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California Illegally Withholds Money From People Being Released From Prison, Lawsuit Says
The lawsuit led by two formerly incarcerated men alleges that over 1 million Californians who have served time may have been denied money owed them by law.

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The SF-to-LA AIDS/LifeCycle Ride Is Ending, But the ‘Love Bubble’ Community Lives on
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PG&E Rates Are Going Up Again After California Regulators Give Approval
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SFPD Officers Who Pinned Hot Dog Vendor to the Ground Did Nothing Wrong, Chief Says
PG&E Rates Are Going Up Again After California Regulators Give Approval
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Can the U.S. Head Off Election Interference from International Adversaries?
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Housing Affordability

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.

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.

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.

'A Revolving Door': Why Getting Housing Doesn't Always Mean an End to Homelessness

At a moment when Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding cities get more people off the streets, one person's story from Oakland shows why that can be so difficult.

Immigration

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.

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.

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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Over 1 Million Were Deported to Mexico Nearly 100 Years Ago. Most of Them Were US Citizens

A new California bill would commemorate 'a dark part of our American history' known as the Mexican 'repatriation' of the 1930s.

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Can the U.S. Head Off Election Interference from International Adversaries?

Trump Is Coming Back to the Bay Area for a Big-Ticket Fundraiser on Friday

The Woodside event is hosted by billionaire C3.ai founder Tom Siebel, a relative of California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

The SF-to-LA AIDS/LifeCycle Ride Is Ending, But the ‘Love Bubble’ Community Lives on

After 30 years of promoting AIDS awareness and raising money, AIDS/LifeCycle has announced that next year’s annual bike ride will be the last.

California Illegally Withholds Money From People Being Released From Prison, Lawsuit Says

The lawsuit led by two formerly incarcerated men alleges that over 1 million Californians who have served time may have been denied money owed them by law.
Two cranes hoist up two workers toward electrical lines. In the background is a smoky sky and trees.

PG&E Rates Are Going Up Again After California Regulators Give Approval

It is the utility’s third temporary increase in a year — on top of a much larger general rate hike — and it is meant to to recover costs related to wildfire mitigation and severe storms.

SFPD Officers Who Pinned Hot Dog Vendor to the Ground Did Nothing Wrong, Chief Says

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said the department would likely release body-worn camera footage of the incident that sparked outrage from community groups.

Methane Emissions Are Rising at a Record Rate, and Most of It’s From Us

Curbing emissions from methane, which heat the planet quickly but subside quickly too, could buy humans time to cut out harder-to-mitigate pollution.

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