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Mendocino County board clarifies cannabis ordinance to expand commercial...
A technicality in Mendocino County’s cannabis ordinance has left growers and county officials confused for years, but at their meeting last week the Board of Supervisors voted to keep the ordinance...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters face charges in alleged break-in at Stanford...
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has announced that it is pressing charges against 12 pro-Palestinian protesters who allegedly barricaded themselves into the Stanford University...
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Rooted in Marin: Report reveals causes of county’s housing crisis, eyes...
TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE huddled around card tables in a basketball gym in Novato on a recent Monday night, most of them Hispanic, to learn about housing policies and answer survey questions.The April 7...
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Trump administration targets California climate laws, policies in new...
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has issued an order that takes aim at state and local climate change laws and policies, including California’s landmark market program for reducing greenhouse gases.Trump’s...
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Residents warned after rabid bat found in Fremont neighborhood; pets quarantined
Alameda County Vector Control officials are alerting the public that a dead bat found in the Niles neighborhood of Fremont this week has tested posted for rabies.The bat was discovered at a home on De...
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San Francisco group opposed to Great Highway park fined for campaign violations
SAN FRANCISCO’s new Sunset Dunes park has officially opened over the weekend, drawing 13,000 visits on its first day. The park, which replaced a stretch of the Upper Great Highway, has become a focal...
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Martinez Refining Company issues second community warning in 24 hours over...
Martinez Refining Company reported its second community awareness message relating to flaring within 24 hours to Contra Costa Health at 11:55 a.m. Monday. On Sunday, the refinery reported flaring at...
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Oakland’s day of decision: Voters to choose new mayor, councilmember, decide...
OAKLAND VOTERS HEAD to the polls Tuesday for a special election to select a new mayor, city councilmember and decide the fate of a half-cent sales tax proposal.The election was called after former...
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$5.2M loan for Habitat of Humanity housing project in Marin County being...
The Marin County Board of Supervisors is considering a $5.2 million loan to support an 80-unit Habitat for Humanity housing project in north Novato, the County announced last week. Located at 8161...
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Santa Rosa police open substation inside downtown mall under gifted 10-year...
Police in Santa Rosa have opened a new substation downtown, the department announced.Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan cut the ribbon to the new station at an April 8 grand opening ceremony.The...
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Santa Clara Unified names Benicia Unified superintendent Damon Wright as next...
The Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) will have a new superintendent in June, when outgoing superintendent Gary Waddell retires. Damon Wright, the current superintendent of the Benicia...
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San Jose gives equity boost to hundreds who took part in first-time homebuyer...
HUNDREDS OF FIRST-TIME San Jose homeowners who took out loans with the city to make down payments are set to get back tens of thousands of dollars in home equity.The San Jose City Council voted...
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Review: In ‘AZAD,’ a Syrian-Armenian-American storyteller goes on fascinating...
To combine a personal family saga with the horrifying, not-so-long-ago history of an entire people, and to tell that story onstage, is a challenge for which Syrian-Armenian-American...
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Napa County officials warn against phishing scam targeting permit and payment...
Napa County officials are warning residents about a recent phishing scam involving fraudulent emails impersonating county departments and staff. According to the officials, the emails request wire...
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Martinez refinery says flaring may continue through next week as units...
Martinez Refining Company said Tuesday morning that flaring that prompted Level 1 community warnings Sunday and Monday may continue through next week. On April 3, the refinery began the process of...
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Bay City Sketchbook: Lawyers and Lawyering
WE HAVE RECENTLY reported about the Trump administration’s use of executive orders to target law firms who have represented clients adverse to the president or his priorities. Within the legal...
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On Tax Day, immigrant advocates rally in SF to protest IRS sharing personal...
A crowd of immigrants and immigrant rights advocates gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday to condemn the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Internal Revenue Service’s...
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Former Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor leads in early mayoral election...
LOREN TAYLOR was leading in early returns in the special election to select Oakland’s next mayor Tuesday night, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office. Taylor was ahead of the...
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San Mateo County’s renamed health division reflects needs of seniors and the...
A San Mateo County Health division has changed its name to better reflect the needs of people with disabilities, the county announced.San Mateo County Health’s Aging and Adult Services is now called...
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DeSaulnier’s Danville town hall to spotlight immigration issues, proposed ICE...
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, will host a town hall meeting Wednesday evening in Danville to discuss immigration. DeSaulnier’s office said Tuesday the congressman will only release the...
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