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1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Doug Duran

Firefighters mop-up after extinguishing a fire at the Harvest Park Middle School’s library on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Crews from the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and Alameda County Fire Department brought the one alarm fire under control at 11:01 p.m. The library sustained major damage throughout much of the attic with smoke and water damaging many of the building’s contents. No one was injured during the fire.

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Doug Duran

Pittsburg High’s Shurod Thompson (18) runs the ball in for a touchdown after making an interception in the second quarter of their football game against California High in San Ramon, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Doug Duran TNS Among the six men sentenced to prison in a large-scale investigation into the Tre-4 gang was Shurod Thompson, a man who 10 years ago seemed headed toward a career in the NFL.

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Doug Duran

The front of Oakland Fire Station No. 4, on International Boulevard, is photographed in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The station was one of the first to respond to the Fruitvale district warehouse fire that killed 36 people. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) Doug Duran TNS OAKLAND — The 116-year-old fire station on International Boulevard is one of the city’s oldest public buildings.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Doug Duran

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Aboard his boat in Moss Landing harbor, Tai Huynh, 71, bent over a pile of grenadier, then flung one of the deep sea fish into a large bin. Next to him, Tham Vo tipped them into a 500-pound crane lift box, swigging glass bottles of Heineken between loads. In just over two hours recently, the pair offloaded 3,854 pounds of fish after spending 24 hours at sea and another 12 guarding their haul until daybreak.

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Fun and fantastic works of public art abound in the Bay Area, which is blessed with an abundance of creative talent. Stroll around and you’ll find pieces ranging from silly to stunning, from retro to futuristic. Here are some of our favorite artworks in the Bay Area. ~ Randy McMullenCopyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers. This story was originally published March 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM.