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The things we missed most about BART

Welcome back, BART. We’ve missed you. It didn’t take long — what’s it been, just four short days? — to realize all the things we had to do without while you were gone. Sure, the backups at the Bay...

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Timelapse of one last drive across the Bay Bridge

Around sunset last night, Chronicle photographer Carlos Avila Gonzalez took one final drive across the eastern span of the Bay Bridge. He recorded the trip for posterity. You can view the video down...

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20 stunning historic photos of the Bay Bridge

In honor of the new look the Bay Bridge will soon have, here’s a look back at the grand figure it has cut in the Bay Area skyline for the last 70-plus years.

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10 books every San Franciscan should read

As the kiddies head back to school, we at SFGate thought it was a good time to remember that you’re never too old to learn something new. To that end, we’ve collected 10 of our favorite books about San...

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10 ways the shutdown is affecting Bay Area life

The impact of the federal government’s partial shutdown — so far — is limited. Essential services such as the military continue to operate, and benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare remain...

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Bay Area cyclists celebrate Bike to Work Day

Thursday is San Francisco’s annual Bike to Work Day, one of the biggest such events in the country, according to organizers. Residents saddled up for the event, which is celebrating its 20th year, with...

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Readers picks: Bay Area’s biggest speed traps

Hitting the road over the holiday weekend? Don’t ruin it with an expensive ticket. Slow down out there — and watch out for police who may be stepping up enforcement. We asked readers last month to...

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Bay Area residents still stuck in Cabo after Hurricane Odile

As thousands scramble to get out of a ravaged Cabo San Lucas after Hurricane Odile, a group of Bay Area residents are searching for an exit strategy as food, water and medication run low at their...

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Smelly San Francisco? Here’s the good and bad scents

Our fine city has no shortage of smells, whether it’s the mouth-watering aroma of fresh fortune cookies or the pungent stench of human waste on the sidewalk (ugh, we skipped a picture of that one)....

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When does your BART lot run out of spots?

The hunt for an open parking spot at one of BART’s 33 parking lots doesn’t always make for an easy start to a weekday morning. This map shows the estimated times at which the agency’s parking lots...

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S.F. radio stations ban Lorde’s hit ‘Royals’ for World Series

Several radio stations are banning Lorde’s hit song “Royals” from Bay Area airwaves leading up to the World Series where the San Francisco Giants will face the Kansas City Royals. The 17-year-old Kiwi...

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Reports: Car slams into Dublin taqueria, injuring 6

A car crashed through the front of a Dublin taqueria Thursday night, injuring six people, two of them severely, NBC Bay Area reported. Emergency crews arrived on the scene at Taqueria Los Pericos on...

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McCovey Cove renamed? World Series hoax gets soggy reception

After a local television station reported this morning that the naming rights to McCovey Cove near AT&T Park had been sold, the Internet was aflutter with angry Giants fans wondering if they’d have...

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San Francisco police brace for potential World Series mayhem

While it may be premature to discuss the prospect of World Series celebrations in San Francisco, Giants fans don’t have a great track record of keeping their revelry in check. The aftermath of the...

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Online petition to ban Bill Maher from UC Berkeley commencement

Comedian Bill Maher is scheduled for a keynote address at UC Berkeley’s December graduation. But some students are working to stop the political talk show host from speaking after controversy over his...

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Rescued otter pup finds new home

An orphaned otter pup, rescued from a San Mateo County beach when it was just a week old, has arrived at her new home halfway across the country at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, officials said. The...

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What are America’s most (and least) Internet-connected places?

The digital divide is alive and well in California. First-of-its-kind U.S. Census data that compares Internet connectivity by metro area shows, as expected, that tech hubs like San Jose, San Francisco...

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2 workers hurt in gas blast at Vallejo High

Two maintenance staffers working on a heating system at Vallejo High School were injured Friday morning in a natural gas explosion in a photography lab, officials said. No students were in the lab at...

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Crab season off to stellar start

The opening of crab season this weekend was about as good as it gets, California fishermen say, and ample supplies of the large, meaty Dungeness are now hitting seafood markets across the Bay Area. A...

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News chopper catches man paddleboarding in Marin flood

As a storm swept through the Bay Area this week, parts of Marin County flooded — enough so that local police departments warned residents to stay home. But one man was undeterred by flooded roadways. A...

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