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Players compete during a football game between Gunn High School, in red uniform, and Monta Vista High School in Palo Alto, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2026. (Kaitan Pawar/Mosaic via Bay City News)

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An aerial view of the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant, which lifts water into the California Aqueduct, in Alameda County on May 11, 2023. (California Department of Water Resources via CalMatters)

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An aerial view of the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant, which lifts water into the California Aqueduct, in Alameda County on May 11, 2023. (Califo...

A speed camera has been installed on Curtner Avenue in San Jose. (Lorraine Gabbert/San José Spotlight)

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After delays due to a lost federal grant, San Jose is rolling out a long-anticipated speed safety camera pilot program i...

L-R: San Jose Police Department arrested Alexia Nieves Solache, 22, and Veronica Rangel, 55, in connection with the fatal stabbing of a victim whose body was found Aug. 25, 2026, in a ravine near Tesla Road and Eagle Run Road in unincorporated area of Livermore, Calif. Police said the women were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail and are suspected of homicide. (San Jos...

California Governor Gavin Newsom (right) speaking at the Ritter Center in San Rafael, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. The Ritter Center is a nonprofit organization that provides primary care and social services to housing insecure residents in Marin County. (Ruth Dusseault/Bay City News)

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the Ritter Center i...