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Newsom Vows Expedited Rollout of Proposition 1 Funds for Mental Health, Substance-Use Treatment Facilities
The governor says money from a bond approved by California voters will be available this summer to build housing for unhoused residents with behavioral health issues.

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'I Am Still Haunted': Women Accuse Rising SF Political Star of Rape and Abuse
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Oakland City Workers Criticize Administration Over Uncollected Business Taxes
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Trump Hush Money Trial Update with Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School
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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stay Put on UCSF Campus a Day After Initial Police Sweep
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Google Unleashes Retooled Search Engine Featuring AI-Generated Responses
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Housing Affordability

Newsom Seeks Faster Track for Home Insurance Rate Hikes as Market Shrinks

With wildfire risk and inflation destabilizing California's homeowners insurance market, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing to fast-track new regulatory changes.

California Considers Making Sobriety a Mandatory Requirement for Shelter Access

Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for unhoused residents, a significant departure from California’s current 'Housing First' law.
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$100 Million Gift Paves Way for Affordable Artist Housing in San Francisco

Plans for the 100-unit building on Market Street were filed with the city on Friday.

Fairfield Official's Wife Returns Money From Campaign for New California City

The wife of a Fairfield City Council member appeared as a campaign consultant on California Forever’s campaign finance documents. The council member says it’s not what it seems.

Immigration

Key California Ag Giant and United Farm Workers Clash Amid Union-Drive Efforts

In California, a conflict has emerged between the Wonderful Co. and the United Farm Workers over worker organization under a new labor law. Since its enactment, four groups of farm laborers, including those from Wonderful Nurseries in Wasco, have sought to unionize.
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Half Moon Bay Mayor Calls Newsom's Legal Threat Over Farmworker Housing Unhelpful

Half Moon Bay is pursuing two low-income housing developments for farmworkers in the wake of the mass shooting on two mushroom farms last year. Gov. Gavin Newsom feels the process isn't moving fast enough.

A Family Fled Ethnic Violence in India. Its Echoes Resonate in the Bay Area

One year ago, the family of Bay resident Niang Hangzo fled violence in India. Hangzo started an organization to help raise awareness of the ethnic conflict as her mother and other family members wondered how to rebuild their lives.

How Arizona and Nevada Could Determine Who Controls White House, Senate

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'I Am Still Haunted': Women Accuse Rising SF Political Star of Rape and Abuse

Jon Jacobo was a rising star in the progressive wing of San Francisco politics when a colleague publicly accused him of rape in 2021

Oakland City Workers Criticize Administration Over Uncollected Business Taxes

The group believes thousands of businesses did not pay business taxes by the April 17, 2023, deadline, and as much as $34 million in business tax collections from prior years may still be outstanding.

Trump Hush Money Trial Update with Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School

Newsom Vows Expedited Rollout of Proposition 1 Funds for Mental Health, Substance-Use Treatment Facilities

The governor says money from a bond approved by California voters will be available this summer to build housing for unhoused residents with behavioral health issues.

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stay Put on UCSF Campus a Day After Initial Police Sweep

A day after UCSF police took down tents and made one arrest, pro-Palestinian student protesters re-encamped outside Kalmanovitz Library, calling for the university to disclose its investments and divest from weapons manufacturers and Israeli-affiliated organizations.
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Google Unleashes Retooled Search Engine Featuring AI-Generated Responses

The makeover begins this week in the U.S. when hundreds of millions of people will start to periodically see conversational summaries generated by the company’s AI technology at the top of the search engine’s results page.

'Anybody Could Win' San Francisco Mayoral Race, Poll Suggests, With Many Voters Undecided

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is in a statistical tie with challengers Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie, according to the poll from the moderate-leaning Democratic group GrowSF.

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