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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope and calls his election both a cross and a blessing

Here’s where HOA fees have surged the most in the Bay Area

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A drone view of the Rossmoor community in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Mount Diablo can be seen in the background. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Parishioners Jose Pina of San Jose and his wife, Daniela Pina-Barajas, attend a noon Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in San Jose following the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

Bay Area Catholics welcome Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) goes up for a shot as Golden State Warriors forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) defends during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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El Camino Hospital in Mountain View (photo Jacqueline Ramseyer/SVCN/August 12, 2013)

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RVs, cars, trash and personal belongings are visible at the homeless encampment along Coyote Creek near Old Oakland Road on May 11, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

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