Today: July 03, 2024
Today: July 03, 2024

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University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters

Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday

University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters
Business|Environment|News|Technology

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot
News|Health|Local|World

With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets

San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood is notorious for its open-air drug use and congested sidewalks

With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets
Business|News|Technology|World

Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election

Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
Entertainment|News

Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

The cable car dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco

Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett
News

Terrified residents of San Francisco's Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents

Two hotels and residents of San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin district have sued San Francisco for streets free of drugs and tent encampments

Terrified residents of San Francisco's Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents
News|Political

San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance cameras

Voters in San Francisco are weighing in on a pair of public safety measures on Tuesday’s ballot that reflect frustration over crime and drug use in the politically liberal city

San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance cameras
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A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start

A billionaire-backed proposal to build an eco-friendly California city from scratch is off to a bumpy start in qualifying its voter initiative for the Nov. 5 ballot

A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start
News|Political

San Francisco is ready to apologize to Black residents. Reparations advocates want more

San Francisco’s supervisors plan to offer a formal apology to Black residents for decades of racist laws and policies perpetrated by the city

San Francisco is ready to apologize to Black residents. Reparations advocates want more
News|Sports

Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes

The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone

Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes
Health|News|Political

California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement

California cities and counties still don’t know how much they’ll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms

California may have to pay $300M for COVID-19 homeless hotel program after FEMA caps reimbursement
News|Political

San Francisco mayor's race heats up with another challenger to London Breed

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has drawn another challenger in her reelection contest this November

San Francisco mayor's race heats up with another challenger to London Breed
News|Political

San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction

The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a March 5 ballot measure that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance

San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
News|Political

In California, Black lawmakers share a reparations plan with few direct payments

Black lawmakers in California are proposing ways to remedy the long-lasting effects of slavery

In California, Black lawmakers share a reparations plan with few direct payments
Business|News|Technology

Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland

After years of secretly snapping up property for plans to build a new California city, a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires is taking the pitch to voters

Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
News|World

San Francisco supervisors approve resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on 8-3 vote

Supervisors in San Francisco have approved a resolution calling for an extended cease-fire in Gaza that condemns Hamas as well as the Israeli government

San Francisco supervisors approve resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on 8-3 vote
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Demonstrators demanding a cease-fire in Gaza shut down bridges in Boston and San Francisco

Demonstrators seeking a cease-fire in Gaza blocked bridges on both sides of the U.S., including a major span into San Francisco during a global trade summit with President Joe Biden and other world leaders

Demonstrators demanding a cease-fire in Gaza shut down bridges in Boston and San Francisco
News|Political|World

Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their long anticipated meeting at Filoli, a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens just south of San Francisco

Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting
Business|News|Political|World

San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit

World leaders, CEOS, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a high-profile trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image as a powerhouse in decline

San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit
Business|Environment|News

How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?

Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs

How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?
News|Political

Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein's legacy

Vice President Kamala Harris and other national leaders praised the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a leader of uncommon integrity and defender of American values

Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein's legacy
News|Political

Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein

Mourners are streaming into San Francisco City Hall to pay their respects to the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose casket is on display

Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein
Health|News

California's new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty

An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia into housing and medical care is starting in San Francisco and six other California counties

California's new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
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Supporters of reparations for Black residents urge San Francisco to push forward

More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco's City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents

Supporters of reparations for Black residents urge San Francisco to push forward

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