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Oakland Police Arrest Suspect in Assault of Councilmember Rowena Brown
Brown’s acquaintance, Ahshatae Millhouse, 38, of Hayward, was arraigned Thursday for an assault and robbery that took place in the official’s Oakland home.
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Voter Suppression Didn’t Start with Trump. A Historian Tracks Its Origins
Voter Suppression Didn’t Start with Trump. A Historian Tracks Its Origins
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The Backlash to Newsom’s Return-to-Office Mandate and HHS Withholds Medicaid Payments to California 
The Backlash to Newsom’s Return-to-Office Mandate and HHS Withholds Medicaid Payments to California 
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The Roadblocks on Democrats’ Path to Retaking the House in 2026
The Roadblocks on Democrats’ Path to Retaking the House in 2026
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These Peers Provided Alternative 911 Responders. San Francisco Is Removing Them

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Voter Suppression Didn’t Start with Trump. A Historian Tracks Its Origins

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‘Waymo’ Coordination Needed: Bill Aims to Address Autonomous Vehicle Mishaps

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They’re on Our Flag, but Do Long-Gone Grizzly Bears Belong in Modern California?

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The Backlash to Newsom’s Return-to-Office Mandate and HHS Withholds Medicaid Payments to California 

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California Rejected 150,000 Mail Ballots, Marking Highest Rate Since 2014

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San Francisco Voters Will Vote, Again, on the Great Highway This November

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The Roadblocks on Democrats’ Path to Retaking the House in 2026

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Inside Shasta County’s Election Integrity Fight

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Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes Faces Misdemeanor Charges Over Boat Trespassing

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US Judge Says Paramount and Warner Bros. Must Temporarily Pause Merger

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Sausalito City Manager, Former SF Port Director, Arrested During ‘Mental Health Crisis’

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