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Biden appointee leaves HHS for leadership role in California health care...
A San Francisco man who served in the Biden administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to a leadership role in California’s health care...
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Silicon Valley college district becomes first in nation to offer free daily...
LEILANY HUERTA-HERNANDEZ remembers her throbbing headaches in the late afternoons because she couldn’t afford to purchase food as a West Valley College student. Her hunger was ever-present, but she...
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Prominent SJ developer and philanthropist Barry Swenson, 85, left mark on...
BARRY SWENSON, THE groundbreaking developer who reshaped the city’s skyline and became a household name, has died at age 85.Swenson was the third generation leader of Swenson Builders, one of Silicon...
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Antioch names Vigil, Helfenberger to permanent roles as city pushes police...
The city of Antioch has announced Interim Police Chief Joe Vigil and Interim Assistant City Manager Brad Helfenberger will both take their jobs on a permanent basis. Antioch City Manager Bessie M....
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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office installs first naloxone vending machine at...
Monterey County has placed its first vending machine in its county jail that dispenses free access to opioid overdose reversal medication and other health needs, the Sheriff’s Office said. With the...
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Bay Area wine enthusiasts can sip and swirl this Sunday at Taste of...
Bay Area wine lovers have a chance to taste wines from some of the most notable producers in Napa Valley at the Taste of Yountville this Sunday, April 27, organizers said.Organized by the Yountville...
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Residents, advocates rally for full cleanup of toxins at Bayview Hunters...
RACHELLE HOLMES was a teenager when she first started noticing that her peers and friends from San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood were disproportionately experiencing adverse health...
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Marin Water’s planned pipeline would be its largest water supply project in...
Marin County’s water supply could get a healthy boost during wet years if a pipeline project initiated this week by the Marin Municipal Water District Board comes to fruition.On Tuesday, the board...
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Berkeley halts hiring as budget deficit looms
Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen initiated a citywide hiring freeze earlier this week in order to help address a budget deficit heading into the next fiscal year. In an email to city employees,...
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How a high-tech water recycling facility is fueling Treasure Island’s...
IN THE NEAR FUTURE, whenever a resident flushes their toilet on Treasure Island’s west side, the wastewater will travel to the east side, to an innovative treatment facility, where it will be made...
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High-tech hub, low-tech jails: Paper system in Santa Clara fuels risky...
SILICON VALLEY IS KNOWN for technological innovation, but its jails are running on paper — and it’s fueling a public safety crisis.Santa Clara County is leading Bay Area counties in late-night jail...
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The Stakes: Richmond and Oakland schools work to protect immigrant families...
“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities.SINCE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP took office in January, Jessie Papalia has...
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Hicks: Can music save your mortal soul? That song in your heart may be good...
THE WHO FAMOUSLY SAID in their 1965 classic, “My Generation,” they hoped to die before they got old.It’s 60 years later, and the band is still backing up the Brinks truck to arenas all over the planet....
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San Jose sweeps homeless encampment near future Microsoft data center property
SAN JOSE IS SWEEPING dozens of RVs and tents off the Alviso-Milpitas Road parallel to Highway 237, leaving the homeless people with no place to go.Some of the unhoused individuals left once they...
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Judge denies motion for missing informant tape in Antioch 2004 homicide case
A MAN CONVICTED of a murder in Antioch from decades ago was denied in his efforts last week to get a long-missing recording that allegedly captured another inmate trying — and failing — to get him to...
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Caltrans seeks public’s help after series of hazardous waste dumpings along...
Caltrans is asking for the public’s help following a series of illegal hazardous material dumpings along U.S. Highway 101 in Mendocino County, the agency said. On Monday, 19 barrels containing...
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Charter jet company JSX to begin service to Napa County Airport starting this...
Nonstop flights are starting in July between Napa County Airport and two locations in Southern California, county officials announced.The public charter jet service JSX is launching flights to...
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Oakland school board ousts superintendent as district emerges from state...
The Oakland Unified School District will move forward under new leadership after the Board of Education voted Wednesday to remove its superintendent — a decision that came on the same night it was...
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IndyCar racing legend Bobby Rahal named grand marshal of Monterey SportsCar...
MOTORSPORTS LEGEND BOBBY RAHAL has been named grand marshal for the Monterey SportsCar Championship IMSA race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca next month, the raceway said this week. Rahal is a...
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State Renters’ Caucus introduces package of bills to strengthen tenant...
THE CALIFORNIA STATE RENTERS’ CAUCUS announced this week a package of bills aimed at expanding renter protections, who make up nearly half of the state’s residents, according to the Public Policy...
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