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Do you know someone 100 or older in the Bay Area? We are looking for centenarians and what they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving. Residents in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara or San Mateo counties can email Panashe Matemba-Mutasa at pmatemba@bayareanewsgroup.com by Nov. 18.
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Bay Area travelers: We want to know what you did last summer, or this fall. Send a photo of yourself on your adventures — local, domestic or international — to jmastrodonato@bayareanewsgroup.com. Tell us where you are, who everyone is and where they’re from, and share a travel tip or two. Thanks!
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Have you bought or sold a home in the past month or two? A reporter would like to speak with you​. Reach out to housing reporter Kate Talerico at ktalerico@bayareanewsgroup.com by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
September 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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September 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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August 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Have you bought or sold a home and negotiated your agent's commission? Or did you go with the fee they charged? Our reporter wants to know whether agents have gotten any more flexible on their fees since the NAR settlement. Contact Kate Talerico at ktalerico@bayareanewsgroup.com.
August 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Are you a renter? If you have recently signed a lease on a new spot, a reporter wants to speak to you about your search for an apartment. Reach out to housing reporter Kate Talerico at ktalerico@bayareanewsgroup.com by noon Wednesday.
June 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Do you live in a condo in the Bay Area? Have your HOA fees been rising? A reporter wants to talk to you for a story today. Email housing reporter Kate Talerico at ktalerico@bayareanewsgroup.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Former Stanford Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck celebrates a 3-point basket by the Cardinal against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the first half at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
February 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A single image from a film that immediately makes you hear a song from the soundtrack playing in your head. (Credit: LucasFilm)
January 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Construction continues in this drone view of People’s Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
December 11, 2024 at 10:28 PM
A hiker walks along a ridge line as storm clouds move across the Bay Area on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Hayward, Calif. Wet weather is forecast across the Bay Area this week. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
November 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM