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Jane Tyska
Jane Tyska is an award-winning staff photojournalist, videojournalist, drone pilot and picture editor based in Oakland, and has worked for the Bay Area News Group since 1997. She's there when news breaks and has been known to arrive on assignment by many modes of transport, including motorcycle and boat. She is a graduate of White Pines College in New Hampshire where she majored in photography.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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![Top sailors from around the world will reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour as they compete this weekend. Top sailors from around the world will reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour as they compete this weekend.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SAILGP-0713-1.jpg?w=140)
Photos: SailGP Season 4 Grand Final this weekend in San Francisco
Top sailors from around the world will reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour as they compete this weekend.
![According to the county, it's the first government building in the world to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency certification. TRUE is a zero-waste certification used to cut the carbon footprint and help support public health. According to the county, it's the first government building in the world to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency certification. TRUE is a zero-waste certification used to cut the carbon footprint and help support public health.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-NEWADMIN-0711-1.jpg?w=134)
Photos: Unveiling of the new Contra Costa County Administration Building in Martinez
According to the county, it's the first government building in the world to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency certification. TRUE is a zero-waste certification used to cut the...
![Residents brave the heat to attend San Jose’s Rose, White and Blue Parade and Alameda's Fourth of July parade. Residents brave the heat to attend San Jose’s Rose, White and Blue Parade and Alameda's Fourth of July parade.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-RWBPARADE-0705-3.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Annual Fourth of July parades roll in Alameda and San Jose as heat wave continues
Residents brave the heat to attend San Jose’s Rose, White and Blue Parade and Alameda's Fourth of July parade.
![Rainbow-laden revelers took to the streets of San Francisco for a marquee gay pride parade on Sunday. Rainbow-laden revelers took to the streets of San Francisco for a marquee gay pride parade on Sunday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-PRIDEPARADE-0701-02.jpg?w=132)
Photos: San Francisco Pride Parade draws thousands
Rainbow-laden revelers took to the streets of San Francisco for a marquee gay pride parade on Sunday.
![But five other Caspers will keep serving these classic franks But five other Caspers will keep serving these classic franks](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hotdogszavoral1.jpg?w=120)
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After 80 years, Caspers Hot Dogs is closing its 1940s vintage diner
But five other Caspers will keep serving these classic franks
![Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind." Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind."](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-TONYS-0617-12JPG.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Highlights of the 77th annual Tony Awards in New York
Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind."
![Around 200 veterans attended this year’s event, the youngest in their 90s and some over 100. Around 200 veterans attended this year’s event, the youngest in their 90s and some over 100.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-DDAY80-0610-19.jpg?w=132)
Photos: 80th anniversary of D-Day is remembered in Normandy
Around 200 veterans attended this year’s event, the youngest in their 90s and some over 100.
![Parades and remembrance ceremonies take place in multiple cities. Parades and remembrance ceremonies take place in multiple cities.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EBT-L-CLAYMEM-0528-09.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Memorial Day celebrated around the Bay Area as veterans are honored
Parades and remembrance ceremonies take place in multiple cities.
![Carnaval San Francisco colorfully hit the streets with their 46th annual celebration on Sunday. Carnaval San Francisco colorfully hit the streets with their 46th annual celebration on Sunday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-CARNAVALCLO-0527-01.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Carnaval San Francisco celebrates its 46th year
Carnaval San Francisco colorfully hit the streets with their 46th annual celebration on Sunday.
![Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday. Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-Z-TORNADO-0527-6.jpg?w=132)
Photos: At least 15 dead as tornadoes rip through Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday.