San Francisco Bay Area Events, Things To Do This Week: September 29, 2025
Festivals, movie nights, talks, classes, comedy, cultural festivals, tech stuff, Oktoberfests & more San Jose, Oakland, Alameda, Santa Clara & beyond.
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Weekly Recommendation
This week’s recommendation is to do something different this week. Check out a new bar, restaurant, walking path, cafe or venue. Even if you can’t go to an event, buy something or sit down, make it a habit to get outside your comfort zone and regular routines to discover something new near or far, talk to someone you may not normally talk to and see where it leads. A lot of us spend way too much time with the same people, same neighborhoods - mix it up.
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San Francisco Bay Area Weekly News Roundup
Curated mix of local/state news; see local publications, independent media updated list (updated with more details this week).
Anthropic AI to Pay Authors, Publishers $1.5 Billion in Copyright Settlement -AP
Oakland Police Can Now Chase Suspects at Any Speed -Oaklandside
Mountain View homeless population jumps 56% in last two years -San Jose Spotlight
Bay Area Women Takes Out 6-7 Digital Billboards On Hwy 101 To Marry Her -ABC7;
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Charlie Kirk’s campus tour to make final stop at UC Berkeley -Daily Californian
Would You Work ‘996’? The Hustle Culture Trend Is Taking Hold in Silicon Valley. -NYT
Wag Hotels settles Bay Area lawsuit over pet safety, reporting violations -RWC Pulse
Vallejo officer who killed Sean Monterrosa promoted to sergeant -Vallejo Sun
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