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2 months ago | 
timesunion.com | Michael Barba |Matthias Gafni |Rachel Swan |Megan Cassidy
SAN FRANCISCO — Ziz was dead. Or at least it seemed that way. Just before midnight on Aug. 19, 2022, the Coast Guard steamed through San Francisco Bay after an alarming report. The eccentric computer programmer and blogger, born Jack Amadeus LaSota before adopting the name Ziz and feminine pronouns, had fallen from a boat. For hours, rescue crews searched by air and sea. They found nothing. Article continues below this adAn obituary appeared in a newspaper.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
capoliticalreview.com | Megan Cassidy |Rachel Swan |Sarah Ravani |Demian Bulwa
It was about 10 days after the November 2022 election, and two influential Oakland businessmen were elated. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Sheng Thao had pulled off an improbable win in the local mayor’s race, and the men — former City Council candidate and entrepreneur Mario Juarez and Andy Duong, whose family ran curbside recycling in Oakland — discussed getting rich as a result.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
mercedsunstar.com | Megan Cassidy |Rachel Swan |Sarah Ravani |Demian Bulwa
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theplainsman.com | Rachel Swan |William Speigner
The Auburn Police Department took 18-year-old Taylor Colbert—a student at Southern Union Community College—into custody on Jan. 14 on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals. Colbert voluntarily turned herself into Auburn Police and was subsequently taken to the Lee County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond. The arrest follows an investigation into a complaint received on Jan. 5, 2025, regarding a deceased household pet at an apartment building on Opelika Road.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
officer.com | Rachel Swan
Two San Francisco police officers were injured after crashing their patrol cruiser into a building during a frenetic pursuit early Monday morning, officials at the police department said. The chase began at 3:20 a.m. near Ninth and Howard streets in SoMa, where police spotted a driver who was maneuvering "recklessly and committing multiple traffic violations," representatives of the department said in a statement.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
fresnobee.com | Rachel Swan
Two San Francisco police officers were injured after crashing their patrol cruiser into a building during a frenetic pursuit early Monday morning, officials at the police department said. The chase began at 3:20 a.m. near Ninth and Howard streets in SoMa, where police spotted a driver who was maneuvering "recklessly and committing multiple traffic violations," representatives of the department said in a statement.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
masstransitmag.com | Rachel Swan
For any motorist who flinched at the new $8 Bay Area bridge toll, the notion that San Francisco could take a cue from New York — and charge fees to to drive downtown during rush hour — might be triggering. It horrified Jesse Hassinger, a visitor from Oakland who was ducking out of the parking garage at Fifth and Mission streets on Wednesday morning. "Cars are good for commerce, mobility, getting to a show.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
fresnobee.com | Rachel Swan
Muni will cut service on four San Francisco bus lines in February as the agency confronts a looming financial crisis, officials said Wednesday. Citing a need to stretch a "limited budget" for existing riders, representatives of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will reduce the frequency of midday bus trips on three popular lines - the 24 Divisadero, 38 Geary and 43 Masonic. Beginning Feb.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
sfchronicle.com | Rachel Swan
For any motorist who flinched at the new $8 Bay Area bridge toll, the notion that San Francisco could take a cue from New York — and charge fees to to drive downtown during rush hour — might be triggering. It horrified Jesse Hassinger, a visitor from Oakland who was ducking out of the parking garage at Fifth and Mission streets on Wednesday morning. “Cars are good for commerce, mobility, getting to a show.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
theplainsman.com | Rachel Swan
Abbie Stockard, a senior majoring in nursing at Auburn University and the reigning Miss Alabama 2024, was crowned Miss America 2025 on Sunday night, Jan. 5, at the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida. From Birmingham, AL., Stockard secured the Miss Alabama title in June 2024, before advancing to the national competition. Stockard triumphed over 51 contestants representing all U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico to claim the crown.
