Bay Area Rapid Transit suffered a systemwide outage for the second time in four months because of a computer problem. Service was fully restored just before noon local time.

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A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.

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In February, the publication Marin Lately began satirizing the wealthy, idyllic swath of the Bay Area. The author has been a mystery, until now.

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