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Ray Chavez @rayinaction

2017 Pulitzer Prize winner with the @EastBayTimes staff. 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist with Chico Enterprise-Record staff and Bay Area News Group. Hablo Español

Joined October 2011
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Tributes pour in for Oakland's Angus Cloud after posthumous 'Euphoria' cameo mercurynews.com/2026/06/02/a…

Tributes pour in for Oakland’s Angus Cloud after posthumous ‘Euphoria’ cameo

Cloud, who died in 2023, was briefly seen in the season 3 finale of the hit HBO drama.

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Photos: Oakland boxer Amari Jones set to fight former IBF middleweight world champion mercurynews.com/2026/05/21/p…

Photos: Oakland boxer Amari Jones set to fight former IBF middleweight world champion

Jones, an undefeated middleweight contender with a record of 16-0 with 14 KOs, will fight in a 12-round IBF title eliminator bout against Gualtieri (25-1-1) on Friday at the SAP Center in San Jose.

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Photos: Comic Con Oakland draws artists and fans for the first time in decade

Fans had the opportunity to meet and greet local and national artists, editors, designers, illustrators, and actors during Comic Con Oakland

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Steph Curry and Gary Payton II are rocking the new Valkyries jerseys tonight. Photo by @rayinaction.
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Shakira brings record-breaking concert tour back to the Bay Area mercurynews.com/2026/04/01/s…

Shakira brings record-breaking concert tour back to the Bay Area

Get tickets for Shakira concert tour stop at SAP Center in San Jose.

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This cuts deep, personally and professionally. Community legends, model teammates and admirable men. I was grateful for their advice upon entering the craft and then their presence as longtime colleagues. Bay Area is a lesser place without them.
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East Bay loses Newhouse and Steward, longtime forces of sports writing trib.al/sbuH6fc
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NEW 👉 NorCal champs! Salesian storms back from double-digit deficit to beat Riordan in Open Division final Story by @nathancanilao Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2026/03/11/n… @CB_Journalist @leftwich @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @MitchBookLive @KasselMedia @gerryfreitas

NorCal champs! Salesian storms back from double-digit deficit to beat Riordan in Open Division final

Salesian, down 15 in the third quarter, rallies to beat Riordan on road and advance to Open Division state title game

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Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history trib.al/CCzRi3f

Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history

The group had spent two nights at the Frog Lake huts and was returning to the trailhead when the avalanche struck.

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Avalanche near Castle Peak: What we know so far about the deadliest slide in California history

The group had spent two nights at the Frog Lake huts and was returning to the trailhead when the avalanche struck.

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🚨 BRAND NEW 🌟 🏈 Bay Area flag football, NFL all-stars light up Super Bowl LX at glow-in-the-dark Toyota Glow-Up Classic 🔴🟢 @DarrenSabedra @nathancanilao @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive @KasselMedia @MikeNowels @CalHiSports mercurynews.com/2026/02/04/b…
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Santa Clara city officials and Hall of Fame QB Steve Young helped kick off #SBLX yesterday in a flag raising ceremony. Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2026/01/22/s…
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Bobby Weir dead at 78: Grateful Dead co-founder shaped generations of American rock

San Francisco rock legend Bob Weir, who delighted millions of listeners with the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, has died.

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How to make bouillabaisse for the holidays mercurynews.com/2025/12/03/h…

How to make bouillabaisse, a French fishermen’s feast

Here’s a step-by-step guide to cooking the beloved seafood stew of Marseilles, thought to have originated from the city’s fishermen.

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A raccoon broke into a closed liquor store and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. An employee at the Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.
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ICE agents sighting near Oakland elementary school prompts lockdown mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/o…

ICE agents sighting near Oakland elementary school prompts lockdown

Oakland school district leaders said the vehicle was tied to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has aggressively ramped up its presence in the East Bay this year.

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Rest in heaven coach Beam! The Oakland sports and community just lost a family member, great coach, mentor and person. You’ll be missed but your legacy won’t be forgotten. Read more about his legacy. eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/14/…
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Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound mercurynews.com/2025/11/14/j…

Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound

It was a shocking loss for athletes, coaches and Oakland residents who had come to rely on the wisdom and dedication of a man known around town simply as Coach Beam. 

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Suspect arrested in shooting of legendary Oakland, 'Last Chance U' football coach John Beam mercurynews.com/2025/11/14/s…

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of legendary Oakland, ‘Last Chance U’ football coach John Beam

The arrest, which happened at about 3 a.m. at the San Leandro BART station, caps an intense manhunt for the suspected shooter.

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NEW 👉 In Skull Game, Half Moon Bay's Paxton Holden leads rout of Terra Nova Story by David Kiefer Photos by @rayinaction mercurynews.com/2025/11/07/i… @HMBHSAthletics @CB_Journalist @nathancanilao @GReeves23 @leftwich @VytasMazeika @MitchBookLive

In Skull Game, Half Moon Bay’s Paxton Holden leads rout of Terra Nova

HMB sophomore quarterback Paxton Holden runs for 284 yards, scores three touchdowns as Cougars prevail on road in rivalry game.

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