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Haitians Are Settling Along California-Mexico Border, Despite Concerns Over Anti-Immigrant Politics
A small community of Haitians calls San Diego home. But former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant message leaves some wondering if they can truly belong. The view looks different for those in Tijuana.

Latest News

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San Francisco Appeals Federal Court Injunction on Warrantless Searches, Shuts Down Pretrial Release Program
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Santa Clara Schools Chief Was Fired in Illegal Closed-Door Meeting, Attorneys Allege
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Bay Area Organic Food Company Amy’s Kitchen to Lay Off Over 300 Employees
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Bay Area Heat Wave Increases Risk of Wildfire
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California Homelessness Funds Come With a Catch: Cities Must Follow Housing Laws
Yes, These California Heat Waves Are Connected to Climate Change. Here’s How
California Bird Flu: 2 More Human Cases Confirmed in Central Valley Cattle Farms
Bay Area Heat Wave Is Sticking Around With Scorching Temperatures Into the Weekend
Brad Pitt and George Clooney Are Perfectly Cast as Two Old Pros in ‘Wolfs’
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San Jose Gets a Guatemalan Food Truck
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San Francisco Rallies Around Queer Artist Diego Gómez After Tenderloin Attack
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Learn about every single race and measure across the nine Bay Area counties.

Proposition 36
U.S. House of Representatives, District 16
Alameda County: Oakland Races
Bay Area House Candidates Sam Liccardo, Evan Low Reschedule Debate for Oct. 11
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Transcript: Proposition 36 Would Increase Penalties for Some Drug and Theft Crimes
San Francisco Mayor’s Race Gets an Unlikely Alliance in Mark Farrell and Ahsha Safaí

Housing Affordability

California Homelessness Funds Come With a Catch: Cities Must Follow Housing Laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the $131 million to clean up homeless encampments can be clawed back if cities fail to comply with state law, including standards on planning for new housing.
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San Francisco Bans Overnight Parking for RVs on Most City Streets

The policy change to San Francisco’s code, introduced by Mayor London Breed, allows the city to tow RVs and other oversized vehicles parked on city streets.
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Transcript: Proposition 33 Would End State Limits on Rent Control

Reporter Vanessa Rancaño discusses what's at stake in Proposition 33, which would remove state limits on rent control that have been in place since 1995, and give power back to local governments to enact or change rent control policies.

Berkeley City Council Expected to Reject Measure Giving Tenants Priority to Buy Buildings

The legislation takes inspiration from San Francisco, but the primary sponsor resigned from the council months ago.

Immigration

Haitians Are Settling Along California-Mexico Border, Despite Concerns Over Anti-Immigrant Politics

A small community of Haitians calls San Diego home. But former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant message leaves some wondering if they can truly belong. The view looks different for those in Tijuana.

Fremont, My Hometown

Supriya Yelimeli surveys Fremont’s immigrant idealism and its relationship to inequity in the Bay Area.
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Fact-Check Reveals Trump's Inaccurate Claims About California and Kamala Harris

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.
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One Unaccompanied Minor's Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California's Pilot Program

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.

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San Francisco Appeals Federal Court Injunction on Warrantless Searches, Shuts Down Pretrial Release Program

The city’s latest appeal is the most recent development in a federal class action lawsuit filed against San Francisco and its Sheriff's Department, which has required defendants in its pretrial release program to consent to warrantless searches.

Santa Clara Schools Chief Was Fired in Illegal Closed-Door Meeting, Attorneys Allege

Mary Ann Dewan was fired in a closed session of the county school board this week. In a letter sent to the board, attorneys say the vote violated California’s Brown Act.

Bay Area Organic Food Company Amy’s Kitchen to Lay Off Over 300 Employees

The layoffs come just months after the end of a two-year boycott of Amy’s Kitchen over unsafe working conditions and alleged union-busting practices.

Bay Area Heat Wave Increases Risk of Wildfire

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the East Bay Hills, Santa Cruz mountains and higher terrain across the Central Coast.

California Homelessness Funds Come With a Catch: Cities Must Follow Housing Laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the $131 million to clean up homeless encampments can be clawed back if cities fail to comply with state law, including standards on planning for new housing.

Yes, These California Heat Waves Are Connected to Climate Change. Here’s How

Human-caused global warming has made heat waves like the one baking the Bay Area more frequent, longer, more intense and farther-reaching.
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San Francisco Rallies Around Queer Artist Diego Gómez After Tenderloin Attack

The muralist and drag performer was recently released from SF General's neurological ICU.

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