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Blue Zones/It’s been 20 years since guest Dan Buettner discovered the blue zones – the five places in the world where people live the longest. -
Russell Mondy/Flickr / Creative CommonsA new report criticizes the investigations into police misconduct that led to Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong’s firing in February. Mayor Sheng Thao says she is sticking with her decision to fire the former chief.
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Wiki Commons/Wiki CommonsIn a 5-1 vote on Tuesday night, with one council member absent, the Richmond City Council voted for an existing city office to adopt the Community Crisis Response Program or CCRP in Richmond.
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wp paarz/Flickr / Creative CommonsIn California, alone, pharmacies make an estimated five million medication errors annually. A new bill to address these errors is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.
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Thomas Hawk/Flickr / Creative CommonsStepping over shattered glass in Oakland has become a humdrum matter, and local shop owners are exhausted from maintaining a constant vigilance against retail theft. They were even more fumed after learning Thursday that the city of Oakland missed an application deadline to receive state funds to help fight crime.
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Robert Ashworth/Flickr / Creative CommonsSan Jose officials are struggling to solve the growing number of RVs lining city streets -- and the road will not be easy.
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The Sonoma County supervisors have voted to close two temporary shelters in the county and turn them into permanent housing sites with increased capacities. -
Assembly Bill 374, set to allow “Amsterdam” style cannabis cafes, has moved through the state legislature and awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. The bill aims to better serve Californian cannabis users, buoy struggling businesses, and increase sales tax revenue for the state.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved plans to renovate a Millbrae hotel into permanent housing for the formerly homeless. Some – including Millbrae Mayor Ann Schneider – opposed the decision.
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Former mayors Libby Schaaf of Oakland and Michael Tubbs of Stockton will lead a roundtable discussion today about Oakland Resilient Families, the guaranteed income pilot which began in 2021 and concluded this June, advocacy group Mayors for a Guaranteed Income announced Monday.
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Democratic lawmakers advanced a contentious proposal by one of their Republican colleagues to increase penalties for child sex trafficking, but held a series of borrowing measures for housing and school infrastructure during dual hearings on Friday to cull the legislative agenda before the end of session in two weeks.
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Medicare finally has the power to negotiate drug prices, thanks to the Democratic Party's Inflation Reduction Act. Big Pharma is suing to keep high prices in place.
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Municipal law enforcement across California saw drops in manpower in recent years, mostly through attrition and a failure to recruit new officers. Now, several cities are offering cash incentives to current officers, as well as recruits. And, so far, the results are encouraging.
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Legislation aimed to help speed up development of affordable housing across California was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, in an effort to address the state's housing crisis.
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A bill passed by the state Legislature on Monday may sway the state Supreme Court to clear a path for student housing and supportive housing for homeless people on People's Park in Berkeley.
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A high-profile legal battle over homeless encampment sweeps in San Francisco took another turn after the plaintiffs took a step back from their earlier statements made during oral arguments, according to a notice filed to a federal appeals court by City Attorney David Chiu on Tuesday.
