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Bird Flu: What to Know About H5N1 Virus Risks, as California Confirms 2 Human Cases
In 2024, bird flu mutated enough to cause infections among cattle. As two human cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in California — like other cases, reported among dairy workers in direct contact with infected cows — here's how you can think realistically about your risks.

Latest News

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London Breed Makes Her Case for Re-Election
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California Bird Flu: 2 More Human Cases Confirmed in Central Valley Cattle Farms
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New Oakland Coliseum Sale Deal Raises Questions About Delayed Payment and City’s Budget
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SJSU Volleyball Gets Police Security Amid Apparent Protest Over Transgender Athlete Rules
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As Berkeley Unified Settles Lawsuit Over Teacher's Decades of Alleged Abuse, Survivors Say It Doesn't Feel Over
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
Bay Area Weather: How to Stay Cool and Safe in a California Heat Wave
In the TikTok-Revived Musical ‘Ride the Cyclone,’ Mortality Is a Game
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Moo Deng the Baby Pygmy Hippo Is No Longer a Source of Joy (Thanks, Humanity)
A baby hippo bites the rear end of an adult hippo.
Helen Mirren Tells a Story of Evil and Hope During WWII in ‘White Bird’
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2024 Voter Guide

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
San Francisco Mayor’s Race Gets an Unlikely Alliance in Mark Farrell and Ahsha Safaí
Transcript: Should Proposition 35 Make a Tax to Help Fund Medi-Cal Permanent and Limit How the Money Is Used?
Democrats Are Hoping To Flip This Central Valley House Seat. It Won’t Be Easy.

Housing Affordability

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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.

Newsom Has Not Solved California's Housing Crisis. 3 Lessons for Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris pledges to build 3 million affordable homes and apartments in her first term as president, but Gov. Newsom has fallen short on a similar campaign promise in California. What lessons can she learn?

Immigration

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.

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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London Breed Makes Her Case for Re-Election

San Francisco Mayor London Breed talks about her family and the 2024 campaign.

California Bird Flu: 2 More Human Cases Confirmed in Central Valley Cattle Farms

California health officials said the workers were employed at different farms, and there is no known link between the two cases.

Bird Flu: What to Know About H5N1 Virus Risks, as California Confirms 2 Human Cases

In 2024, bird flu mutated enough to cause infections among cattle. As two human cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in California — like other cases, reported among dairy workers in direct contact with infected cows — here's how you can think realistically about your risks.

New Oakland Coliseum Sale Deal Raises Questions About Delayed Payment and City’s Budget

Oakland and the group buying the Coliseum both said the deal is still on track after council members raised questions about a payment that appeared to have missed its deadline.

SJSU Volleyball Gets Police Security Amid Apparent Protest Over Transgender Athlete Rules

Utah State is the fourth school in a month to refuse to play against San José State, which was named in a lawsuit against NCAA rules allowing transgender women in women’s sports.

As Berkeley Unified Settles Lawsuit Over Teacher's Decades of Alleged Abuse, Survivors Say It Doesn't Feel Over

Survivors and advocates say they hope for closure after a $13.5 million settlement was approved in a lawsuit against a former Berkeley Unified teacher accused of sexually harassing students.

San Francisco Mayor’s Race Gets an Unlikely Alliance in Mark Farrell and Ahsha Safaí

It’s the first ranked-choice ballot alliance in this election cycle among the leading mayoral candidates.

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