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Contra Costa ballot measures asking voters in six cities to hike taxes,...
It’s a classic election-year question: do voters want more services from their municipality or pay fewer taxes?Voters in six Contra Costa County cities face the question this year, with the money if...
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San Ramon sees lively City Council election with mayor’s office, District 1...
FOR THE FIRST time since Bill Clinton was president, Dave Hudson won’t be on the San Ramon City Council next year.The current mayor and longtime city councilmember is retiring from the council after 27...
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4 Contra Costa County school districts seek voter approval to fund...
Four Contra Costa County school districts are seeking voter-approved funding for facilities and programs on Election Day. Measure O asks Martinez Unified School District residents to authorize $90...
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California ballot measure promises ‘mass treatment’ for drug crimes. Can...
Proposition 36, the tough-on-crime ballot measure that would increase punishment for certain drug and theft offenses, appears likely to pass with polls showing voter support by large margins.Its...
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Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in exhaled breath of dolphins,...
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IN Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.Tiny plastic pieces have...
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Silicon Valley school fight over ‘advanced’ LGBTQ+ curriculum has ‘big...
About 20 teachers and parents walked into a Cupertino Union School District board meeting Oct. 10, armed with signs that read, “Keep LGBTQ students and teachers safe at CUSD.” Another group of about...
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Monday is the deadline for California voters to register for November 5 election
Monday is the deadline for California voters to register to take part in the Nov. 5 election, Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced, though anyone who misses the deadline can still participate in...
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Oakland landlords nearing deadline to apply for their share of recycling fee...
The deadline for people to apply for their share of a legal settlement from Oakland’s recycling contractor is now less than three months away.The City Attorney’s Office said that certain multi-family...
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Red Flag Warning dropped after gusty winds ease, but dry conditions to...
A Red Flag Warning was allowed to expire for the Bay Area and Central Coast after gusty offshore winds eased over the weekend, the National Weather Service said.While wind speeds subsided, “nearly...
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SF’s India basin park opens, offering Bayview-Hunters Point waterfront...
The first section of San Francisco’s India Basin Waterfront Park has opened, transforming a once neglected boatyard into waterfront access for the Bayview-Hunter’s Point district.The southern section...
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Powerful multimedia musical ‘Blues Is a Woman’ makes its way to Pacifica
Bay Area playwright, vocalist and educator Pamela Rose is thrilled to be bringing her acclaimed musical “Blues Is a Woman” to San Francisco’s Peninsula for the first time. About a decade ago, she had...
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Silicon Valley Latinas face ‘acute’ wage gap; median pay about a third that...
LATINAS IN SILICON VALLEY have the largest pay gap of any large metropolitan area in California.Latinas had a median annual per capita income of $34,400 in 2022, compared to white males who made a...
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Pass the Remote: Arab film fest in SF and East Bay, Silicon Valley Jewish...
The Bay Area fall film festival season continues to flourish with the 28th Arab Film Festival and the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival. We have recommendations for each. The 11-day 2024 Arab Film...
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Review: Marin Theatre’s supernatural ‘Yaga’ looks good but falls short
Everything that surrounds the core of Marin Theatre Company’s U.S. premiere of Canadian playwright Kat Sandler’s “Yaga”—including the alluring title itself—is beautifully evocative, from the...
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Monterey park remains closed as sea lions take over beach; NOAA investigates...
Monterey’s Sister City Park will remain closed due to hundreds of sea lions crowding the beach, city officials said. Additionally, authorities have set up a barricade to protect both the animals and...
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Beaux-Arts Palace Hotel becomes San Francisco’s 5th major hotel hit by...
San Francisco’s Beaux-Arts Palace Hotel became the city’s fifth major hotel contending with a strike, union officials said.The Beaux-Arts Palace Hotel joined the San Francisco Marriott Union Square,...
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The Tunnel Vision: A look at California’s $20B plan to solve to the state’s...
CALIFORNIA HAS ONE of the most ambitious and highly engineered water delivery systems on the planet, and it’s being eyed for a new extension. The Delta Conveyance Project is Governor Gavin Newsom’s...
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A bird in the hand and a suspect on the lam as Concord cops crack cockatoo caper
One suspect has been apprehended and a stolen cockatoo recovered following a theft from a Concord pet store in September, though one suspect and one parrot are still outstanding, according to...
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Prop. O on San Francisco ballot would aid abortion clinics, limit...
Proposition O on San Francisco’s November ballot would bolster reproductive healthcare in the city by loosening zoning laws, providing more information to patients seeking an abortion, and creating...
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Legion of Honor’s Mary Cassatt retrospective reveals a radical American...
“Mary Cassatt at Work” exposes the dedication, drive, innovation and independent spirit of American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. Mary Cassatt’s “Portrait of Mrs. Robert Cassatt” is part of the...
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