How a classic card game helped decide this East Bay city's name

The name of this East Contra Costa County city traces back not to a city council vote or a founder's decree, but to a friendly game of cards.

Zip Trips: Oakley
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KTVU takes its first 2026 Zip Trip to Oakley. 

Bay Area siblings behind The Osada3

For Bay Area sibling trio The Osada3, music is more than performance, it’s family history, culture and community woven into every song.

Like It Or Not
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Daily hot topics, viral news, and lifestyle buzz all hit the debate table on Like It Or Not.

West Coast News Wrap Live
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West Coast Wrap covers news from around the western U.S., including California, Arizona and Washington.

Free music festival to be held in San Francisco rooftop park

A free daylong music festival will take place next month, high above San Francisco in a downtown rooftop park.

 SF Porchfest featuring young local punk rock band, Knights of Molino
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Knights of Molino, a middle school punk rock band, is one of the many artists that will be featured at SF Porchfest on Saturday. Their songs reflect real life issues and they've been able to gain a following on social media.

12th annual Bay Area Book Festival, a bold, Berkeley-based literary extravaganza

Starting this Friday, Berkeley will hold its 12th annual Bay Area Book Festival, a "world-class literary extravaganza", boasting as many as 400 authors on 21 stages at multiple downtown venues. 

Bye-bye lions: San Francisco Zoo announces plans to send remaining lions elsewhere

They’re some of the San Francisco Zoo’s most cherished attractions and currently the largest big cats in its residence, but plans are underway to send the facility’s two remaining lions elsewhere, leaving the zoo lionless.  

Heartbeat of Tahiti: AAPI heritage through dance
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The powerful sounds of Tahitian percussion have carried legends, and ancestry for centuries. Matahani Tahitian Dance Studio, with locations in Concord and Hercules, showcases the artistry, history, and cultural pride behind traditional Polynesian performance.

San Leandro's Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay
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The Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay, honors that legacy by helping generations of Vietnamese American and immigrant families navigate life in the United States with dignity and support. Shirley Gee, executive director of VACCEB, expands on mission.

SF Porchfest: free music festival on Mission District porches

SF Porchfest is a free music festival with 18 venues featuring 103 different musicians in the heart of San Francisco Mission District. Performances from all different genres playing along porches, stoops, and restaurants in the Mission District.

Oakley vineyard is hidden gem
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Alan Lucchesi has been tending wine grapes at his Oakley winery with love and care.

Like It Or Not
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Daily hot topics, viral news, and lifestyle buzz all hit the debate table on Like It Or Not.

West Coast News Wrap Live
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West Coast Wrap covers news from around the western U.S., including California, Arizona and Washington.

Young artists, deep roots: meet The Osada 3
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Born and raised in the Bay Area, The Osada 3 grew up surrounded by music, art, and family tradition. This AAPI Heritage Month, they’re sharing how those influences shaped their sound, their purpose, and their passion for preserving community spaces tied to their Japanese-American roots.