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Talia Mindich of Berkeley will see the cost of her Affordable Care Act health insurance plan rise by $72 monthly next year. Tessa Spargo of San Francisco will see an even bigger monthly premium hike of $143, but sees no way around it she needs to see doctors regularly for a chronic health condition. And without coverage, Spargo, a language teacher, said, you're really up the creek.

In Orange County, a possible tornado or waterspout moved ashore around 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the eastern Dana Point Harbor, a witness reported to the National Weather Service. The wind "lofted a 12-foot segment of chain link fence with privacy fabric and threw it 70 feet across parking lot," the weather service said. There were numerous calls of flooding in the city of Westminster, police said, where an astonishing 1.84 inches of rain fell in a single hour,

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are the focus of a beach hazards statement issued at 8:49 a.m. on Friday by the National Weather Service. The statement is in effect until Monday Nov. 24, at 10 p.m. The NWS San Francisco CA states to anticipate, A long period northwesterly swell will result in an increased risk for sneaker waves and rip currents.

Mammoth Mountain opened its ski resort today, and Mount Rose opens Friday, but a slew of Tahoe ski resorts have pushed back their openings indefinitely because there's just not enough snow at the moment. As of today, it is officially ski season in California. We have our first reported ski resort opening of the 2025-26 skiing and snowboarding season, and while that is cause for celebration for fresh powder fans statewide,

A woman who sustained severe trauma at an Oakland residence Friday morning later died and her death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. No other information has been released about the woman. Police also have not yet said how she sustained the trauma. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

It was in 2013 that Brad Kaaya was starring at quarterback for Chaminade High before moving on to the University of Miami. Now it's his sister, Charli, getting the kudos in the family. She helped Calabasas win the Southern Section Division 2 girls' tennis title with a championship win over Harvard-Westlake. Charli and partner Sophia Loizu won all three doubles matches. Giana Mucci went unbeaten this season and singles player Alena Koltsova won her three singles matches.

Earlier this week, a TikTok that captured someone throwing frozen ribs onto the ground behind a restaurant - next to dumpsters and cleaning supplies - went viral. The comment section quickly blew up as people tried to figure out the restaurant's location and name, wanting to report the unsanitary practice, but the video's caption only said it was near San José.

These changes in law come on the heels of California making it clear that they will not be vetting beneficiaries of their programs based on legal status,

Proceedings in the civil grand jury's accusation against fired San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, which could result in a verdict prohibiting her from ever holding public office again, are on pause until next year, a prosecutor said. That's in order for some of her other court battles, specifically the ones where she's fighting her firing, to be resolved, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Corpus' attorneys have been fighting her firing in front of two judges, federal Judge Vince Chhabria and San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nina Shapirshteyn.

The altercation happened about 2:45 a.m. in the area of Lone Tree Way and W. Tregallas Road.

LIVERMORE Two boys a 14-year-old suspected driver and a 15-year-old passenger were arrested Tuesday after leading police on a chase in a stolen car that ended up crashing into an apartment building. Police said it was the second time in less than a week that the 14-year-old had fled police in a stolen vehicle. Authorities did not release information about that pursuit.

In July 2024, two men walked into his office holding guns, he testified with the help of a Mandarin interpreter. Pointing their weapons at his chest, the pair demanded money. He told them he had none. According to authorities, this was an old-fashioned shakedown carried out by the largest gang in the city, Pomona 12th Street. The Times is not identifying the witness over concerns about his safety.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TENNIS WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS At University of Redlands DIVISION 1 Corona del Mar 10, Portola 8 DIVISION 2 Calabasas 12, Harvard-Westlake 6 DIVISION 3 Temple City 12, Flintridge Prep 6 DIVISION 4 Oaks Christian 10, Agoura 9 (Oaks Christian wins in tiebreakers 10-8)

It turns out you don't need to fumble with semantics. California has leaf peepers, too, they're just working on a more subtle level. And similar to the later months of the year on the East Coast, you'll find them out in force right now basking in the vast changing of colors: from summer's green to brilliant yellows, electric blues, deep purples and lipstick reds.

On the drive up to the Rose Bowl's front door, underneath the legendary glowing sign, toward the picturesque purple mountains, there stands the most impactful symbol of the school that plays there. It is a statue of Jackie Robinson in a UCLA football uniform. He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university's resilience and strength.

Residents have been stumped over a patch of bubbles rising out of the ocean off the coast of Hermosa Beach this week, prompting several beachgoers to speculate at what exactly is under the surface and causing the water to spume. Videos of the bubbles, visible between 33rd Street and Longfellow Avenue, spread on social media, with commenters offering a variety of wild and not-so-wild theories. Neighbors stood on the street in the rain, gazing out into the ocean, wondering what was causing it.

The provocative move by the Berkeley-based Prison Law Office comes after years of the county agreeing about the need to improve its deputy-to-inmate ratios - by either increasing custody staff or reducing the jail population - but not making meaningful progress, said Donald Specter, a senior staff attorney and former executive director for the law firm, which secured the reform agreement.

Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on allegations that a California State Parks official restricted how the Los Angeles Fire Department handled an earlier blaze that reignited into the deadly firestorm that destroyed thousands of homes. The LAFD's handling of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire has come under increasing scrutiny after a federal investigation concluded firefighters failed to put the small brush fire out and it came roaring back to life on Jan. 7, killing 12 people and destroying more than 6,800 structures.

Brett Maxwell, a 51-year-old apartment manager, was arrested on suspicion of possessing firearms, assault weapons and narcotics for sale after the Santa Clara County Gun Violence Task Force located 19 firearms and "several pounds" of methamphetamine and heroin in his apartment and storage unit, according to a news release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. The cache of weapons also included explosives and ghost guns - weapons manufactured without serial numbers - and three of the firearms were assault weapons, prosecutors added.

The wolves were originally thought to be from separate groups but were declared a pack after a pup was seen with them on a remote trail camera, according to Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira. Fish and Wildlife declares a group of wolves a pack if there is evidence of reproduction, along with other criteria, Tira told SFGATE in an emailed statement.