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Key questions about a still-unfinished sale of the Oakland Coliseum

The buyers were expected to close escrow this week, but they appear to have missed a June 30 deadline.

An aerial view of the Coliseum and Oakland Arena in July of 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

An AT&T customer uses a land line telephone at home in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

AT&T wins early approval to end landline service for 184,000 California households

FILE PHOTO — Aahmes Shrine Mounted Patrol takes part in the annual Fourth of July parade along San Ramon Valley Boulevard in Danville, Calif., on Friday, July 4, 2025. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 4th of July Parade in Danville, organized by the Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Fourth of July in the Bay Area: A guide to fireworks, drones, parades

Joey Chestnut won his 18th Mustard Belt on Saturday as the winner of the Nathan's Hot-Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York. The event is held every July 4th.

Joey Chestnut wins Nathan’s Hot-Dog Eating Contest for 18th time

James Lambuer wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a "Taxpayer Day" rally outside the State Capitol in Denver. He says the Gadsden flag and the phrase Don't Tread on Me symbolize the Tea Party movement, "I'm tired of Government taking what I earn... leave us alone."

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Crime and Public Safety

The February disciplinary cases, in which each deputy was suspended for two days, raised the number of deputies punished so far this year to three and the number of incidents to four.
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Fourth suspect in Watsonville stabbing arrested in Arizona

Detectives arrested Bryan Rascon, 33, in Arizona, police said Wednesday on social media.

Sports

Canada players celebrate after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between South Africa and Canada in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Real Estate

The Highlander, an apartment complex at 620 Iris Avenue in Sunnyvale, seen in 2022.

South Bay apartment complex bought for above-average sales price

An apartment complex in Sunnyvale has been bought by a veteran real estate firm.

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Melanie Fiona poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

This Gouda, lettuce and tomato sandwich is the kind of simple summer meal that puts the star of the season front and center. (Photo by Laura McLively)

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Business

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Celebrities

A worker unloads portable air-conditioning units outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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Housing

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