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New Bay Bridge Light Installation Is Underway After Nearly 2-Year Shutdown
Crews have begun installing 50,000 new LED bulbs for the second iteration of Bay Lights after an $11 million fundraising effort, according to the nonprofit Illuminate.
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After Strike, SF Symphony and Chorus Members Reach Tentative Agreement
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Meet Betty Duong: Santa Clara County’s First Vietnamese American Supervisor
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San Mateo County OKs Pilot for $1,000 Monthly Aid to Domestic Violence Survivors
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San Francisco Mushroom Church Will Close, Alleging It Was Targeted by City
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Lurie Unveils a Major Shakeup of San Francisco Mayor’s Office
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California Investigates Possible Marin County Bird Flu Case Amid Raw Milk Recalls
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Polluted Communities Hold Their Breath as Companies Struggle With California’s Diesel Truck Ban
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Stanford AI Predicts a Scorching Future — Even If Greenhouse Gas Goals Are Met
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After Strike, SF Symphony and Chorus Members Reach Tentative Agreement
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A K-Wave Pop-Up is Coming to Downtown Hayward
Shot in Secret, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Calls Out Iran’s Authoritarian Regime
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Housing Affordability

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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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More California Cities Are Banning Landlords From Using AI Software to Raise Rents

California and federal prosecutors say RealPage software makes renters "pay inflated prices” as San Jose seeks to follow San Francisco's lead in banning the software.
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Alameda County Artists Can Apply for $2,500 in Rental Assistance

Artists facing eviction, housing insecurity, rent increases and homelessness have until Dec. 16 to apply.
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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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'What's Going to Happen to My Kids?': California Prepares to Resist Trump Deportations

California is readying legal challenges to reaffirm a 'sanctuary state' law to thwart a second Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
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After Strike, SF Symphony and Chorus Members Reach Tentative Agreement

A $4 million gift to the San Francisco Symphony helped make the terms of the agreement possible.
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Meet Betty Duong: Santa Clara County’s First Vietnamese American Supervisor

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New Bay Bridge Light Installation Is Underway After Nearly 2-Year Shutdown

Crews have begun installing 50,000 new LED bulbs for the second iteration of Bay Lights after an $11 million fundraising effort, according to the nonprofit Illuminate.
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San Mateo County OKs Pilot for $1,000 Monthly Aid to Domestic Violence Survivors

Abuse survivors must have a minor child living with them and earn 30% or less of the area median income to be eligible. There are no restrictions on how to spend the money.
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San Francisco Mushroom Church Will Close, Alleging It Was Targeted by City

The Church of Ambrosia will close Zide Door SF by the end of the year as its founder says city officials have required a long list of expensive repairs.
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Lurie Unveils a Major Shakeup of San Francisco Mayor’s Office

Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie said the city’s 56 agencies will report to four issues-focused policy directors, rather than a single one under the chief of staff.
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San Francisco Supervisors Reverse City's Controversial RV Parking Ban

In a successful appeal to the Board of Supervisors, homeless advocates argued shelter offers were an inappropriate alternative for individuals and families living in their vehicles.
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