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Could gold medalist Nick Baumgartner be snowboarding in the Olympics at 52 years old?
We talked to snowboarding’s oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist about being mistaken for a coach, becoming an influencer at 44, and working with DeWalt for Construction Safety Week.
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California's 2024 U.S. Senate primary election: What to know about the ‘jungle primary'
After the death of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, four leading candidates are vying for her coveted seat to represent California. They range from seasoned politicians to a sports hero turned political newcomer. Under state law, the top two vote getters in the primary advance to the runoff, even if they’re from the same party.
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Still Rooting in Oakland: A's Fans Protest Vegas Move, Call for Owner to Sell the Team
In a stadium full of empty seats, a small but loud group of lifelong A’s fans marched through the stands chanting a message to club owner John Fisher: If you don’t want to keep the A’s in Oakland, sell the team to someone who does.
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Marketing Luxury Goods as ‘Green' Isn't Black or White
Are lab-made diamonds “real?” It’s a hot question. On one side are people like Tom Chatham, the chairman of Chatham Created Gems & Diamonds, a wholesale business selling laboratory-created gems. Diamond is only carbon, and in the right conditions one can be created in four to six weeks, he said. “The natural diamond industry doesn’t really like what we’re...
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Cornhole 101: The ‘Hole' Story of a Backyard Game That's Now a Professional Sport
From its humble beginnings at barbecues and tailgates, the bean bag tossing game known as cornhole is now being played at nationally televised tournaments, and competitive leagues are popping up all over the country, including the Bay Area and Sacramento.
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Stars, Stripes and Sparkle: Jewelry of George and Charlotte Shultz Up for Auction
George and Charlotte Shultz, known as American political royalty in San Francisco, amassed a small fortune’s worth of jewelry, including rare Tiffany pieces and designs that feature precious stones in red, white and blue.
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Rebound: There's No Limit With Lemonade
Vicktor Stevenson founded Gourmonade in 2018. Now, as he finds new ways to sell his gourmet lemonade, we look to the future and meet the customers who’ve kept his business afloat through the pandemic, in the final installment of our 4-part series.
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Rebound: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Vicktor Stevenson founded Gourmonade in 2018. Now, the pandemic is putting the squeeze on his gourmet lemonade business. In part one of our “Rebound” series, we join Vicktor and his family in the Gourmonade kitchen to see how they’re pivoting the business to stay afloat.
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Filet for Fido: Pet Food's Growing Carbon Paw Print
A Bay Area environmental research center suggests our pets could be a significant contributor to climate change — and says the fix could be easier than we think.
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2020: A Look Back at the Longest 12 Months Ever
It’s been called a train wreck, a dumpster fire, and the longest year ever — and now, 2020 is finally over. But as much as we’d rather forget it ever happened, 2020 will likely be remembered as a year filled with historic events — many of them timed just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse. Here’s a look...
