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Check out the slideshow to see the top 30 cities to visit in the U.S. this year. Check out the slideshow to see the top 30 cities to visit in the U.S. this year. Photo: Marcia Straub, Getty Images Photo: Marcia Straub, Getty Images Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Image 1 of 35 Check out the slideshow to see the top 30 cities to visit in the U.S. this year. Check out the slideshow to see the top 30 cities to visit in the U.S. this year. Photo: Marcia Straub, Getty Images Top U.S. cities to visit in 2018: Only 1 Bay Area city rates 1  /  35 Back to Gallery San Francisco, you're no Greenville, S.C. In what may seem to be a slight, TripAdvisor unveiled its list of 30 top US cities to visit in 2018 and … [Read more...] about Top U.S. cities to visit in 2018: Only 1 Bay Area city rates

Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 13, and California lawmakers will be front and center at televised impeachment hearings. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Impeachment hearings begin Public impeachment hearings on President Trump’s alleged attempt to use a foreign government to investigate a political rival will begin this morning in Washington. “These hearings will address subjects of profound consequence for the nation and the functioning of our government under the Constitution,” said California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which leads the inquiry, in a memo to lawmakers. It’s a remarkable moment, even for a White House full of them, writes the Associated Press’ Lisa Mascaro. Knocking on doors in a swing state: Everyone thinks they know how this story will end, writes Joe Garofoli, but will the effort have an impact on the 2020 election? Previously: Bay Area … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: The question of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’ now on TV

Have you read a good book lately? Chances are that you have because you live in the Bay Area, where books continue to beckon readers, despite the insistent siren calls of digital media. Independent bookstores have found new life, even in the growing shadow of Amazon; festivals, readings and book clubs continue to proliferate; and authors are still managing to make the Bay Area a literary haven even as soaring costs of living force a creative exodus. Chronicle Books — which has found a fertile niche in elegantly designed books, stationery and gifts — will celebrate its 50th anniversary in June. The publishing company, which was spun off from the newspaper in 1999, enjoyed record sales growth between 2013 and 2015, according to President Tyrrell Mahoney. Meanwhile, City Lights — the North Beach bookstore and publisher founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti — is also enjoying a string of record sales years, according to head book buyer Paul Yamazaki. “Book … [Read more...] about The Bay Area is still a literary haven from the mad digital world

UC Hastings professor Hadar Aviram speaks to KTVU FOX 2 News at 4P about the Trump administration's travel ban order. Video: KTVU President Trump’s revised executive order temporarily banning people from six Muslim-majority countries tries to sidestep some of the flaws of its predecessor that the courts rejected and thousands protested — but while some of the changes in the new order are significant, much of the difference was in how the administration rolled out the new travel ban Monday. The new plan bars citizens from Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya who are outside of the U.S. from obtaining new visas for 90 days and suspends refugee admissions from all countries for 120 days. In the meantime, the administration says it will study whether additional vetting measures are needed for would-be immigrants from any nation. Notably, however, it drops Iraq from a list of nations on the original travel ban that Trump issued Jan. 27 that was quickly put … [Read more...] about Trump’s new travel ban seeks to avoid 1st edict’s flaws

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton may have jumped into the presidential race three weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean he’s confident about his chances of beating President Trump in 2020 — or those of any other Democrat. “I think Donald Trump will be a lot harder to beat than most people think, especially those in Boston or San Francisco,” Moulton told about 50 people at a Mission District fundraiser Thursday night. “I’d say it’s 60 percent that Trump will be re-elected,” especially if the economy stays healthy. But four more years of Trump would be disastrous for the nation, he said. “We need someone who can unite America in one of the most divisive points in history,” said Moulton, who served in Iraq as a Marine officer. “We can’t do anything if we don’t beat Donald Trump and bring this country together.” This was Moulton’s first trip to the Bay Area since he announced his run for the White … [Read more...] about Dem candidate Seth Moulton visits SF, says Trump harder to beat than most think