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A coalition of workers’ unions and local organizing groups gathered at the 24th & Mission BART station Wednesday for a May Day rally in support of the people of Palestine.
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After years of delays, 16- and 17-year-olds in Oakland and Berkeley will finally get a chance to vote in school board elections.
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Over the weekend, a crowd of stakeholders gathered at UCSF’s Parnassus campus to kick off construction for what the university says will be a 15-story, “state-of-the-art” facility.
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A car fire on the Bay Bridge on Tuesday morning led to a large plume of smoke and the closure of multiple westbound lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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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.
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At Tuesday’s SFMTA Board meeting, a group of people living in RVs near San Francisco State University asked that the Board delay new parking restrictions.