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" subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SJM-L-PORTER-0312-1.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SJM-L-PORTER-0312-1.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SJM-L-PORTER-0312-1.jpg?w=333 395w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SJM-L-PORTER-0312-1.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SJM-L-PORTER-0312-1.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/california-female-governor-katie-porter-2026-race/" title="California has never elected a female governor, but Katie Porter’s entry to 2026 race raises the odds"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> California has never elected a female governor, but Katie Porter’s entry to 2026 race raises the odds </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li><li> <article class="latest-headlines feature-small archive-view has-image post-10133673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news tag-bay-area-crime tag-east-bay-crime tag-regional location-alameda-county location-bay-area location-california location-east-bay location-oakland location-west-oakland type-of-work-news" data-id="10133673" data-timestamp="1741706285" > <figure> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/illegal-cannabis-oakland-seizure-california-chp/" title="More than $20 million worth of illegal cannabis seized in Oakland" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/illegal-cannabis-oakland-seizure-california-chp/" title="More than $20 million worth of illegal cannabis seized in Oakland"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="More than $20 million worth of illegal marijuana plants were seized by state authorities last week in West Oakland." title="More than $20 million worth of illegal marijuana plants were seized by state authorities last week in West Oakland." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sjm-arijuana-Explainer_134189323-1.jpg?w=264 300w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sjm-arijuana-Explainer_134189323-1.jpg?w=303 380w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sjm-arijuana-Explainer_134189323-1.jpg?w=313 395w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sjm-arijuana-Explainer_134189323-1.jpg?w=374 470w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sjm-arijuana-Explainer_134189323-1.jpg?w=243 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/illegal-cannabis-oakland-seizure-california-chp/" title="More than $20 million worth of illegal cannabis seized in Oakland"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> More than $20 million worth of illegal cannabis seized in Oakland </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </div> 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-economy category-latest-headlines category-national-news category-news category-things-to-do category-transportation category-travel tag-air-travel tag-airlines tag-inflation type-of-work-news" data-id="10133184" data-timestamp="1741681056" > <figure> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/southwest-charge-checked-bags/" title="Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/southwest-charge-checked-bags/" title="Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Last year, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system." title="Last year, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" 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transit options </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-10131764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-national-news category-news category-transportation tag-air-crash tag-transportation tag-weekend-wire type-of-work-news" data-id="10131764" data-timestamp="1741528103" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/09/a-single-engine-plane-crashes-near-a-pennsylvania-airport-and-all-5-aboard-are-taken-to-hospitals/" title="A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" 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feature-large archive-view has-image post-10133442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crashes-disasters category-crime-public-safety category-health category-latest-headlines category-news category-science tag-courts tag-disaster tag-health-care tag-midday-wire tag-nation-world type-of-work-news" data-id="10133442" data-timestamp="1741696652" > <figure> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/four-charged-in-death-of-boy-5-in-medical-center-blast/" title="Four charged in death of boy, 5, in medical center blast" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/four-charged-in-death-of-boy-5-in-medical-center-blast/" title="Four charged in death of boy, 5, in medical center blast"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt=""A single spark it appears ignited into a fully involved fire that claimed Thomas's life within seconds," Attorney General Dana Nessel said. " title=""A single spark it appears ignited into a fully involved fire that claimed Thomas's life within seconds," Attorney General Dana Nessel said. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=525" data-srcset="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=642 780w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=510 605w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=354 420w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sjm-hamber-Boy-Killed_221980375-1.jpg?w=398 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/four-charged-in-death-of-boy-5-in-medical-center-blast/" title="Four charged in death of boy, 5, in medical center blast"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Four charged in death of boy, 5, in medical center blast </span> </a> </h3>  </header> <div class="excerpt"> "A single spark it appears ignited into a fully involved fire that claimed Thomas's life within seconds," Attorney General Dana Nessel said. </div> </div> </article> </div> <ul class="headline-list"> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-10133438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news tag-bay-area-crime tag-east-bay-crime tag-guns tag-regional location-alameda-county location-bay-area location-california location-east-bay location-pleasanton location-tri-valley type-of-work-news" data-id="10133438" data-timestamp="1741696346" > <div 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tag-sexual-assault location-california type-of-work-news" data-id="10133367" data-timestamp="1741692994" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/massachusetts-cold-case-man-arraigned-on-rape-charges-from-the-1980s-we-do-not-forget-and-we-do-not-give-up/" title="Man suspected of committing two cold case rapes in Massachusetts discovered living on a yacht in California" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/massachusetts-cold-case-man-arraigned-on-rape-charges-from-the-1980s-we-do-not-forget-and-we-do-not-give-up/" title="Man suspected of committing two cold case rapes in Massachusetts discovered living on a yacht in California"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Man suspected of committing two cold case rapes in Massachusetts discovered living on a yacht in California </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-10133380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-california-politics category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news category-politics tag-homicide tag-morning-wire location-california type-of-work-news" data-id="10133380" data-timestamp="1741691741" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/los-angeles-county-da-opposes-resentencing-request-for-menendez-brothers-and-accuses-them-of-lying-about-self-defense/" title="LA County DA opposes resentencing request for Menendez brothers and accuses them of lying about self-defense" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" 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620w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CLASSROOM-GENERIC-0310.jpg?w=642 780w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CLASSROOM-GENERIC-0310.jpg?w=510 605w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CLASSROOM-GENERIC-0310.jpg?w=354 420w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CLASSROOM-GENERIC-0310.jpg?w=397 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/11/pittsburg-school-board-votes-to-reduce-budget-without-cutting-key-jobs/" title="Pittsburg school board votes to reduce budget without cutting key jobs"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> East Bay school board votes to reduce budget without cutting key jobs </span> </a> </h3>  </header> <div class="excerpt"> Pittsburg Unified School District board of 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category-business category-california category-education category-latest-headlines category-lifestyle category-local-news category-news category-things-to-do tag-art tag-artificial-intelligence tag-higher-education tag-pm-report tag-technology location-bay-area location-california location-peninsula location-san-francisco location-san-francisco-county location-santa-cruz location-santa-cruz-county location-south-bay" data-id="10131597" data-timestamp="1741501834" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/09/uc-new-lab-ai-artists/" title="UC teams with Bay Area tech company for new lab that hopes to make AI work for artists" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/09/uc-new-lab-ai-artists/" title="UC teams with Bay Area tech company for new lab that hopes to make AI 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could hit exports"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Tariffs could impact where almonds is headed and send ripple effects throughout the state’s economy." title="Tariffs could impact where almonds is headed and send ripple effects throughout the state’s economy." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_wide_one" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=525" data-srcset="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=510 605w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=443 525w,https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tariffs_Almonds_54750.jpg?w=353 415w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> 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