaders step down.
- AB Hernandez spoke Thursday at a panel on transgender student-athlete inclusion in sports, as part of San Francisco Pride’s Human Rights Summit.
- U.S. men’s national team fans in the Bay Area got their wish when the Americans clinched a knockout-round game at Levi’s Stadium. Then came the soaring World Cup ticket prices.
- The Michelin Guide has announced its star ratings for California restaurants, elevating two Bay Area establishments to a three-star rating. Three other new spots in the region also received Michelin stars. Four others lost their star ratings.
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- Nearly two weeks into the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night public-relations nightmare, team president and CEO Larry Baer at last said something while filling in for Buster Posey on KNBR.
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