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How Bay Area cities can leverage the power of AI to build safer, more secure...
STORES HAVE BEEN closing in Oakland and San Francisco because of crime. Broad daylight robberies are continuing unabashed in Fremont. Car thefts and robberies in San Francisco have gone up in 2023....
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‘Profit over patients’: Alameda nurses picket to reverse ‘dangerous’ cuts to...
Nurses in Alameda picketed outside a hospital this week to protest cuts being made to surgical services that they say could impact health care for lower income and marginalized Alameda residents....
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Best Bets: Redwood City free shows; Faye Carol at Juneteenth, GoGo Penguin,...
Freebie of the week: Redwood City’s Courthouse Square hosts events and gatherings throughout the year, but in summer, it’s really busy. Through late August, the city hosts a variety of free events and...
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Who killed Maria Hsiao? Witnesses urged to come forward in 23-year-old Palo...
It’s been 23 years to the day since Maria Hsiao was shot and killed outside a Palo Alto nightclub, but her family and investigators hold out hope that someone somewhere will come forward with...
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How new generation of conservative-leaning Latino voters could alter...
JULIÁN CASTRO WAS a student at Stanford University when California voters passed Proposition 187 — a ballot initiative to deny undocumented immigrants social and health services — in 1994. “I remember...
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Santa Clara County seeking to create financial, informational resources for...
Santa Clara County is moving forward with a series of actions to support family caregivers in response to a recent county survey that found caregivers need more resources. The county Board of...
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First Lady Jill Biden returns to Bay Area this week for fundraiser, White...
First Lady Jill Biden is set to arrive Thursday evening in the Bay Area to attend a campaign fundraiser, according to the White House. Biden is expected to fly in from a political event in Minnesota...
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Supervisors clear way for Breed to pursue private donations to bring pandas...
Despite criticism from animal welfare activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday that would allow certain government departments to seek donations from private...
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Portion of Los Medanos Ridgeline annexed for housing development despite...
More than 600 acres of county open space along the Los Medanos Ridgeline between Concord and Pittsburg are set to become houses, following an annexation decision this week. In a 5-2 vote with...
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Lawmakers seek allowance for restaurants to charge extra fees as long as...
Bay Area lawmakers who led the effort to ban extra fees at restaurants and other businesses in the state are now asking, “is it too late to change our order?” With just weeks until the law goes into...
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‘Plea mill’ civil rights lawsuit against Kern County moved to Solano due to...
A civil rights lawsuit alleging Kern County Superior Court has violated the constitutional rights of roughly 50,000 criminal defendants over the last decade was reassigned to a Solano County courtroom...
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Backers of plan to create new Solano County sustainable city qualify for...
A measure to rezone parts of eastern Solano County has qualified for the November ballot, bringing the dream of a utopian, billionaire-backed city one step closer to fruition. The county registrar...
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San Joaquin County supes appoint Sandy Regalo as permanent county administrator
A San Joaquin County interim county administrator who has been serving since March was appointed to the job permanently last week by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors voted 5-0 in closed session...
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These wrongly arrested Black men say a new bill would let police misuse face...
In 2019 and 2020, three Black men were accused of, and jailed for, crimes they didn’t commit after police used face recognition to falsely identify them. Their wrongful arrest lawsuits are still...
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Women of color seen as huge potential vote in November — here’s why they’re...
A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND national poll by Intersections Of Our Lives showed remarkable agreement between all women of color (Latina, Black & AAPI) on their priorities heading into this year’s election....
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SamTrans updates bus service schedules for summer, offers youth pass for...
With the start of summer, SamTrans is updating its bus service schedules and routes. School-oriented routes will be suspended from this coming Sunday through August. The schedule change also includes...
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Marin County’s Clean Slate program offering free legal services in San Rafael...
Several Marin County departments are offering free, walk-up legal assistance for residents in San Rafael’s Canal Area neighborhood this month as part of their Clean Slate program, according to the...
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SF supe Preston presses board to reverse defunding Community Ambassadors Program
San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has introduced a resolution to the Board of Supervisors urging them to reject the mayor’s proposed slashing of funding for the city’s Community Ambassadors...
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Livermore Valley school district expected to hire Torie Gibson as its new...
The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District this week announced it has selected a new superintendent for the board to consider at its next regular meeting. Currently a superintendent for both...
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‘Paralyzed to Powerful’: Former Cal rugby star inspires others to overcome...
FORMER UC BERKELEY rugby player Robert Paylor’s path in life has been anything but smooth sailing. In 2017, Paylor, a sophomore on Cal’s rugby team, was injured during the collegiate national...
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