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California experiencing most severe start to wildfire season in 16 years
![Abundant vegetation and heat waves contribute to most acres burned since 2008 Abundant vegetation and heat waves contribute to most acres burned since 2008](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24208237863848-1.jpg?w=525)
Abundant vegetation and heat waves contribute to most acres burned since 2008
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Olympics
![Highlights include the women’s gymnastics all-around finals and U.S. women's basketball vs. Belgium. Highlights include the women’s gymnastics all-around finals and U.S. women's basketball vs. Belgium.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24211799731294.jpg?w=525)
Paris Olympics: Here’s what’s on TV on Thursday, August 1
Highlights include the women’s gymnastics all-around finals and U.S. women's basketball vs. Belgium.
Sports
![Simone Biles appeared to take aim against her former teammate, who earlier derided the US team's 'work ethic' and suggested that gymnastics needs a return to the practices of controversial former coach Martha Karolyi. Simone Biles appeared to take aim against her former teammate, who earlier derided the US team's 'work ethic' and suggested that gymnastics needs a return to the practices of controversial former coach Martha Karolyi.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SkinnerBiles_4de9e3.jpeg?w=525)
Simone Biles’ painful history with MyKayla Skinner coincided with Larry Nasser abuse, ‘toxic’ Karolyi culture
Simone Biles appeared to take aim against her former teammate, who earlier derided the US team's 'work ethic' and suggested that gymnastics needs a return to the practices of controversial former coach Martha Karolyi.
Crime and Public Safety
![A woman bicyclist and a motorcycle rider killed in Antioch traffic collisions Saturday have been identified. A woman bicyclist and a motorcycle rider killed in Antioch traffic collisions Saturday have been identified.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-ANTFBI-0818-24.jpg?w=525)
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Two people killed in Antioch traffic collisions are identified
A woman bicyclist and a motorcycle rider killed in Antioch traffic collisions Saturday have been identified.
Things To Do
![The fake but incessant rumor about the GOP vice presidential candidate and a piece of furniture flared up again after he cracked a joke about his wife banishing him from the bedroom. The fake but incessant rumor about the GOP vice presidential candidate and a piece of furniture flared up again after he cracked a joke about his wife banishing him from the bedroom.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JD-Vance.jpg?w=525)
Was J.D. Vance trying to lean into couch-sex rumor with bad joke about his wife?
The fake but incessant rumor about the GOP vice presidential candidate and a piece of...
Immobilien
![Chicago and some other cities that were not popular locations to move to during the pandemic are catching up on home price appreciation now that people are returning to the office. Chicago and some other cities that were not popular locations to move to during the pandemic are catching up on home price appreciation now that people are returning to the office.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-real-estate-market-q2-10_200285572.jpg?w=533)
As workers return to the office, residents are moving back to cities, driving up home prices
Chicago and some other cities that were not popular locations to move to during the...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![In a little under two years, restaurateur Fred Akbarpour launched his halal burger concept, Fred's Burger and set it on a rapid path of growth. In a little under two years, restaurateur Fred Akbarpour launched his halal burger concept, Fred's Burger and set it on a rapid path of growth.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-FREDS-0729-01-1.jpg?w=467)
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Fred’s Burger opens in Concord, serving up halal hamburgers, shakes and more
In a little under two years, restaurateur Fred Akbarpour launched his halal burger concept, Fred's...
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The story behind St. George Spirits’ new orange blossom gin
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Opinion
![As rifts develop in Silicon Valley politics, a few big names hope Trump will loosen rules while weakening their rivals. As rifts develop in Silicon Valley politics, a few big names hope Trump will loosen rules while weakening their rivals.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hypatia-h_53e9a059be54baedad485a50a9393c67-h_f36599177f1820b9d00933527b197ce7.jpg?w=525)
Opinion: Musk and Thiel backed Trump and Vance. What would their ticket do for tech?
As rifts develop in Silicon Valley politics, a few big names hope Trump will loosen...
Celebrities
![Producers amended their initial lawsuit to accuse the actress of "a history of fabricating false and malicious lies to hide her own lack of professionalism." Producers amended their initial lawsuit to accuse the actress of "a history of fabricating false and malicious lies to hide her own lack of professionalism."](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2160244846_2cdedf-e1722450466324.jpg?w=620)
Rebel Wilson’s producers cite ‘malicious lies’ in amended lawsuit
Producers amended their initial lawsuit to accuse the actress of "a history of fabricating false...