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California congressmembers urge Meta to maintain its social media analysis...
Alongside 16 other members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, raised concerns about social media giant Meta’s plans to cut CrowdTangle, a service used to monitor trends on Facebook and...
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Novato voters to decide on sales tax increase to address city’s growing...
Voters in the city of Novato will decide on a 0.75% sales tax increase in November after the City Council voted last week to place the measure on the ballot. The tax would increase the city’s 8.5%...
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Pass the Remote: Sean Wang’s ‘Dìdi,’ Taliban doc ‘Hollywoodgate,’...
It’s rare for a filmmaker to score an Oscar nomination for a short and nab two awards for his feature debut at the Sundance Film Festival — in one year. Talented rising star Sean Wang did just that...
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FCI Dublin prison guard accused of sexually abusing inmates faces additional...
A former correctional officer at the since-closed federal women’s prison in Dublin now faces 15 counts of sexual abuse, including a civil rights violation, after prosecutors this week added two new...
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Stockton City Council takes first steps toward new ethics rules in wake of...
THE STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL may be inching toward new ethics rules following a San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury report in June that said some of its members were “complicit in the deterioration of...
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Paufve Dance’s ODC summer festival premiere ‘Sisters’ confronts reproductive...
Bay Area choreographer Randee Paufve has established a reputation for artistically and emotionally textured works. Her newest project “Sisters,” which makes its world premiere Aug. 1 in ODC Theater’s...
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San Francisco becomes first US city to make addiction recovery books free at...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law legislation that will make books on addiction recovery free of charge at all city libraries, making it the first city in the country to fund universal...
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Contra Costa Health reports first West Nile death in county since 2006, urges...
A Contra Costa County man has died from West Nile virus — the first reported county death from the disease since 2006. Contra Costa Health said Friday in a statement that the victim lived in East...
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Body found in Sacramento County earlier this year confirmed to be man missing...
A body found in Sacramento County earlier this year was confirmed this week to be that of a Stockton man who went missing in 1994, Stockton police said. Arnel Nagal Narvaiz was 36 years old at the...
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Zekarias Musele Thompson’s multidisciplinary exhibition at SF’s MoAD invites...
Visitors to Oakland artist Zekarias Musele Thompson’s multidisciplinary exhibition “The Meeting Place” at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco will be rewarded by deep observation,...
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Carmel Unified violated Jewish students’ rights against antisemitism, DOE...
The U.S. Department of Education found that the Carmel Unified School District had violated the Civil Rights Act after failing to protect Jewish students amidst a wave of antisemitism. In a Friday...
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Crowded Fire premieres SF playwright Star Finch’s tech-themed ‘Shipping &...
It’s been quite a journey for San Francisco writer Star Finch’s new play. Finch, who was announced Crowded Fire Theater’s playwright-in-residence in May 2020, hoped that “Shipping & Handling,”...
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GIG Car Share to cease service in December citing decreased demand and rising...
GIG Car Share will cease service in the Bay Area by Dec. 27, according to an email to members last week The Oakland-based company allows users to pick up and drop off signature blue and black cars...
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SF’s ‘Cash Not Drugs’ would award participants up to $100 weekly for staying...
Eligible San Franciscans could soon receive payments of up to $100 per week for abstaining from illicit drugs under a proposed “Cash Not Drugs” legislation. Accompanied by a crowd of approximately 50...
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Homelessness among disabled, older adults in Santa Cruz County on the rise —...
More disabled and elderly Santa Cruz County residents are experiencing homelessness this year than in 2023, according to the county Human Services Department. The county’s 2024 point-in-time count...
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Newsom orders state agencies to move homeless people out of camps — but to...
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week ordered state agencies to remove homeless camps throughout California, his first major show of force since the Supreme Court granted state and local authorities more power...
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Community members paint mural honoring Richmond neighborhood’s inclusive history
Nazerah Tesfazghi, 9, painstakingly dabbed light blue paint onto the mural taking shape on the soundwall just outside Richmond’s Parchester Village last weekend. The Richmond resident was one of a...
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Out-of-towners dominate 47th SF marathon; San Franciscan wins non-binary+...
Two out-of-towners and one San Franciscan won the 47th Annual San Francisco Marathon full marathon division last weekend, race officials said. Charlie Lawrence, 29, of Boulder, Colo. won the men’s...
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Air District releases air quality advisory for Wednesday due to smoke from...
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory for Wednesday due to smoke from the Pedro Fire east of Modesto. According to the Air District, smoke from the Pedro Fire...
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Mayor Sheng Thao signs sale agreement for city’s share of Oakland Coliseum to...
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has signed an agreement to sell the city’s share of the Oakland Coliseum to a local development company. The $105 million sale provides much-needed cash to Oakland, which...
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