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This Bay Area City Takes the Lead on Gun Violence Prevention. It Starts With Neighbors
Richmond, renowned for its success in reducing gun deaths, is California’s first city to join an effort to tailor violence prevention efforts to neighborhood-level needs.

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Why Many Eligible Voters in Jail Can’t Cast a Ballot
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How California Teachers Tackled Misinformation During Election Season
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'Immediate Threat': Mussel Invades California's Delta, First Time in North America
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After 2 Years of Waiting, Noncitizen Parents Still Can’t Vote in Oakland School Board Elections
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Election Workers Quit in Shasta as Self-Appointed Observers Roam Office
'Immediate Threat': Mussel Invades California's Delta, First Time in North America
Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to People. Now Advocates Want More Farmworkers Tested
12 Bay Area Hikes For Escaping the Election (Even For a Few Hours)
Reggaeton Is Now Part of the 2024 Election. What Do Fans Think?
Keri Russell Returns as ‘The Diplomat,’ Which Is Just as Savvy in Season 2
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Kieran Culkin Shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s Deft, Accomplished ‘A Real Pain’
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After 2 Years of Waiting, Noncitizen Parents Still Can’t Vote in Oakland School Board Elections
Election Workers Quit in Shasta as Self-Appointed Observers Roam Office
Reggaeton Is Now Part of the 2024 Election. What Do Fans Think?

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Housing Affordability

Newsom Announces $830 Million in Homelessness Spending — With Strings

The money from a California grant program can be used to build housing and shelter and to provide services to people experiencing homelessness. The Bay Area has a hefty sum coming its way.

These 2 Bay Area School Bonds Could Help Build Teacher Housing

Two Bay Area school districts are proposing bond measures that would fund teacher housing. However, developing housing is tough work, especially for schools that are fighting for funding.

Sold Out: California Forever's Uphill Battle to Build a Walkable City

Many cities across California, caught between a dire housing crisis and climate crisis, are looking for ways to add more housing and make their cities more walkable, but it hasn’t been easy. So, what does it take to build a walkable city from scratch?

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.

Immigration

After 2 Years of Waiting, Noncitizen Parents Still Can’t Vote in Oakland School Board Elections

Despite Election Rhetoric, Illegal Border Crossings Sit at 4-Year Low

Border Patrol encounters with unauthorized migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are the lowest in four years, while San Diego emerges as a national model for aiding those seeking refuge.
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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.

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A Black, bearded, incarcerated man in an orange shirt sits at a table in front of a bookcase of legal books.

Why Many Eligible Voters in Jail Can’t Cast a Ballot

Thousands of people locked up in California jails are eligible to vote, but by Tuesday, most won’t.
A white woman wearing glasses and a navy blue shirt points at whiteboard with a projected image as students sit at their desks and work.

How California Teachers Tackled Misinformation During Election Season

EdSource survey of California teachers reveals the strategies they chose and how they dealt with misinformation.

'Immediate Threat': Mussel Invades California's Delta, First Time in North America

The golden mussel’s appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and it has the potential to clog major water supply pumps.

After 2 Years of Waiting, Noncitizen Parents Still Can’t Vote in Oakland School Board Elections

A person rides a bike through an intersection with cars waiting at a stoplight.

This Bay Area City Takes the Lead on Gun Violence Prevention. It Starts With Neighbors

Richmond, renowned for its success in reducing gun deaths, is California’s first city to join an effort to tailor violence prevention efforts to neighborhood-level needs.

Election Workers Quit in Shasta as Self-Appointed Observers Roam Office

Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor.

Reggaeton Is Now Part of the 2024 Election. What Do Fans Think?

At a Ryan Castro and Blessd concert, fans talk about the heightened role the music plays in U.S. politics.

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