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How a California County Got PFAS Out of Its Drinking Water
The Yorba Linda treatment plant in Orange County is an example of how drinking water can be cleared of harmful chemicals called PFAs that the EPA estimates contaminates thousands of water systems.
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Newsom’s Support for Harsher Theft Penalties Raises Questions From Criminal Justice Advocates
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Mayor Breed Taps New SF Human Rights Director as Misspending Scrutiny Intensifies
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Ethics Questions Swirl as SF Mayor's Race Heats Up
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How a California County Got PFAS Out of Its Drinking Water
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PG&E Rates Are Going Up Again After California Regulators Give Approval
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Methane Emissions Are Rising at a Record Rate, and Most of It’s From Us
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The Man Who Rented Santa Rosa Its DVDs Now Does the Unthinkable
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Yes, ‘The Penguin’ Is Another Batman Spin-Off. It’s Also One of 2024’s Best Shows
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The Bay’s First African Restaurant Week Celebrates the Whole Continent
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Ethics Questions Swirl as SF Mayor's Race Heats Up
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How Competing Propositions Tackle Commission Reform in San Francisco Mayoral Race
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Can the U.S. Head Off Election Interference from International Adversaries?
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Housing Affordability

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At a San Francisco Shelter for Unhoused Families, Cooking Helps Heal Trauma

Buena Vista Horace Mann, a Spanish immersion school in San Francisco’s Mission District, turns into a homeless shelter at night for families with children enrolled in the school district.
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Berkeley Moves to Expand Homeless Encampment Sweeps in More Aggressive Approach

The Berkeley City Council voted to allow sweeps even when shelter isn’t available, which came the same day as a lawsuit against the city over several large encampments.
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Inside a Community For Farmworkers and Low-Income Families Near Half Moon Bay

Moonridge is an affordable housing community of 160 homes for low-income residents and farmworkers just outside of Half Moon Bay. It was built more than 20 years ago.
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California Eyes a Push Toward Electric Heat Pumps Instead of Gas-Powered Heaters

State energy policymakers are set to vote on an updated building code designed to make electrifying buildings more attractive to reduce fossil fuel emissions.
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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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Newsom Vetoes Controversial Bill to Help Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill on Friday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to access one of the state’s first-generation homeownership loan programs.
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West Marin Worker Housing Often Substandard and Faulty, New Report Finds

Researchers found that housing conditions on ranches, where most respondents lived, were especially dire, with issues like non-functioning toilets, mold, holes in walls and leaky ceilings.
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California Wage Theft Victims Miss Out on Millions in Collected Funds

Nearly 200,000 wage theft victims have left millions unclaimed over the past three years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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How a California County Got PFAS Out of Its Drinking Water

The Yorba Linda treatment plant in Orange County is an example of how drinking water can be cleared of harmful chemicals called PFAs that the EPA estimates contaminates thousands of water systems.
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Newsom’s Support for Harsher Theft Penalties Raises Questions From Criminal Justice Advocates

Critics of the newly signed “smash and grab” law say the sentencing guidelines are “identical” to Proposition 36, which Newsom has opposed.
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Mayor Breed Taps New SF Human Rights Director as Misspending Scrutiny Intensifies

San Francisco’s city attorney is investigating more than $1.5 million in spending by Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis, who resigned on Friday.
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Ethics Questions Swirl as SF Mayor's Race Heats Up

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San Francisco Police Shoot Reportedly Armed Man at Powell BART Station

San Francisco police officers spotted the armed man in a car, the chief said and shot him after a dramatic pursuit into the Powell Street station.
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Bay Area Trump Supporters Rally Ahead of His Arrival in the Democratic Stronghold

Former President Donald Trump can expect little backing from voters in the Bay Area but is targeting a pool of wealthy donors at a fundraiser in San Mateo County.
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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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