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Los Angeles Voters Are Moving Ever Leftward, Shifting Election Politics in America’s Second-Largest City

That program, backed by grass-roots organizing and sophisticated political leadership, has touched voters and made the left far more viable in local elections. The political

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Winter Has Nothing on the Bay Area, With Temperatures Soaring

Although atmospheric rivers dumped more than 4 inches of rain around the region this fall and early winter, most of January has been virtually dry,

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For 56 Years, This Berkeley Food Pantry Built a Community. Now It’s Shutting Down

“It’s incredibly sad,” said Marice Ash, who has volunteered every Wednesday for three and a half years. “It just feels like a very mutual, self-help

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California Demands Oakland Schools Make Sweeping Changes Over Antisemitism Complaints

“The evidence clearly showed a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students and families, and the CDE has stepped in to enforce meaningful corrective action,”

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Will the Bay Area’s Dry Winter Flip? Not Just Yet, But Storms Could Be Coming

The month of steady storms made up for a slow start to the water year, delivering more than 6 feet of snow to the Sierra,

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Fatal Shooting by Richmond Detective on Interstate 80 Is Under Investigation

Based on preliminary information, police said the Nissan involved was likely the same car that several people had reported to the California Highway Patrol starting

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SF Schools Expand Tutoring Program to Get More Students Reading at Grade Level

Now, DCYF is allocating city Student Success Fund dollars to expand the tutoring program to 1,440 more students, focusing on second- through fourth-graders, who are

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PG&E Plans Power Outages for San Francisco Neighborhoods Hit by Major Blackout

Caitlin Starke, who moved to the Richmond two weeks ago and has a baby, said she did not receive any communication about the planned outage

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Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps Favoring Democrats

Democrats celebrated the ruling. “Republicans’ weak attempt to silence voters failed. California voters overwhelmingly supported Prop 50 — to respond to Trump’s rigging in Texas

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South Bay Rep. Ro Khanna ‘Horrified’ After Visit to California City ICE Detention Center

Khanna said he spoke with a man who said he had blood in his urine and was still waiting for medical care after seven days.