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Crowds Line Up to See — and Smell — Corpse Flower ‘Chanel’ in SF
People have described the smell of a corpse flower bloom as rotting flesh. A KQED reporter found that description to be spot on.
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Cal Fire Rolled Out an AI Chatbot. Don’t Ask It About Evacuation Orders
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US Sues California Over Its Refusal to Ban Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports
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A Corpse Flower Is Blooming at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers — and It Stinks
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How a 1957 Vintage Radio Rekindled a Daughter’s Bond With Her Dad
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These Yosemite Alternatives Are Just as Beautiful — and Much Less Crowded
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A Corpse Flower Is Blooming at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers — and It Stinks
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Defunct Oil Wells Are a National Problem. Finding Them Is the First Step
Cleaning Up Smog Is Suddenly Much Harder. Reined In by Trump, What Will California Do Next?
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Honoring the African Legacy, Sound and Craftsmanship of the Banjo
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A New San Francisco Scavenger Hunt Is Worth the PURSUIT
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Mikio Naruse’s Women, and a World That Betrays Them, at BAMPFA
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Here’s Why SF Homeless Advocates Are Glad Lurie Ditched Push for 1,500 Shelter Beds

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is abandoning his campaign promise to build 1,500 new shelter beds in his first six months, but advocates are optimistic about a shift toward services.
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¿Renta su hogar sin contrato? Todavía tiene derechos como inquilino en California

Incluso si eres un inquilino informal, tienes derechos garantizados por el estado de California, sin importar tu estatus migratorio. Nuestra guía explica cómo hablar con tu arrendador, incluso si es un familiar.
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SF Supervisor Proposes Overhauling ‘Outdated’ Housing Code to Allow Shared Living

New legislation from Supervisor Bilal Mahmood could reform the city’s housing stock to allow more unrelated roommates in San Francisco.
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Central Valley Grocery Store Lends Helping Hand To Immigrant Community

The grocery store owner is doing more than just ringing up customers – he’s delivering food right to their doors.
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ICE Officers Drive Through Protesters Trying to Stop Arrest at SF Immigration Court

Videos captured by protesters and journalists showed violent clashes between federal officers and demonstrators outside the downtown San Francisco immigration court.
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When ICE Is Waiting at Immigration Court, What Can Advocates Do?

At least six people have been arrested and detained at immigration courts in San Francisco since June, prompting protests by activists that shut down the building for a day.
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How Trump's Tax Cut and Policy Bill Aims to 'Supercharge' Immigration Enforcement

Trump's massive "big, beautiful bill" package sets aside about $170 billion to support the Trump administration's border and immigration goals, which includes detaining and deporting a record number of people from the U.S.
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Journalists Fleeing Authoritarian Regimes Now at Risk, as Trump Ends Parole Program

One Nicaraguan journalist escaped a crackdown on press freedom to seek asylum in the U.S. Now she feels hunted again, as deportation looms.
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Crowds Line Up to See — and Smell — Corpse Flower ‘Chanel’ in SF

People have described the smell of a corpse flower bloom as rotting flesh. A KQED reporter found that description to be spot on.
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Cal Fire Rolled Out an AI Chatbot. Don’t Ask It About Evacuation Orders

Cal Fire is using a chatbot to give Californians better access to real-time emergency information. But CalMatters found it isn't always accurate or reliable.
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US Sues California Over Its Refusal to Ban Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports

The Trump administration’s lawsuit accuses California of Title IX discrimination by allowing trans high school athletes to participate on teams that match their gender identity.
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A Corpse Flower Is Blooming at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers — and It Stinks

The rare, massive, and very smelly bloom will only last for a couple of days, and the Conservatory of Flowers is offering extended hours so people can see it.
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How a 1957 Vintage Radio Rekindled a Daughter’s Bond With Her Dad

A 1957 Telefunken Opus 7 radio traveled with a daughter from Los Angeles to the Bay Area — sitting in silence and collecting dust for 25 years — before she finally had it restored, rekindling her connection to her late father’s musical legacy.
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These Yosemite Alternatives Are Just as Beautiful — and Much Less Crowded

Looking for a mountain escape minus the chaos of a national park? Here are some ideas.
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San José Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Teenager

San José Police Department leaders say they arrested one of their own officers on suspicion of sexual assault of a minor.
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