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Where to Find Financial Aid for Abortion in California
Despite fear of further restrictions on reproductive care under a second Trump presidency, abortion is legal in California, and there are resources available for abortion care, including financial assistance.

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40 Years After Massive Bhopal Disaster, Bay Area Art Project Seeks Justice
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San Francisco Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Commits to $1 Annual Salary
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SF State Lecturers Rattled by Looming Job Cuts as Enrollment Slides
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More California Cities Are Banning Landlords From Using AI Software to Raise Rents
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California Democrats Prepare for Trump, But Vow Renewed Focus on Affordability
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Housing Affordability

More California Cities Are Banning Landlords From Using AI Software to Raise Rents

California and federal prosecutors say RealPage software makes renters "pay inflated prices” as San Jose seeks to follow San Francisco's lead in banning the software.

Alameda County Artists Can Apply for $2,500 in Rental Assistance

Artists facing eviction, housing insecurity, rent increases and homelessness have until Dec. 16 to apply.

Santa Clara Approves Major Housing and Office Development; Could Take 25 Years to Build

Santa Clara officials recently approved a major project with up to 2,600 apartments and millions of square feet of office space, but the city is giving the developer as much as 25 years to finish it.

Santa Clara Valley Water District Cracks Down on Unhoused People Near Waterways

The Santa Clara Valley Water District passed an encampment ban on Tuesday, making it tougher for unhoused people to live near most rivers, creeks and streams in the South Bay.

Immigration

California Is a Sanctuary State. How Much Will That Protect Immigrants From Trump's Deportation Plans?

California is a so-called 'sanctuary state,' and San Francisco declared itself a 'sanctuary city' following the 2016 presidential election. So, what could we expect under the second Trump presidency?

'What's Going to Happen to My Kids?': California Prepares to Resist Trump Deportations

California is readying legal challenges to reaffirm a 'sanctuary state' law to thwart a second Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.

A 129-Year-Old San Francisco Lawsuit Could Stop Trump From Ending Birthright Citizenship

In 1898, Wong Kim Ark, a man born in the U.S. to Chinese parents, won a Supreme Court battle to defend his claim to citizenship. His case could prevent Trump from fulfilling his promise to end birthright citizenship in the U.S.

Undocumented? What to Know Before a Second Trump Term

Here are ways that immigrants lacking permanent legal status — and folks in mixed-status families — can prepare for the sweeping immigration changes proposed by President-elect Donald Trump for his second term.

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40 Years After Massive Bhopal Disaster, Bay Area Art Project Seeks Justice

A San Francisco street mural commemorates the 40th anniversary of the gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands.

Where to Find Financial Aid for Abortion in California

Despite fear of further restrictions on reproductive care under a second Trump presidency, abortion is legal in California, and there are resources available for abortion care, including financial assistance.

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Commits to $1 Annual Salary

The incoming mayor, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, ran the city’s most expensive mayoral campaign in history.

SF State Lecturers Rattled by Looming Job Cuts as Enrollment Slides

Some longtime San Francisco State University lecturers say they haven’t been rehired for next semester.

More California Cities Are Banning Landlords From Using AI Software to Raise Rents

California and federal prosecutors say RealPage software makes renters "pay inflated prices” as San Jose seeks to follow San Francisco's lead in banning the software.

California Democrats Prepare for Trump, But Vow Renewed Focus on Affordability

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers gaveled in a special session on Monday to protect California values ahead of another Trump presidency.
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A California lawmaker proposed a bill to give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University.

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