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“Fire Escape:” One Woman’s Journey Fighting Fires from Behind Bars
Reporter Anna Sussman explores one woman’s journey as an incarcerated firefighter as she fights fire from behind bars.
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‘We Cannot Wait Much Longer’: King Tides Foreshadow a Far Wetter Future for SF Shoreline
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Oakland Airport Puts Up a Fight to Keep ‘San Francisco Bay’ in Its New Name
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Former Syrian Official Arrested in California Who Oversaw Prison Charged With Torture
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SF State Limits Investments in Weapons Manufacturers After Student Activists’ Push
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Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized After Injury on Congressional Trip to Europe
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Shooting Meteors and Shining Planets: 6 Space Events to Look For This Winter
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California’s Pace of Emissions Cuts Is Accelerating, Report Finds
Cars and trucks fill the lanes on I-80 near Berkeley on June 28, 2021. A ban against heavy trucks on I-580, another freeway running through Oakland, pushes most diesel truck traffic onto I-880.
California Investigates Possible Marin County Bird Flu Case Amid Raw Milk Recalls
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In the Movies, Villainous Health Insurers Have Been a Chronic Condition
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How I Fell in Love With the Oyster, One of the Bay Area’s Great Multicultural Treats
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A Noisy Parking Garage Fan Has Become My Personal Talisman
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Housing Affordability

Farmers Insurance to Step Up Coverage in California, a Sign Tide Is Turning

After companies spent years fleeing California’s insurance market following catastrophic wildfires and inflation, some are now offering more coverage.
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San Francisco Wants to Make It Cheaper for Developers to Build Housing Downtown

For decades, the city zoned its downtown exclusively for office space. Now, with an empty downtown, it’s trying to learn its lesson and replace that vacant space with housing.
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Letting Go of San Francisco

After decades of clinging to the city, a San Francisco street rat moves to the suburbs.
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Berkeley Wants to Create a Cultural District Where Artists Can Afford to Live

Eight years after Oakland’s deadly Ghost Ship fire shed light on the lack of artist housing, Berkeley could make way for more affordable places to live.
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Immigration

Trump Has Promised Mass Deportations. Can California Fight Back?

Immigration senior editor Tyche Hendricks discusses how far Trump’s deportation plans can go in California, and how immigrant communities and legal advocacy groups are preparing to fight back.
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ICE Plans New Detention Center Near San Francisco. Can California Stop It?

A possible migrant detention facility within two hours of San Francisco has some lawmakers concerned.
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How Trump’s Plan for “Mass Deportations” Could Play Out

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California Is a Sanctuary State. How Much Will That Protect Immigrants From Trump's Deportation Plans?

California is a so-called 'sanctuary state,' and San Francisco declared itself a 'sanctuary city' following the 2016 presidential election. So, what could we expect under the second Trump presidency?
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‘We Cannot Wait Much Longer’: King Tides Foreshadow a Far Wetter Future for SF Shoreline

King tides are once again causing flooding along San Francisco’s bayshore this week. But as rising seas promise to compound the problem, the city is planning for how to protect key infrastructure like underground trains.
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Oakland Airport Puts Up a Fight to Keep ‘San Francisco Bay’ in Its New Name

Oakland port officials filed an appeal this week after a federal judge ordered them to stop using the name “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” while a lawsuit plays out.
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“Fire Escape:” One Woman’s Journey Fighting Fires from Behind Bars

Reporter Anna Sussman explores one woman’s journey as an incarcerated firefighter as she fights fire from behind bars.
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Former Syrian Official Arrested in California Who Oversaw Prison Charged With Torture

Samir Ousman al-Sheikh was arrested in July for visa fraud charges. He oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar Assad.
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SF State Limits Investments in Weapons Manufacturers After Student Activists’ Push

A monthslong campaign by pro-Palestinian students at San Francisco State University has resulted in a major policy change for the school’s investments.
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Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized After Injury on Congressional Trip to Europe

The former House speaker from San Francisco was hurt during what her office said was an official engagement in Luxembourg. No further details about her injury were disclosed.
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CDC Clears California Toddler After Bird Flu Scare

The Marin County child was hospitalized with a fever after drinking raw milk.
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