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9 things Californians should know about driving and the DMV trib.al/k2HxvDQ
9 things Californians should know about driving and the DMV
The columnist known as Honk is thankful for his readers, not least because of what he learns from them.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
9 things Californians should know about driving and the DMV trib.al/k2HxvDQ
49ers’ 5 keys to winning at Cleveland for first time since 1984 trib.al/c9mcIwE
49ers’ 5 keys to winning at Cleveland for first time since 1984
The 49ers (8-4) could rely on Christian McCaffrey for their win in Cleveland since 1984, although quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Shedeur Sanders enter in the spotlight.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
49ers’ 5 keys to winning at Cleveland for first time since 1984 trib.al/c9mcIwE
What to know before Stanford hosts No. 9 Notre Dame trib.al/P4xXfqd
What to know before Stanford hosts No. 9 Notre Dame
Stanford is 4-1 at home but lost to the only currently ranked opponent it has hosted.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What to know before Stanford hosts No. 9 Notre Dame trib.al/P4xXfqd
What to know before San Jose State faces Fresno State trib.al/ZxFpBte
What to know before San Jose State faces Fresno State
SJSU has been outscored 106-29 in its past three games. Can the Spartans bounce back?
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November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What to know before San Jose State faces Fresno State trib.al/ZxFpBte
Kurtenbach: 49ers can exploit Shedeur Sanders’ weaknesses, but they can’t overlook the rest of the Browns trib.al/sOLfzci
Kurtenbach: 49ers can exploit Shedeur Sanders’ weaknesses, but they can’t overlook the rest of the Browns
Expect a defensive battle in sloppy weather. Welcome to post-Thanksgiving football.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Kurtenbach: 49ers can exploit Shedeur Sanders’ weaknesses, but they can’t overlook the rest of the Browns trib.al/sOLfzci
How to watch 49ers vs. Browns on Sunday trib.al/YEeWWM5
How to watch 49ers vs. Browns on Sunday
The 49ers are coming off a Monday Night Football win at home over the Carolina Panthers
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November 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How to watch 49ers vs. Browns on Sunday trib.al/YEeWWM5
Cal State faculty criticize presidents’ hefty pay boost amid layoffs, budget shortfall trib.al/xVg0Vaj
Cal State faculty criticize presidents’ hefty pay boost amid layoffs, budget shortfall
Faculty and staff across the system condemned the change, arguing it comes amid widespread layoffs, tuition increases and a staggering $2.3 billion budget shortfall.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Cal State faculty criticize presidents’ hefty pay boost amid layoffs, budget shortfall trib.al/xVg0Vaj
Horoscopes Nov. 29, 2025: Don Cheadle, let go of situations that cause turmoil trib.al/ABfHffY
Horoscopes Nov. 29, 2025: Don Cheadle, let go of situations that cause turmoil
Astrological advice for everyone born on this date.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Horoscopes Nov. 29, 2025: Don Cheadle, let go of situations that cause turmoil trib.al/ABfHffY
Asking Eric: I wish I didn’t have to hear this mockery of my parents trib.al/KSveCYK
Asking Eric: I wish I didn’t have to hear this mockery of my parents
My brother won’t ask his partner to cut it out.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Asking Eric: I wish I didn’t have to hear this mockery of my parents trib.al/KSveCYK
Miss Manners: Should I tell them they gave me a knockoff of my signature scent? trib.al/GZQ47eY
Miss Manners: Should I tell them they gave me a knockoff of my signature scent?
I don’t want to embarrass them but it’s an obvious fake.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Miss Manners: Should I tell them they gave me a knockoff of my signature scent? trib.al/GZQ47eY
Dear Abby: I don’t want kids, but then who will take care of me when I’m old? trib.al/0PlTg44
Dear Abby: I don’t want kids, but then who will take care of me when I’m old?
Plus: I’m afraid that if I kick my 20-year-old son out, he’ll move to a bad neighborhood.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Dear Abby: I don’t want kids, but then who will take care of me when I’m old? trib.al/0PlTg44
Today in History: November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre trib.al/GTtCq7F
Today in History: November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre
A Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Today in History: November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre trib.al/GTtCq7F
Five in a row: Pittsburg crushes Cardinal Newman to claim latest NCS D1 crown trib.al/iuPuIRM
Five in a row: Pittsburg crushes Cardinal Newman to claim latest NCS D1 crown
Pittsburg demolishes Cardinal Newman to cruise to fifth straight NCS Division I crowd
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November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Five in a row: Pittsburg crushes Cardinal Newman to claim latest NCS D1 crown trib.al/iuPuIRM
Magnitude 3.2 quake rattles Peninsula trib.al/5GwuULL
Magnitude 3.2 quake rattles Peninsula
The temblor hit early Friday evening about 1.8 miles south-southwest of Colma in San Mateo County.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Magnitude 3.2 quake rattles Peninsula trib.al/5GwuULL
Prep football roundup: El Cerrito beats Ukiah for NCS Division III title trib.al/hqbTar5
Prep football roundup: El Cerrito beats Ukiah for NCS Division III title
Piedmont puts up strong effort but falls short against top-seeded Middletown in NCS Division VII championship game.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Prep football roundup: El Cerrito beats Ukiah for NCS Division III title trib.al/hqbTar5
Monte Vista defeats Clayton Valley for NCS Division II championship trib.al/lc1A0bu
Monte Vista defeats Clayton Valley for NCS Division II championship
Justin Grisham and Grant Maina each had an interception as Monte Vista’s defense forced four turnovers
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November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Monte Vista defeats Clayton Valley for NCS Division II championship trib.al/lc1A0bu
Behind 2 picks, 2 TDs from Malakai Taufoou, Serra rallies from 4th-quarter hole to win CCS Division I title trib.al/KqMjend
Behind 2 picks, 2 TDs from Malakai Taufoou, Serra rallies from 4th-quarter hole to win CCS Division I title
Thanks to the two-way brilliance of Malakai Taufoou, Serra rallied from down 21-14 in the fourth quarter to win the CCS Division I championship on Friday night in San Jose.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Behind 2 picks, 2 TDs from Malakai Taufoou, Serra rallies from 4th-quarter hole to win CCS Division I title trib.al/KqMjend
High school football championships: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule trib.al/NS3c8bt
High school football championships: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule
Results from Friday night’s Central Coast Section, North Coast Section championship football games.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
High school football championships: Friday’s scores, Saturday’s schedule trib.al/NS3c8bt
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence trib.al/PKoICcM
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
In March of last year, Hernandez was convicted in a U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.A.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence trib.al/PKoICcM
Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin trib.al/825CzO7
Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin
The trip to Moscow is the second since last year for Orbán, who is widely considered Putin’s closest partner among all EU leaders.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin trib.al/825CzO7
Two shot at Valley Fair mall Friday night trib.al/nJKCVum
Two shot at Valley Fair mall Friday night
The victims were taken to an area hospital.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Two shot at Valley Fair mall Friday night trib.al/nJKCVum
Economic worries don’t stop Black Friday spending in Bay Area trib.al/GeAneQ9
Economic worries don’t stop Black Friday spending in Bay Area
Activists are also pushing boycotts over ICE raids and anti-diversity policies at major retailers
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November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Economic worries don’t stop Black Friday spending in Bay Area trib.al/GeAneQ9
Warriors’ Kerr gives timetable for possible Melton return, Curry’s injury diagnosis a ‘big relief’ trib.al/AjxnCnf
Warriors’ Kerr gives timetable for possible Melton return, Curry’s injury diagnosis a ‘big relief’
Jonathan Kuminga also nearing comeback as Warriors prepare to face Pelicans on Saturday.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Warriors’ Kerr gives timetable for possible Melton return, Curry’s injury diagnosis a ‘big relief’ trib.al/AjxnCnf
Goal awarded after NHL’s official review helps Sharks win penalty-filled game trib.al/PPfbOI8
Goal awarded after NHL’s official review helps Sharks win penalty-filled game
NHL: Macklin Celebrini assists on power play goals by Will Smith and William Eklund as San Jose Sharks beat Vancouver Canucks
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November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Goal awarded after NHL’s official review helps Sharks win penalty-filled game trib.al/PPfbOI8
Oakland Ballers hosting free movie night at Raimondi Park trib.al/9PS6oOL
Oakland Ballers hosting free movie night at Raimondi Park
The first showing of “Coco” ran earlier this month, when the Ballers gave away 1,000 free tickets. They’re doubling the capacity on Saturday.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Oakland Ballers hosting free movie night at Raimondi Park trib.al/9PS6oOL