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Local fans sack 49ers broadcasts for featuring shots of San Francisco instead of Silicon Valley
Sweeping views of the Golden Gate bridge, Alcatraz Island and San Francisco’s skyline have dominated aerial shots for 49ers television broadcasts for years — after all, it’s the team’s namesake. But it’s been nearly a decade since the NFL team played in the City by the Bay after its 2014 relocation roughly 40 miles south…
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Kurtenbach: The Warriors prioritized basketball smarts this offseason. It’s looking like a sharp decision
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors returned to their roots this past offseason. Heading into the 2023-24 campaign, there is a strict “no idiots” policy back in place. All right, that might be a bit harsh. The more couth way to phrase it is that the Warriors made basketball IQ and innate feel for the game…
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Why Shanahan ‘keeping it real’ is important to 49ers’ season
SANTA CLARA — Kyle Shanahan did an unusual thing during final preparations for what would be a 42-10 annihilation of the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers’ head coach addressed the possibility of losing. It’s not the usual modus operandi of a football coach, but Shanahan has his own way of doing things and being frank is…
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Recipe: Fried Onion Burgers, an Oklahoma specialty, make an irresistible meal
Fried Onion Burgers feature sliced onions mixed in with the ground beef. (Photo courtesy of America’s Test Kitchen) Fried Onion Burgers are an Oklahoma specialty, a version that boasts a crisp crust of caramelized onions on the meat patty. It’s a technique that can turn burgers into an irresistible meal. The raw onion isn’t layered…
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Horoscopes Oct. 11, 2023: Jane Krakowski, connect with like-minded people
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Matt Bomer, 46; Emily Deschanel, 47; Jane Krakowski, 55; Joan Cusack, 61. Happy Birthday: Look at the big picture and carve a path to help you reach your goal. Put an affordable budget in place and prepare to adjust your lifestyle to fit your dreams, hopes and wishes. Connect with…
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Over-taxation Unaddressed
In its latest session, which wrapped up last week, the state Legislature approved several cannabis-related bills and sent them along to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature (or veto). Conspicuously missing from this clutch of would-be laws was the thing the cannabis industry and its consumers want—and need—the most: tax reduction. For the foreseeable future,…
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No Lie NY Pie
Four years ago, Watsonville native Brando Sencion was working at a non-profit and brewing beer at home. When he and his brother, Kristian, who had been working in restaurants for over a decade, would hang out and talk, the idea of opening their own pizza and beer spot kept coming up. Then words turned into…
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Case of the Unfortunate Haircut
On Feb. 15, 1989, while I was walking to my gig at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club in Old Sacramento, the victim of an armed robbery positively identified me as her assailant. I was arrested for seven armed robberies, and it took the police 29 hours to figure out they had the wrong guy. While in…
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104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books
A close family friend says he’s working to ensure that Guinness World Records certifies the late Dorothy Hoffner posthumously as the world’s oldest skydiver.
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Taking it to the Streets
It’s melting toward midnight on a recent Friday at Red Room Cocktail Lounge when the barkeep with the hoop earrings yells out a challenge: “Sing along with this song or we’re shutting this sucker down.” Fortunately the song in question belongs to one Whitney Houston. Moments later a couple of dozen strangers are shout-singing, “So…
