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Caelyn Pender
Caelyn Pender is a Bay Area News Group breaking news reporter for The Mercury News and East Bay Times based in San Jose. She graduated from Brown University in 2023 with a BA in English. She is a lifelong Californian, and she previously worked at Bloomberg News in Los Angeles and KRON4 in San Francisco.
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San Jose man sentenced to 10 years for two electric transformer bombings
He had previously pleaded guilty to the bombings, which he carried out in December 2022 and January 2023.

Newsom signs laws to stop flow from out-of-state puppy mills into California
The three laws implement stringent health and transparency requirements.

Locals return to beaches after tsunami advisory canceled for Bay Area
Wave heights varied from 1 to 3 feet across Central and Northern California and caused little in the way of extensive damage.

Five gray whales wash up dead around San Francisco Bay in one week
The influx is likely due to a larger number of whales swimming into the bay, scientists said.

Why did four whales wash up in San Francisco Bay in a week and a half?
Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.

Ex-49ers star Dana Stubblefield denied bail ruling after rape conviction reversal
Defense attorneys are decrying a judge's finding that he lacks jurisdiction to grant Stubblefield bail following an appellate court decision to vacate his conviction and prison sentence.

Evacuations ordered in Redwood City as eight-alarm fire destroys construction site
The fire was burning in the 2700 block of Middlefield Road, authorities said.

Woman calls, then steals tow truck, leading Peninsula cops on lengthy pursuit, authorities say
The Monterey resident stopped to assault her boyfriend and burglarize a house while fleeing from police in a stolen tow truck, authorities said.
