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SF Frontline Workers Who Help People on Streets, In Shelters Call for Fair Pay
UCSF campus social workers who serve non-hospitalized individuals in streets, shelters, and outpatient clinics earn approximately one-third less than their counterparts at the university's large medical centers. This pay disparity has left many feeling discouraged and undervalued.
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Unpacking Ranked Choice Voting
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Oakland Coliseum Sale’s New Deal Draws Council Members’ Ire Over Lack of Transparency
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Is San Francisco’s School Closure List Delayed Again? District Offers Little Clarity
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Uber and Lyft’s Appeal in California Labor Case Won’t Be Heard by Supreme Court
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Former San Francisco Mayors Call for Investigation Into Mark Farrell’s Campaign Financing
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Bay Area Braces for Last Day of Record-Breaking ‘Aug-tober’ Heat Wave
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How a Court Ruling Affects California Stem Cell Clinics That Use Unproven Therapies
Yes, These California Heat Waves Are Connected to Climate Change. Here’s How
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Two Artists Answer the ‘Call of the Void’ with Lime-Hued Paintings
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‘The Book of George’ Is a Witty Novel in Lively Episodes Like a First-Rate TV Sitcom
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‘Piece by Piece,’ a Very Odd Lego Doc About Pharrell Williams Snaps Together Somehow
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Unpacking Ranked Choice Voting
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Former San Francisco Mayors Call for Investigation Into Mark Farrell’s Campaign Financing
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KQED Politics Team Roundtable: SF Mayor’s Race, Prop. 36 and DA Price Recall
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Housing Affordability

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Search Continues for Funding and Purpose for Oakland’s Historic 16th Street Train Station

A consulting firm is looking for an 'anchor funder' but isn’t making any promises.
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California Homelessness Funds Come With a Catch: Cities Must Follow Housing Laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the $131 million to clean up homeless encampments can be clawed back if cities fail to comply with state law, including standards on planning for new housing.
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San Francisco Bans Overnight Parking for RVs on Most City Streets

The policy change to San Francisco’s code, introduced by Mayor London Breed, allows the city to tow RVs and other oversized vehicles parked on city streets.
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Transcript: Proposition 33 Would End State Limits on Rent Control

Reporter Vanessa Rancaño discusses what's at stake in Proposition 33, which would remove state limits on rent control that have been in place since 1995, and give power back to local governments to enact or change rent control policies.
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Immigration

Haitians Are Settling Along California-Mexico Border, Despite Concerns Over Anti-Immigrant Politics

A small community of Haitians calls San Diego home. But former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant message leaves some wondering if they can truly belong. The view looks different for those in Tijuana.
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Fremont, My Hometown

Supriya Yelimeli surveys Fremont’s immigrant idealism and its relationship to inequity in the Bay Area.
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Fact-Check Reveals Trump's Inaccurate Claims About California and Kamala Harris

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.
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One Unaccompanied Minor's Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California's Pilot Program

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.
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SF Frontline Workers Who Help People on Streets, In Shelters Call for Fair Pay

UCSF campus social workers who serve non-hospitalized individuals in streets, shelters, and outpatient clinics earn approximately one-third less than their counterparts at the university's large medical centers. This pay disparity has left many feeling discouraged and undervalued.
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Unpacking Ranked Choice Voting

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Oakland Coliseum Sale’s New Deal Draws Council Members’ Ire Over Lack of Transparency

After Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced a revised Coliseum sale agreement with a new price and payment schedule, some council members were upset that they did not get a say in the deal.
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Is San Francisco’s School Closure List Delayed Again? District Offers Little Clarity

The list of SFUSD schools recommended for closure is expected this month, but recent reporting suggests it could be delayed. District officials said only that “an update” is coming.
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Uber and Lyft’s Appeal in California Labor Case Won’t Be Heard by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Uber and Lyft, letting a California appeals court decision stand in a labor lawsuit that sought back pay for drivers.
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Former San Francisco Mayors Call for Investigation Into Mark Farrell’s Campaign Financing

Willie Brown and other former mayors and city officials allege that Farrell, a former mayor, is “willfully violating election law” by using money meant for Proposition D.
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‘I Would Have Been a Great Mom’: California Finally Pays Reparations to Woman It Sterilized

California, over decades, sterilized thousands of people in state prisons, state-run homes and hospitals. Lawmakers created a reparations program for them, but it has denied most applications.
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