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Ukiah wants to tax visitors more for a hotel stay — voters will decide with...
In the Nov. 5 election, Ukiah voters will decide on Measure W, a ballot measure that would increase the city’s transient occupancy tax (TOT) from 10 percent to 13 percent.The measure would increase the...
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San Francisco’s Propositions D and E go head-to-head in battle of commission...
Two competing ballot measures this November will ask San Francisco voters to reduce the number of citizen commissions operating in the city, but the propositions have major differences that has divided...
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Manteca City Council to vote on ordinance banning loitering at certain public...
An item on the agenda for Manteca City Council’s meeting last week proposes prohibiting loitering at certain public places.The proposal, which is not yet up for a final vote by councilmembers, would...
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Review: Brilliant storytelling in SF Opera’s West Coast premiere of...
In San Francisco Opera’s production of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” it is the U.S. in the year 2030. The country has been taken over by a religious autocracy that addresses the record low birth rate by...
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Why ACLU is suing UC Santa Cruz for banning students who participated in...
Civil rights groups representing two students and one professor are suing the University of California Santa Cruz, alleging that the campus unlawfully banned students and faculty from campus last...
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Santa Clara County to allow Tasers in jails, but with use restrictions and...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY leaders have agreed to arm sheriff’s deputies in the jails with Tasers despite a year of protests from civil rights activists and community groups. The Board of Supervisors last week...
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Pass the Remote: ‘Transformers One’ among noteworthy upcoming animated features
Berkeley-born filmmaker Josh Cooley went under the hood of a worn-out franchise, tinkered about, tightened up storytelling nuts and bolts, even put in a new engine. Opening Friday in theaters,...
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Review: Cal Shakes, 50, opens gender-bending ‘As You Like It’ in Orinda
The excitement was palpable at the opening night of “As You Like It” at California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda. The 50-year-old company has been dark for several years, a casualty of the pandemic....
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SFPD considering changes to district boundaries to improve policing, increase...
The San Francisco Police Department is considering 15 changes to district station boundaries to improve policing, Police Chief Bill Scott announced last week. The city charter requires SFPD to review...
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Alum Rock Union School District appoints German Cerda as new superintendent
The Alum Rock Union School District has appointed a new superintendent, German Cerda, to begin at the end of September, according to a press release. His contract will extend through June of 2027. “I...
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SF leaders roll out mobile AI surveillance cameras to combat crime in city’s...
A new pilot project to deploy mobile security cameras in San Francisco will feature three cameras mounted on poles, with flood lights and speakers for announcements, city leaders said Monday.Mayor...
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Buckle up, kids: Child Passenger Safety Week reminds parents proper way to...
This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, and the Union City Police Department is encouraging parents and caregivers to ensure their children ride safely by using the correct car seats for their age...
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Oakland sues local school district for not paying over $1.5M in...
An intra-Oakland legal battle is playing out in Alameda County Superior Court over election costs. The city of Oakland filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing the Oakland Unified School District, or OUSD,...
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BART finishes seismic work on Transbay Tube on its 50th anniversary, talks...
On the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Transbay Tube, BART leadership on Monday announced the completion of the 3.6-mile tunnel’s earthquake retrofit.“The Transbay Tube now has a stronger steel...
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Lorraine Hansberry Theatre offers welcoming environment with ‘Black Feminist...
When a play about the complexity of Black femininity debuts in San Francisco, few companies make better hosts than Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. For acclaimed San Francisco-born playwright Lisa B....
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‘A beautiful addition’: Sunnyvale older adults to get living center and...
More than 100 apartments for older adults and a medical facility could be coming to Sunnyvale within the next few years.The Sunnyvale Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for a six-story...
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Bowing to opposition, SJ scraps plan to sell tiny home site to county to...
AFTER ANGRY COMMUNITY protests, San Jose officials are scrapping plans to sell Santa Clara County a tiny homes site to house incarcerated people with mental health issues on the south side of the...
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Bay Area comedian Alicia Dattner preps for the apocalypse with shocks and...
For over a decade, comedian Alicia Dattner has riffed on topics from spirituality and sexuality to family and friendship. Yet her 4-year-old show “Are You Dressed for the Apocalypse?” is what’s...
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Thousands in California’s county jails have the right to vote—but here’s why...
Ronald Latney used to believe his vote didn’t matter. But after returning to jail this year, he realized the difference it can make — especially locally.“I try to tell everybody … like, man, we need to...
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UC Berkeley warns students, public of rising electric scooter thefts as fall...
University of California, Berkeley authorities are warning students and the public against electric scooter theft as the fall semester starts.In an advisory on Monday, UC Berkeley said electric scooter...
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