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VTA pledges minority-owned businesses will share in contracts for BART...
VTA HAS PLEDGED to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.Sergio Lopez, mayor of Campbell and chair of VTA’s board of directors,...
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Alameda County supervisors select 7 finalists to be interviewed to replace...
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has selected seven veteran prosecutors as finalists in the ongoing process to find a replacement for ousted district attorney Pamela Price. Price lost a Nov. 5...
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San Francisco public health director steps down after nearly 6 years in position
San Francisco’s public health director, who oversaw the city’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and fentanyl crisis, announced his resignation this week.Dr. Grant Colfax is stepping down after...
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Massive fire at lithium-ion battery facility in Monterey County called ‘worst...
Evacuation orders affecting about 1,200 people were lifted Friday afternoon near a burning lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.The fire that...
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The loneliness of remote work: Older adults most affected by the loss of...
MORE THAN FIVE YEARS after the COVID pandemic forced many workers to abandon their offices and work remotely, a hidden cost is emerging: loneliness.The impact falls heaviest on those oldest. Studies...
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Walnut Creek shelter takes more than 30 pets for adoption from Southern...
Joybound People & Pets is helping animals forced from their homes by the Southern California wildfires by taking 31 dogs and a cat into their care at their Walnut Creek facility. The rescue...
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‘We need to act now’: San Jose council officials rally to fund immigrant...
Latino members of the San Jose City Council are calling for more funding for undocumented immigrant protections as the incoming presidential administration threatens to ramp up...
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County’s Regional Medical Center purchase could be a healthy change for East...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY officials have finalized their $150 million purchase of Regional Medical Center from private corporation HCA Healthcare, which depleted the hospital’s services over the years. But...
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Vacaville police dog shot, gets leg amputated following apprehension of armed...
A Vacaville police dog got shot and had his leg amputated after he took an armed man into custody this week, according to authorities.The Vacaville Police Department said they were alerted Wednesday...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s founding director steps down after 4 decades, will...
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s founding director of more than 40 years is stepping away from the position and will join its board of trustees.Julie Packard has been the aquarium’s sole director since it...
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Honey, they shrunk our commissions: Online influencers claim coupon app...
A SPATE OF new Bay Area class action lawsuits accuse San Jose’s PayPal Inc. of using “honey,” not to attract flies, but to steal commissions for online sales that are properly due to influencers and...
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Alameda County warns of phone scam targeting residents over fake jury duty...
Alameda County residents are being warned about a scam involving fake officials demanding money and personal information over non-existent jury duty absences. Officials with Alameda County Superior...
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Newsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s a year behind his...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to produce a cheap, generic insulin for the 3.2 million Californians with diabetes is behind the schedule he announced and unlikely to make it to market for several...
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Four reasons why the U.S. might want to buy Greenland — if it were for sale,...
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP has sparked diplomatic controversy by suggesting the U.S. needs to acquire Greenland for reasons of “national security” and refusing to definitively rule out using military...
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San Jose opens second safe parking site, selects nonprofit WeHope as operator
A safe parking site for people living in their vehicles will open next month, and San Jose officials have chosen who will manage it.The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to award...
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It looked like a real CHP car: San Rafael cops nab driver using bogus highway...
San Rafael police arrested a Richmond man for allegedly impersonating a California Highway Patrol officer while driving around in a car he had embellished with CHP decals.The ruse almost worked when...
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SF protesters rally for women’s rights, other causes ahead of second Trump...
Protesters gathered in San Francisco have gathered over the weekend for a march and rally in support of women’s rights and other causes ahead of Monday’s presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. San...
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Pass the Remote: 22nd ‘Noir City’ film fest creeps to Oakland’s Grand Lake...
Shadow and fog will figuratively roll in to Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre this week and next during the 22nd Noir City film festival running Jan. 24 through Feb. 2. Alameda’s Eddie Muller —host of...
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CPUC approves plan to require frequent inspections of PG&E fire safety practices
The California Public Utilities Commission is moving forward with a plan to implement frequent safety evaluations for the state’s major utility companies as part of a broader effort to prevent...
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Ex-Oakland mayor, co-defendants plead not guilty to federal bribery,...
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner and a pair of influential Oakland business owners all pleaded not guilty to a rash of federal corruption and bribery charges last week. Thao, her...
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