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San Francisco Courthouse Clerks Strike, Shutting Down High-Profile Cases
A one-day strike called attention to staffing shortages and a case backlog. It delayed the nationally watched Bob Lee murder trial and prosecution of Golden Gate Bridge protesters.

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Salinas Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak, Says McDonald's
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Forest Service Halts Prescribed Burns in California. Is It Worth the Risk?
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We Won't Commit to Certifying Election Results, Say Most California GOP Congressmembers
Salinas Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak, Says McDonald's
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El Garage Returns to Its Pop-Up Roots
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We Won't Commit to Certifying Election Results, Say Most California GOP Congressmembers
What to Know About Your Voting Rights If You Are Currently or Formerly Incarcerated in California
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West Sacramento Unhoused Man Killed After Fire Engine Runs Over 2 People

Yolo County homeless advocates warn that the accident in West Sacramento highlights critical flaws in California’s homelessness policies.

Stanford AI Model Helps Locate Racist Deeds in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County’s effort to find racially restrictive covenants in the county’s property deed records has been accelerated by AI technology developed at Stanford University's RegLab.

Butte County Residents Hard Hit by the Park Fire Struggle to Recover Without Insurance

California's twin crises of rampant wildfire and hard-to-get, unaffordable home insurance have collided with Butte County’s Park Fire.

SF Has Ramped Up Homeless Sweeps. This Nonprofit Sees Another Way

Community ambassadors with San Francisco’s GLIDE make their rounds in the Tenderloin, connecting with people on the streets to build trust and help them toward services.

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A Trip To The Border As Election Day Looms

Immigration remains a big topic in the race, but all the political rhetoric may not tell the whole story.

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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Could the Oakland Hills Burn Again?

The Keller Fire has been contained. But it could have been much worse; just ask residents who were there for the 1991 Oakland Hills fire.

On A Roadtrip Through The American Southwest, LA Times Columnist Asks Latino Voters About Their Hopes And Fears

San Francisco Courthouse Clerks Strike, Shutting Down High-Profile Cases

A one-day strike called attention to staffing shortages and a case backlog. It delayed the nationally watched Bob Lee murder trial and prosecution of Golden Gate Bridge protesters.

Salinas Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak, Says McDonald's

An outbreak tied to the burgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including a person who died, federal health officials have said.
A man in a hard hat, wearing heavy brown pants, a gold shirt and work gloves, is on the side of a two-lane highway with smoky air obscuring trees in the distance. He has just tossed a large branch toward a pile of branches as part of clearing vegetation during a controlled burn.

Forest Service Halts Prescribed Burns in California. Is It Worth the Risk?

Pausing the beneficial burns to keep crews available for wildfires merely delays and exacerbates fire risk to communities, critics say.

We Won't Commit to Certifying Election Results, Say Most California GOP Congressmembers

Only one-third of California's GOP congressional delegation has pledged to accept the 2024 presidential election results.

What to Know About Your Voting Rights If You Are Currently or Formerly Incarcerated in California

In general, a person can vote in California as long as they are not currently incarcerated with a felony for a state or federal prison sentence.

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