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Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office to host symposium on wage theft and...
The office of Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez will host a symposium Friday in Santa Rosa on wage theft and other labor issues. At the event from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., representatives...
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FBI raid on Oakland mayor’s home sparks calls for resignation from groups,...
Several hours after the FBI raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, a small group of protesters had gathered there, calling for her to resign. “The people are asking Mayor Thao to resign to save...
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It was supposed to be a temporary location. 53 years later, Irvington Library...
The library in Fremont’s Irvington neighborhood will close at the end of July because it has outlived its temporary building. The Irvington Library opened in 1971 and has provided service in the same...
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No sales after midnight: San Francisco places curfew on Tenderloin shops to...
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a pilot program that will place a curfew on overnight retail stores and shops in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Retail food and...
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People’s Park panel floats ‘Hail Mary’ option to block UC Berkeley housing...
It was standing room only at a “last stand” panel discussion this week about the past and future of Berkeley’s People’s Park. “What’s happening at People’s Park with the university is just a power...
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Richmond expands microtransit ridesharing program, sees its weekly ridership...
Everyone and everything was ready to cut the ribbon on Richmond’s expansion to its rideshare program on Tuesday afternoon. Everything except the scissors in Richmond Vice Mayor Claudia Jimenez’s...
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San Francisco supervisors unveil legislation to implement drug-free recovery...
The housing and addiction crises in San Francisco continue to be salient public health issues and some lawmakers are exploring a different avenue toward supporting people in recovery: drug-free...
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West Oakland Senior Center temporarily closed for safety, accessibility...
A $3 million revamp of the West Oakland Senior Center means the facility is temporarily closed and activities are being moved elsewhere, city officials said. The center at 1724 Adeline St. closed...
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TheatreWorks’ ‘Being Alive’ explores Sondheim’s unique perspective on...
The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical “Into the Woods” contains the phrase: “Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor.” It’s an apt observation for local fans of the celebrated composer-lyricist who...
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State high court denies ex Santa Clara County sheriff’s appeal of...
THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME Court won’t hear former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s appeal of a case that disqualified her from holding public office. The high court denied Smith’s petition for...
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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Mother Road’ a spellbinding drama about Steinbeck’s...
With tropes from Greek tragedy and classic road-trip books and films, plus a text that judiciously mixes the poetic and the profane, longtime playwright Octavio Solis’ “Mother Road,” a Berkeley...
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Newsom appoints 8 new judges to Bay Area superior courts, expanding judicial...
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed eight new judges to superior courts in the greater Bay Area, his office announced this week. A new judge will take the bench in Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa...
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Richmond ballot measure would tax Chevron for pollution caused by refinery...
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously this week to add a measure to the November ballot that would tax Chevron to offset environmental impacts caused by its refinery. If a majority of Richmond...
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Day after FBI raid at her Oakland home, Thao keeps silent as attorney...
A day after Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home was raided by the FBI, she has yet to speak or appear publicly but has hired a criminal defense attorney who issued a statement Friday. Anthony Brass, a...
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Annual count shows rise in homelessness in Sonoma; new program to launch this...
Sonoma County’s preliminary point-in-time count data showed an 11% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in 2024 compared to 2023, but county officials are hopeful a new program...
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‘No one is trying to help’: Disabled tenants at SJ apartment stranded by...
Disabled San Jose residents have been confined to their apartments for more than a week after the second elevator in their supportive housing complex went down. Residents said the slow response by the...
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San Jose merchants hope eye-popping street mural brings more foot traffic to...
THE PROMENADE AT San Pedro Square has a stunning new look after more than 1,000 volunteers picked up a paint roller. A new mural called “Threads Woven” has dramatically changed San Pedro Square. The...
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Richard Cheechov appointed as new police chief of Half Moon Bay’s Coastside...
The city of Half Moon Bay is getting a new police chief to oversee its Coastside Patrol Bureau. San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said Wednesday that she’s selected Capt. Richard Cheechov as...
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San Francisco voters will decide whether to convert Great Highway into...
San Francisco voters will have the opportunity to turn a 2-mile stretch of the Great Highway into an oceanfront park via a ballot measure from city Supervisors Joel Engardio and Myrna Melgar....
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Volunteer efforts bear fruit: Village Harvest picks backyard produce to feed...
ON A SUNNY Saturday morning, a team of 10 volunteers unloads ladders, clippers, buckets, and long-handled fruit pickers with metal fingers on the street in front of an upscale home in the Santa Clara...
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