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These Bay Area Chefs Are Preserving Palestinian Culture One Dish at a Time
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, chefs at Manakish, Shawarmaji and Azúkar are representing their Palestinian roots more than ever.

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Where’s the Rain? After Bay Area’s Dry April, Storms Are Back in the Forecast
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On Earth Day, Bay Area EPA Workers Rally Due to ‘Constant Threat of Termination’
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California Forever’s Shipbuilding Plans Need More Details, Solano County Officials Say
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So You Wanna Go to Art School?
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RFK Jr. Announced a Phase-Out of ‘Poisonous’ Food Dyes. Critics Say the Plan Lacks Teeth
On Earth Day, Bay Area EPA Workers Rally Due to ‘Constant Threat of Termination’
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.
AI Eavesdrops on Your Sleep in The Nightmarish ‘Dream Hotel’
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‘The Legend of Ochi’ Is a Scrappy, Whimsical and Retro-Coded Treat
A young girl with blonde braids and a yellow anorak stands next to a cave with a small, cute magical, creature on her shoulder.
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Awards $100,000 to Four Bay Area Artists
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Housing Affordability

California Forever’s Shipbuilding Plans Need More Details, Solano County Officials Say

The billionaire-backed company has said it wants to work with the county and nearby cities to use some of their land to build commercial and naval ships.

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.

Immigration

Immigration Officials Arrest More Than A Dozen People In Pomona

The arrests occurred outside of a Home Depot.

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.”

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Bright green za'atar spice blend being spread on a round of dough.

These Bay Area Chefs Are Preserving Palestinian Culture One Dish at a Time

In the aftermath of Oct. 7, chefs at Manakish, Shawarmaji and Azúkar are representing their Palestinian roots more than ever.

Where’s the Rain? After Bay Area’s Dry April, Storms Are Back in the Forecast

Northern California is forecast to get its first significant rainfall of the month — and last of the season — this weekend.

On Earth Day, Bay Area EPA Workers Rally Due to ‘Constant Threat of Termination’

Over 100 environmental workers and protesters rallied in San Francisco to tell the Trump administration they aren’t giving up on the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency.

California Forever’s Shipbuilding Plans Need More Details, Solano County Officials Say

The billionaire-backed company has said it wants to work with the county and nearby cities to use some of their land to build commercial and naval ships.
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So You Wanna Go to Art School?

Aspiring artists have fewer places to get degrees in the Bay Area, putting the region’s artistic future in jeopardy.

RFK Jr. Announced a Phase-Out of ‘Poisonous’ Food Dyes. Critics Say the Plan Lacks Teeth

RFK Jr. says the era of petroleum-based dyes is ending. But with no firm mandate, watchdogs worry the FDA’s plan to clean up food could rely too much on industry goodwill.

Barbara Lee Wins Special Election to Become Oakland's Next Mayor

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