A mother and daughter feast on weary travelers who stumble upon their woodland cottage. A high school freshman develops a hunger for flesh after a boy takes it too far at a party. A college sophomore and adjunct professor join a sorority whose secret wellness trend is — you guessed it — cannibalism. These are […]
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DOWNTOWN BERKELEY — What’s the best thing you’ve ever seen come through the store? Upon hearing the question, Nate Filomeo smiles. “Oh goodness. Honestly, I had to stop myself from buying it.” The visiting store manager looks upward, absorbed in recalling the picture from memory. “It was a DVD box set for the original Gundam.
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Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8, and the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network is meeting with leadership from sports teams and different Super Bowl event venues, as well as local leaders and elected officials, to make sure the “civil and human rights of our
This fall, while most Bay Area public schools continued debating when and if AI tools should enter classrooms, private schools began integrating generative AI tools into core curriculums for students. Less limited by funding constraints and government bureaucracy, the schools can more nimbly test tools and adjust curricula, providing a window into the future of
If the universe is expanding at the speed of light, what exists beyond the edge it hasn’t reached yet? During junior high back in China, Reni Cao brought the question that had been bothering him for a while to his physics teacher. His teacher couldn’t answer but told him to stop asking distracting questions and
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Members of the Stanford Cardinal celebrate their 31-10 victory during the 128th Big Game in Stanford, California on Nov 22, 2025.
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As October came to an end, California State Senator Scott Wiener hosted his yearly pumpkin carving event. Surrounded by constituents – as well as some anti-transgender protestors who showed up for the occasion – Wiener talked through his legislative record for 2025. Among his achievements was SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act.
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President Donald Trump’s Oct. 23 decision to cancel a planned surge of federal immigration agents into San Francisco has failed to quell anxiety in the Bay Area about detainment and deportation of undocumented immigrants. “We do not see this as anything other than a pause for the moment,” said Susan Austin, co-lead of Indivisible Mid-Peninsula,
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Victims of domestic violence in California will soon have a legal process to revoke their abuser’s access to connected smart devices such as smart locks, home cameras and online accounts, under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October. Senate Bill 50, authored by state Sen. Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento), requires companies to disable
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SAN FRANCISCO — Every few months, a little house in the outer reaches of San Francisco transforms into an intimate concert venue to host the Rinkside Sessions. For independent musicians looking to make a living, house concerts can be a soul-feeding, and lucrative, alternative to singing in half-empty bars and sharing slices of the door
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – After a year-long battle over leadership of San Mateo County’s top law-enforcement agency, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to appoint Kenneth Binder as the county’s next Sheriff on Nov. 12. Binder officially replaces former Sheriff Christina Corpus, who was ousted last month for misconduct and budget mismanagement. “You have endured
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BERKELEY, Calif. — On Nov. 10, conservative students at one of the country’s most liberal universities hosted the last Turning Point USA event on its “American Comeback Tour.” Federal authorities have launched an investigation into violent protests that erupted outside the event, examining whether the university provided adequate security. Turning Point USA, founded in 2012
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