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San Jose expands parental leave for police, city workers in effort to boost...
More than 1,000 officers with San Jose’s police union will no longer have limited hours of parental leave to spend with family.City officials have expanded the existing 40 hours of paid leave for...
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The 2024 presidential election likely hinges on Pennsylvania. Why counting...
THE COUNTRY IS unlikely to know who wins the battleground state of Pennsylvania on election night. That’s because of a quirk in Pennsylvania’s laws.I am an assistant professor of political science at...
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San Joaquin County deputies release tattoo images to help solve cold case...
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office released photos in connection with a cold case from the 1980s, in an effort to solve it with help from the public.At about 7 a.m. on April 22, 1982, a body was...
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Marin County supervisors poised to establish commission that will oversee...
After years of community input and discussion, the Marin County Board of Supervisors has introduced an ordinance to establish a Civilian Oversight Commission and an Office of the Inspector General to...
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Bauters, Bas focus on mental health services, housing in race for AlCo D5...
AFTER 32 YEARS, Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors will have a new District 5 representative as two experienced politicians are running to replace Supervisor Keith Carson, who is retiring.Nikki...
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Marin County candidates face off in runoff for Board of Supervisors District...
The race for the District 2 seat on the Marin County Board of Supervisors is heating up as Brian Colbert and Heather McPhail Sridharan, two Ross Valley residents, prepare for a runoff election...
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New law moves toward better translation of special ed documents but families...
California schools will soon have a template for special education programs translated into 10 languages in addition to English.Advocates and parents of children with disabilities who speak languages...
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‘He was my best friend’: San Jose homeless family memorializes their poisoned...
A HOMELESS MAN and his son have built a Dia de los Muertos altar near a freeway overpass to honor his dog that was killed.Candles, marigolds, Christmas lights, skulls and drapes decorate the elaborate...
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‘The future of our democracy’: Thousands of Santa Clara County teens...
Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters Office and Office of Education said more than 7,000 16- and 17-year-olds have pre-registered to vote during the 2024 election cycle.Both county offices ran a...
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Dozen air pumps turned on in Monterey harbor to prevent massive anchovy die-off
An invasion of anchovies has prompted Monterey’s harbor master to activate more than a dozen air pumps to add oxygen to the water, to prevent their mass suffocation.Hundreds of sea lions and pelicans...
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BART installs new fare gates at San Francisco airport to help protect against...
BART has installed new fare gates at its San Francisco International Airport station that will help protect against fare evasion, the agency announced.The SFO station is now the ninth in the BART...
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Homeless Californians are struggling to vote. Why it matters when their...
Ciara Lambright has a lot to worry about: Staying safe while living on the streets of San Francisco, trying to prevent people from stealing her belongings, and packing up her small cardboard bed before...
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Hellenic Charity Ball 2024 honors Tony Orlando in San Francisco
Pop singing great Tony Orlando will be at the Hellenic Charity Ball in San Francisco this week to celebrate his Greek roots and accept honors from the Elios Charitable Foundation. Orlando, whose full...
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Faced with $20M budget deficit, East San Jose district could close nearly...
AN EAST SAN JOSE school district plans to close numerous campuses due to an enormous budget deficit.An Alum Rock Union School District committee is recommending closing 13 of its 21 schools due to...
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Pass the Remote: Spotlight on producing great Saul Zaentz, ‘I Am My Own Woman’
Pioneering film producer Saul Zaentz consistently elevated the art of storytelling throughout his brilliant career, and many of his remarkable, memorable achievements are adaptations of acclaimed books...
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Those political yard signs don’t belong in the recycling bin, Santa Cruz...
As the campaign season draws to a close, Santa Cruz is reminding the community that political and other yard signs don’t belong in blue recycling bins.“Most yard signs are made of mixed materials that...
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MTA offers Mendocino County voters free transportation to the polls on...
Mendocino Transit Authority will offer free rides to polling stations across Mendocino County on Election Day this week. The transit authority will provide free rides Tuesday along fixed route MTA...
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Livermore race: 5 candidates running for 2 city council seats; mayor’s seat...
The Livermore City Council will see some fresh faces next year. But not in the mayor’s chair, as longtime councilmember and current Mayor John Marchand is the only candidate running for the post this...
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Firefighter Zac Unger leads in early vote count in Oakland City Council D1...
Zac Unger was leading the vote to replace departing Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb with a little more than 77% of the vote for the District 1 seat, based on early returns from the Alameda County...
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Pair of San Francisco bond measures aimed at schools and hospitals lead...
San Francisco voters appear poised to pass two local bond measures to fund school improvements and community health centers, based on early results Tuesday that show well over the needed margins to...
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