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New water shuttle between Oakland and Alameda shuts down on first day
![Damage to the boat caused the shutdown. Damage to the boat caused the shutdown.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-FERRY-0718-1.jpg?w=525)
Damage to the boat caused the shutdown.
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San Jose
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Magid: How to type faster on a smartphone
I started typing when I was in elementary school and took a typing class in what we used to call “junior high.” And I’m good at it, as long as I’m using a standard physical keyboard. But, unlike many younger...
Santa Clara County
![The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different leagues. The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different leagues.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BNG-L-NCAA-0525-2.jpg?w=525)
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Pac-12 bowls will use overall record to determine pecking order
The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different leagues.
San Mateo County
![SamTrans to study constructing a bus-only lane connecting the Dumbarton Bridge to several Peninsula cities. The agency says it will enhance east-west transit access to communities on both sides of the Dumbarton Rail Corridor. SamTrans to study constructing a bus-only lane connecting the Dumbarton Bridge to several Peninsula cities. The agency says it will enhance east-west transit access to communities on both sides of the Dumbarton Rail Corridor.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SJM-L-WARMDAY-0429-35.jpg?w=620)
SamTrans to study building a bus-only lane connecting Dumbarton Bridge with several cities on the Peninsula
SamTrans to study constructing a bus-only lane connecting the Dumbarton Bridge to several Peninsula cities. The agency says it will enhance east-west transit access to communities on both sides of the Dumbarton Rail Corridor.
Oakland
![Named Woodstock, the free ferry will offer 37 trips a day. Here's how many people can ride. Named Woodstock, the free ferry will offer 37 trips a day. Here's how many people can ride.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-FERRY-0718-1.jpg?w=525)
Photos: Water shuttle between Alameda, Jack London Square makes its first runs
Named Woodstock, the free ferry will offer 37 trips a day. Here's how many people...
Alameda County
![The wreck happened about 7:05 a.m. near the Mission Boulevard exit. The wreck happened about 7:05 a.m. near the Mission Boulevard exit.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MIJ-L-CHP-0729-02-1.jpg?w=507)
One dead in five-vehicle wreck involving big rig on Interstate 680
The wreck happened about 7:05 a.m. near the Mission Boulevard exit.
San Francisco County
![Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, blues legend Bonnie Raitt and the legendary Harlem theater The Apollo.
Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, blues legend Bonnie Raitt and the legendary Harlem theater The Apollo.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kennedy_Center_Honors_88225.jpg?w=475)
The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
Coppola and The Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...
Contra Costa County
![The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces, furniture, and equipment, leaving the theatre company members devastated. The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces, furniture, and equipment, leaving the theatre company members devastated.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pittsburg-Theatre-Company-fire2.jpeg?w=467)
East Bay theatre company to host benefit concert after devastating fire
The fire on June 9 destroyed over 40 years’ worth of costumes, props, set pieces,...
California
![Disneyland has cracked down on scalpers selling tickets for after hours, separate admission events. Disneyland has cracked down on scalpers selling tickets for after hours, separate admission events.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-THEME-PARK-HAUNTS-0904-06-2.jpg?w=456)
Don’t buy those $900 Oogie Boogie Bash tickets on StubHub — Disneyland is watching
Disneyland has cracked down on scalpers selling tickets for after hours, separate admission events.