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Disabled veteran fired from Palo Alto VA job is reinstated before attending...
A disabled veteran who was recently dismissed from his position at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Palo Alto Health Care System and got an invite from a South Bay congressman to attend...
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Martinez refinery report provides details of hydrocarbons released during...
Martinez Refinery Company said 170 barrels — 7,140 gallons — of hydrocarbon materials were released during a February fire, most of which they said were consumed by the flames.MRC, which is owned by...
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Fremont backs down after proposing ban on ‘aiding and abetting’ homeless...
Fremont City Council has revised a new city camping ordinance, removing what had become a controversial clause — first reported on by CalMatters — that could have punished those “aiding and abetting”...
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With former Bayview RV facility now closed, displaced residents literally...
NO CAVALRY ARRIVED Monday to save the remaining residents of the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center in San Francisco from closure of the “safe parking” site.The site was a place where people living in their...
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San Bruno school district facing lawsuits for allegedly dismissing reports of...
Lawyers who represent families suing the San Bruno Park School District for allegedly failing to report a teacher for child sex abuse held a press conference this week with one of the victims and the...
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Republicans once wanted government out of health care — Trump voters see it...
LIKE MANY AMERICANS who voted for Donald Trump, Jason Rouse hopes the president’s return will mean lower prices for gas, groceries, and other essentials.But Rouse is looking to the federal government...
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County school chief sets date for Martinez Unified School District board...
Martinez Unified School District will ask its area 3 voters to select a new school board member on June 17. Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey decided last week that a petition...
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Which school districts are on California’s latest financial danger lists —...
Oakland, San Francisco and Hayward have joined four smaller districts on the five-alarm fire list of the state’s most financially stressed districts — those flirting with insolvency.They join 32...
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Legos were the Target: Vallejo man accused of burgling building brick sets...
A Vallejo man has been charged with multiple counts of burglary and grand theft for allegedly stealing Lego products from Bay Area Target stores in a span of six months, prosecutors said.Michael Ivory...
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Stockton council imposes 45-day moratorium to manage ‘out of control’ smoke...
THE STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL has unanimously ordered a moratorium on smoke shops after hearing reports of tobacco products being sold to minors or stores carrying banned products, such as flavored vapes...
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Stanford student journalist won’t be charged after 9-month probe into protest...
A Stanford University student journalist who entered a campus building last summer while covering a student protest in support of Palestinians during the war between Israel and Hamas will not be...
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Injunction malfunction: Musk loses round in battle with OpenAI, but still...
A FEDERAL JUDGE sitting in Oakland on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s request for immediate relief in his high-stakes lawsuit against Sam Altman and the artificial intelligence company OpenAI. Yet while...
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Judge orders changes to language in Acalanes Union High School District tax...
A judge this week ordered the Contra Costa County registrar of voters and Acalanes Union High School District to alter the title, analysis and ballot question language of a proposed parcel tax going...
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Column: Those digital in-store coupons offer savings — but only if you...
“BUT I TOOK a picture of the coupon with my phone,” the man told the checker at the supermarket, pointing at the photograph on his screen. “The coupon says the toilet paper is on sale for...
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Pearl Ong recalls vibrant 1970s San Francisco in award-winning ‘Night Driver’
In her solo show “Night Driver,” playwright-performer Pearl Ong recalls San Francisco as it looked in the late-1970s: perhaps a bit grimier than now but indisputably crackling with life and energy....
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Cal student brings ‘Secure Steps’ to colleges in the fight against intimate...
FLORENCE ZHU WAS a freshman at UC Berkeley when she first heard about intimate partner violence (IPV) in her community. Only a year later, Zhu was running her own nonprofit organization, inspired by...
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Silicon Valley transit workers plan strike Monday, VTA warns of service shutdown
The union representing frontline VTA workers in Silicon Valley put the transit agency on notice this week that they are planning to strike, starting after midnight on Monday.Amalgamated Transit Union...
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5 ways companies are incorporating AI ethics
As more companies adopt generative artificial intelligence models, AI ethics is becoming increasingly important. Ethical guidelines to ensure the transparent, fair, and safe use of AI are evolving...
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Starting the next chapter: Windsor Regional Library reopens after two-month...
A small Northern California branch library has reopened to the public after undergoing a two-month renovation, Sonoma County Library officials said.The Windsor Regional Library reopened Tuesday,...
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Sheriff Corpus recall measure draws higher turnout than November presidential...
A San Mateo County measure giving the Board of Supervisors temporary authority to potentially remove the county sheriff appeared to be overwhelmingly approved by voters in an updated tally of...
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