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An end to ‘forever chemicals’: McNerney’s bill would create fund to clean up...
A new bill by a Bay Area state senator aims to create a special fund to help clean up so-called forever chemicals in California’s water supply.Senate Bill 454 was introduced by Jerry McNerney,...
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SF school board schedules Tuesday vote on whether to authorize layoffs for...
San Francisco’s Board of Education will vote this week to authorize preliminary layoff notices for 559 employees to help close a $113 million deficit for the coming school year.The board vote at its...
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Silicon Valley colleges launch program to train next-gen manufacturing workers
Agustin Espino worked as a janitor for a manufacturing company about 15 years ago when his fascination with machinery began. His boss sent him to De Anza College in Cupertino for formal training as a...
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SF joins doctors group lawsuit demanding restoration of critical online...
The city and county of San Francisco has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s censorship of tens of thousands of webpages and datasets related to public health. The...
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Pacifica’s ‘singing principal’ still motivating students through music beyond...
TOM STAFFORD HAS been singing his heart out since he was 5 years old, performing in a gospel trio with his sister, Pam, and their mother, Doris. The Stafford Family singers traveled all over Appalachia...
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Killer of 8-year-old Maddy Middleton denied parole; Santa Cruz still affected...
A convicted child-killer and rapist has been denied parole by a jury, according to prosecutors, nearly a decade since his crimes shocked Santa Cruz County and the rest of the country.The jury found...
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Unions protest Sonoma State’s planned cuts to faculty and programs amid...
The California Faculty Association, students and other unions have held rally at Sonoma State University ahead of last week’s on-campus legislative forum with several lawmakers that discussed planned...
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Oakland overpaid city workers nearly $1.7M in OT due to faulty calculations,...
Oakland spent nearly $1.7 million on unauthorized overtime in two departments during a period of several years due to a payroll system problem, according to a recent city auditor’s report.From at least...
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Pass the Remote: 10 do’s and don’ts for your Oscars party
Hollywood’s biggest night arrives Sunday, when fashionable movie stars, filmmakers and their plus-ones in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will reward and applaud each other at the Oscars. It’s not...
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South Bay assemblymember introduces bill to abolish cat declawing, calling it...
State Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) has introduced a bill to outlaw the practice of cat declawing in the state, calling it inhumane.“Cat declawing, the amputation of the first knuckle of each...
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Citing lack of ‘clarity,’ state legal office rejects controversial new fuel...
In a surprising twist, California’s controversial new fuel standard — a key part of its effort to replace fossil fuels — has been rejected by the state agency that reviews the legality of state...
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Iran in crosshairs in YBCA show of artwork by Nahid Hagigat, Nicky Nodjoumi
It’s no coincidence that the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ exhibitions “Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political” and “Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time,” on view through March 23 in San Francisco,...
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Oakland marks completion of 9 mini parks renovation project with ribbon-cutting
Oakland has completed a $5 million project to renovate and beautify nine mini parks in historically underserved neighborhoods. The effort, funded by Caltrans’ Clean California local grant program,...
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‘Afraid to go to school’: Immigrant families in Salinas Valley gripped by...
E., A MOTHER OF THREE in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up her routes, leaves at different times, and is always on the lookout for immigration agents,...
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Ukiah council hikes fire impact fees on new developments to fund equipment,...
The Ukiah City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week that will increase fees for new residential or commercial developments to pay for local firefighting services. According to the...
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Richmond police arrest alleged hit-and-run driver using license plate reader...
Richmond police arrested a driver who allegedly hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene.Police responded at 4:35 a.m. Thursday to a report of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian on Valley View Road at...
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Red-light runners forewarned: Tracy begins placing traffic cameras at key...
Drivers soon may want to be on their best behavior when rolling through the streets of Tracy.Tracy police recently announced the launch of a new red-light camera program that will see several cameras...
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Big waves along the coast, high temperatures inland give way to weekend Bay...
Big waves and hazardous beach conditions are expected along the coast early this week as the Bay Area sheds its overcast drizzle, temperatures rise inland and a chance of light rain returns for the...
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Hillsborough police ask public for assistance after officer shot, injured in...
Hillsborough Police are looking for dash camera footage from motorists who may have been traveling in the area where an officer was shot and wounded this past weekend in what is being called an...
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Over the moon: Concord Library celebrates Lunar New Year, strengthens...
AS FAMILIES ACROSS China and around the world came together to welcome the Lunar New Year with fireworks, traditional dances, lavish feasts, practices like feng shui, and more, communities across the...
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