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Bill to Reform Controversial California Environmental Law Clears First Legislative Hurdle
The proposed legislation exempts certain housing projects from some of the rules laid out by the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA.

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Former Oakland Youth Nonprofit Head, Accused of Pocketing Gifts, Set to Plead Guilty
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Student Visa Cancellations From UC Berkeley and Beyond Could Hurt US Innovation
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This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill
An adult female regal jumping spider stalks and captures a cricket. She uses her fangs to inject venom, which paralyzes and liquifies her prey.
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Lee Takes the Flats, Taylor Wins the Hills — but Labor Unions Deliver the City
This Earth Day, a Startup Promises to Recycle the Junk Your Curbside Service Won’t Take
This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill
An adult female regal jumping spider stalks and captures a cricket. She uses her fangs to inject venom, which paralyzes and liquifies her prey.
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Bill to Reform Controversial California Environmental Law Clears First Legislative Hurdle

The proposed legislation exempts certain housing projects from some of the rules laid out by the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA.

A Wall, a War Vet and a Fight for Land: One Family’s 50-Year Battle in Livermore

A Black family moved into their new Livermore home in 1971 — and discovered a wall on their land. What followed was a 50-year battle for justice.

Berkeley Policy Aims to Cut Pollution From Homes, and Targets the Moment You Sell (or Buy)

The new policy requires that one- to four-unit buildings undergo upgrades that reduce planet-warming emissions around the time a structure is sold.

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie Touts Progress on Crime, Homelessness in His First 100 Days

In a 100-day “progress report” address on Thursday, Lurie noted a drop in crime and increased collaboration on combating homelessness and the city’s drug crisis.

Immigration

After Pope Francis’ Death, Bay Area Priests Urge Catholics to Carry on Legacy of Mercy

Pope Francis, a progressive voice for the Roman Catholic Church who advocated for migrants and the marginalized, “was unique among popes,” Oakland Bishop Michael Barber said.

She Grew Up Believing She Was a US Citizen. Then She Applied for a Passport

She never suspected anything was wrong. Then she applied for her passport and realized the papers that would prove she was a citizen were not just missing — they had never existed in the first place.

Mexican Band’s California Shows in Jeopardy After US Revokes Visas Over Narco Imagery

Los Alegres del Barranco will likely have to cancel its California concerts after the State Department revoked the band’s visas for extolling “criminals and terrorists.”

Is Your California College Among 17 Under Federal Antisemitism Investigation?

At least 17 California colleges face federal probes into antisemitism, including a Department of Justice investigation of the UC system’s treatment of Jewish employees.

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Former Oakland Youth Nonprofit Head, Accused of Pocketing Gifts, Set to Plead Guilty

A $50,000 donation presented by Steph and Ayesha Curry is among the money that the former executive director of the East Oakland Boxing Association is accused of embezzling.

Student Visa Cancellations From UC Berkeley and Beyond Could Hurt US Innovation

Anxiety spreads as the Trump administration revokes over 1,000 student visas, including in the Bay Area. Many international learners fill jobs in science and technology.

This Earth Day, a Startup Promises to Recycle the Junk Your Curbside Service Won’t Take

Ridwell, a pickup service aiming to recycle items that wouldn't be otherwise, has grown rapidly since coming to the Bay Area 3 years ago. Can such companies grow into viable businesses while fulfilling promises to divert junk from landfills?

Bill to Reform Controversial California Environmental Law Clears First Legislative Hurdle

The proposed legislation exempts certain housing projects from some of the rules laid out by the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA.
An adult female regal jumping spider stalks and captures a cricket. She uses her fangs to inject venom, which paralyzes and liquifies her prey.

This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill

Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best vision in the animal world, athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom.

Lee Takes the Flats, Taylor Wins the Hills — but Labor Unions Deliver the City

Barbara Lee’s backing in flatland neighborhoods, including West Oakland, Uptown and Fruitvale, helped her become Oakland’s next mayor.

‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries

More than 12 years after the Chevron fire in Richmond, regulators are poised to weaken two key regulations that had been challenged in court by the Western States Petroleum Association.

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