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California students and faculty join national protest of Trump’s crackdown on higher education

Hundreds of educators, students and local and state leaders gathered at UC Berkeley and San Jose State University to stand up for academic freedom, free speech and diversity.

Protestors gather outside Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus to resist Trump administration policies against collegiate communities on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The action is in solidarity with more than 75 AAUP chapters participating in the National Day of Action for Higher Education.

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, center, heads to the podium to speak during public comment next to Undersheriff Dan Perea at the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors special meeting in Redwood City, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. The County Supervisors were considering seeking Sheriff Christina Corpus’s resignation. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Sheriff Corpus sues San Mateo County to force release of corruption investigation expenses

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SJFD captain arrested on suspicion of stealing fire station drugs

Singer/songwriter Keyshia Cole opens another stop on her "Woman to Woman" tour at the Fox Theatre in her hometown of Oakland, Calif., Sunday, April 21, 2013.

Bay Area superstar plots huge hometown show for fans

A Waymo exits Cypress Lawn in Colma, California, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, the first day the driverless taxi company extended service to the north peninsula cities of Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor. (Karl Mondon/ Bay Area News Group)(Karl Mondon/ Bay Area News Group)

Mahan, Liccardo lend support as Waymo applies to bring robotaxis to San Jose

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Crime and Public Safety

Fremont Fire Department official looks out from a balcony at an apartment in building 25 of the Waterstone Apartments at 3939 Bidwell Drive on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Fremont, Calif. One person was killed and three others were injured Sunday morning in a two-alarm fire at the apartment complex that left dozens of residents displaced, authorities said. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Fremont resident sues apartment complex after deadly fire

“It’s a fire. People are deathly afraid of fire. The thought of being burned alive, I can’t think of a more horrible death,” an attorney said.

Sports

California's Andrej Stojakovic (2) handles the ball as Duke's Kon Knueppel, left, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Cal basketball star Stojaković enters transfer portal … again

Andrej Stojaković, who transferred from Stanford to Cal last spring, is back in the portal.

Real Estate

First three of 47 manufactured homes are delivered to Stone Pine Cove for farmworker affordable housing in Half Moon Bay on April 15 (Photo courtesy of San Mateo County)

First manufactured homes arrive at new Half Moon Bay farmworker housing project

The 47-unit Stone Pine Cove project aims to improve living conditions on the coast

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"Future of Food" opened in March 2025 at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science, and explores eating and farming science in the near-future with interactive exhibits. (Brittany Hosea-Small/The Lawrence Hall of Science)

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Locally developed farming robots, seaweed farms and more star at the Lawrence Hall of Science.

Opinion

A construction worker walks through the Ruby Street apartments construction site in Castro Valley on Feb. 6, 2024.

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Business

FILE – A man walks past Google’s offices in London’s Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)

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Celebrities

FILE – Tim Myers appears at the premiere of “The Way, Way Back” during the LA Film Festival on June 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Housing

A 2,112-square-foot condominium built in 2022 has changed hands. The spacious new property located in the 44600 block of Wisdom Road in Fremont was sold on Feb. 26, 2025, for $1,538,000, or $728 per square foot. This condo features four bedrooms and one bath. In addition, the home is equipped with type not specified.

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