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Hicks: Democracy rocks — Elders out in force, voting, protesting and creating clever signs.
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I RECENTLY DID A STORY about an anti-ICE protest, at which I spoke with a very friendly, sign-toting older lady decked out in red, white and blue, who
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Supervisor seeks hearing into reentry facility operating at SF site of 1966 transgender riot.
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San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is calling for a hearing into a private prison corporation that operates a local reentry facility at the center of
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San Francisco supervisors pass RV parking restrictions, reapportion housing funds. SF's Point-in-Time Count, says 1,444 people and families live in large vehicles throughout the city.
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DOZENS OF SAN FRANCISCO community members gathered in all-black, funeral-like outfits chanting “fight, fight, fight, housing is a human right” on the
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The seeds of healing: San Quentin prisoners create garden to remember victims of crime. “I immediately said, we should have a space here at San Quentin dedicated to the people we have harmed.".
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A FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMAN has joined forces with incarcerated men at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to help them create a garden that honors and
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Contra Costa County sheriff will continue giving ICE some inmate release information.Public Defender wants sheriff to stop reporting inmate release data for people living here illegally.
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DESPITE REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS and Contra Costa County’s Public Defender to stop reporting inmate release data for people living here illegally to
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Alameda County supervisors approve final terms for sale of Oakland Coliseum.
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THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS has voted to finalize terms for the sale of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to a local development company.
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AlCo supervisors sign off on $1M redress fund to compensate evicted Russell City residents. “Let us be clear, the destruction of Russell City is an atrocity that cannot be undone,” said Supervisor Elisa Marquez.
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has voted to create a roughly $1 million “redress fund” to bring some amount of justice to the former residents of
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Crime in Oakland is down, police department says. Homicides are down 24 percent this year compared to 2024, reported robberies are down 42 percent, and reported burglaries are down 24 percent.
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Crime in Oakland is down over 30 percent this week compared to the same week in July last year, the city’s Police Department said. Between July 14-20 of
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Public defender beaten, robbed by former client outside Sonoma County Courthouse.
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A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, Santa Rosa police said. The
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‘A market recalibration’: Port of Oakland sees sharp drop in traffic amid tariff uncertainty.
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There was a noticeable slowdown in shipping containers moving through the Port of Oakland in June compared to May, but overall volume in 2025 remained
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Changing the Game: Study quantifies global impact of local carbon-reduction efforts.
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IT’S A ONE-TO-ONE EQUATION. One metric ton of carbon dioxide can be reduced from the earth���s atmosphere by 2030 for every philanthropic dollar spent on
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Sea lion recovering from bacterial infection after discovered wandering San Rafael street.
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A young sea lion that wandered onto a San Rafael street over the weekend is being treated for symptoms of a serious bacterial infection at the Marine
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Air District, Alameda County DA sue Radius Recycling over 2023 West Oakland fire. Regulators say was fueled by the company’s failure to follow key fire prevention measures.
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The Bay Area Air District and Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson filed a joint civil lawsuit against Radius Recycling over air quality
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Gray whale deaths in Bay Area hit 25-year high, raising alarm among scientists. A population estimate shows eastern north Pacific gray whale numbers continue to decline to about 13,000, the lowest since the 1970s.
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Scientists have responded to 21 gray whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, the most in 25 years, according to the Marine Mammal
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FEMA’s new proposed flood risk maps include much of downtown Santa Rosa. Residents will be asked to obtain flood insurance for newly designated flood-prone areas around the city.
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PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents will be asked to obtain flood
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Can a sheriff be fired behind closed doors? Advocacy group threatens to sue for access.
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AN OPEN GOVERNMENT advocacy group is threatening to sue a California county that is preparing to discuss firing its elected sheriff behind closed doors.
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East Bay ‘Good Trouble’ rallies channel spirit of rights leader John Lewis, vent ire over ICE,.The bridge bounced and car horns blared.
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THE BRIDGE BOUNCED and car horns blared. Between the street corners below and the pedestrian bridge above, the spot where Treat Boulevard meets Jones Road
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Forum on San Francisco homelessness finds parallels between events of the ’80s and now. According to experts from the city speaking at a public forum last week, the future is not going to be easy.
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FEDERAL CUTS TO mental health and public housing, the emergence of vulnerable populations, rising housing costs, economic shifts to new industries — those
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Martinez moves forward on waterfront plan with hotels, amphitheater and ferry service.
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THE MARTINEZ CITY COUNCIL pushed ahead with an ambitious plan to revitalize the city’s waterfront that could include multiple hotels, an amphitheater, a
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