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Is San Francisco a Bellwether for Cryptocurrency Influence on Local Elections?
As tech and crypto investors put money into hyper-local politics in San Francisco, similar efforts are taking root across the state and nation.
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San Francisco Supervisors Reverse City's Controversial RV Parking Ban
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Fentanyl Overdoses Are Causing a Surge in Workplace Deaths in California
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Embattled SF School District Will Offer Hundreds of Buyouts — Then Potential Layoffs
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The California Jazz Conservatory’s Degree Program Comes to an End
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Trump Taps Harmeet Dhillon, SF Attorney and Vocal Supporter, for Top Civil Rights Post
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Harmeet Dhillon, trial lawyer and member of the Republican National Committee. Rather than compromise with Democrats, she says GOP state lawmakers should heighten their opposition.

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California Investigates Possible Marin County Bird Flu Case Amid Raw Milk Recalls
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Polluted Communities Hold Their Breath as Companies Struggle With California’s Diesel Truck Ban
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Stanford AI Predicts a Scorching Future — Even If Greenhouse Gas Goals Are Met
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A K-Wave Pop-Up is Coming to Downtown Hayward
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Shot in Secret, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Calls Out Iran’s Authoritarian Regime
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A ‘Lord of the Rings’ Tradition Turns Small-Scale in the Anime ‘Rohirrim’
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Housing Affordability

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Letting Go of San Francisco

After decades of clinging to the city, a San Francisco street rat moves to the suburbs.
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Berkeley Wants to Create a Cultural District Where Artists Can Afford to Live

Eight years after Oakland’s deadly Ghost Ship fire shed light on the lack of artist housing, Berkeley could make way for more affordable places to live.
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More California Cities Are Banning Landlords From Using AI Software to Raise Rents

California and federal prosecutors say RealPage software makes renters "pay inflated prices” as San Jose seeks to follow San Francisco's lead in banning the software.
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Alameda County Artists Can Apply for $2,500 in Rental Assistance

Artists facing eviction, housing insecurity, rent increases and homelessness have until Dec. 16 to apply.
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Immigration

ICE Plans New Detention Center Near San Francisco. Can California Stop It?

A possible migrant detention facility within two hours of San Francisco has some lawmakers concerned.
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How Trump’s Plan for “Mass Deportations” Could Play Out

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California Is a Sanctuary State. How Much Will That Protect Immigrants From Trump's Deportation Plans?

California is a so-called 'sanctuary state,' and San Francisco declared itself a 'sanctuary city' following the 2016 presidential election. So, what could we expect under the second Trump presidency?
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'What's Going to Happen to My Kids?': California Prepares to Resist Trump Deportations

California is readying legal challenges to reaffirm a 'sanctuary state' law to thwart a second Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
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KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn
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KQED The Bay
KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal
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San Francisco Supervisors Reverse City's Controversial RV Parking Ban

In a successful appeal to the Board of Supervisors, homeless advocates argued shelter offers were an inappropriate alternative for individuals and families living in their vehicles.
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Fentanyl Overdoses Are Causing a Surge in Workplace Deaths in California

Employers and unions are grappling with the opioid crisis, while the state inches toward requiring Narcan in workplaces.
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Embattled SF School District Will Offer Hundreds of Buyouts — Then Potential Layoffs

The San Francisco Unified School District will offer buyouts for late-career employees to retire early as it looks to cut tens of millions of dollars from its budget.
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The California Jazz Conservatory’s Degree Program Comes to an End

Berkeley’s private music conservatory, dedicated to jazz, will focus on community education.
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Harmeet Dhillon, trial lawyer and member of the Republican National Committee. Rather than compromise with Democrats, she says GOP state lawmakers should heighten their opposition.

Trump Taps Harmeet Dhillon, SF Attorney and Vocal Supporter, for Top Civil Rights Post

San Francisco lawyer and Republican activist Harmeet Dhillon has filed lawsuits targeting pandemic restrictions and transgender rights and embraced Trump’s 2020 election denial.
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Several people stand in front of SF City Hall under a waving American flag.

Is San Francisco a Bellwether for Cryptocurrency Influence on Local Elections?

As tech and crypto investors put money into hyper-local politics in San Francisco, similar efforts are taking root across the state and nation.
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In Downtown San Francisco, Hotel Workers Have Been Striking for Months

KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero explains why this dispute has dragged on, and how everyone has a stake in what happens to the city’s hotel industry. 
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