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A previously unsuccessful effort to lower the voting age to 16 in the city of San Francisco is once again underway -- led mainly by youth who aim to increase civic engagement and representation.
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Supporters of the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price are taking every opportunity to pressure the county Board of Supervisors to call a special election as soon as possible.
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The peregrine falcons nested atop UC Berkeley’s Campanile Tower hatched their fourth and final egg of the season on Wednesday.
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Today, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new 911 dispatch center.
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Tesla is set to lay off some 3,300 workers in California in June, with the majority of jobs being lost coming from the Bay Area.
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On Tuesday morning, more than 50 tents were pitched outside of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley, with students and organizers there asking that the university meet a number of demands – including divesting from Israel’s war on Palestine.
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The Bay Area music festival takes place in Golden Gate Park from August 9 - 11. Tyler the Creator and Sturgill Simpson are also on the bill.
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The Oakland City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement for the ballpark for the new minor league Oakland Ballers.
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Monday, San Francisco lost one of the greatest social justice champions. The Reverend Cecil Williams, the co-founder of Glide Memorial Church, died peacefully at his retirement community. He was 94 years old.
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Eight projects in the cities of Oakland and Santa Cruz, and the counties of Marin, Monterey and Santa Cruz will receive nearly $55 million in state funds to help unsheltered homeless people move from encampments into housing.
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Several East Bay municipalities are facing almost 400 hundred thousand dollars in fines for releasing untreated sewage into the San Francisco Bay.
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Earlier this week, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ask for the state’s help preventing the closure of one of the region's only trauma centers.
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UC-Berkeley undergraduate student Cecilia Lunaparra is leading the race for Berkeley City Council's District 7 seat, which has been vacant since January following the resignation of Rigel Robinson, who stepped down after a community-led recall campaign and alleged threats.
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A looming operating budget deficit could spell layoffs for the City of Oakland, which may include the Oakland Police Department.