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Bay Area Lebanese Community Unites Amid Growing ‘Sense of Doom’ as Israeli Strikes Mount
Concern and anxiety have gripped the Bay Area’s Lebanese diaspora because of the escalation in violence between Israel and Hezbollah.

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More Free COVID Tests via USPS Are Now Available to Order
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California Reparations Bill for Racist Land Seizures Vetoed by Newsom
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California's First Plastic Bag Ban Made Things Worse. Now It's Trying Again
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Oakland’s Top Ethics Investigator Is Resigning, Citing a Chronic Lack of Resources
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California School Boards Sue, Say Newsom Is Unlawfully Removing School Funding 'Safety Net'
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After Park Fire Devastation, an Unexpected Boon for Butterflies
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Major East Bay Reservoir Expansion Is Axed After Years of Rising Costs, Waning Interest
This Mite-y Beetle Buries the Dead to Start a Family
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‘Saturday Night’ Is a Thinly Sketched But Satisfying Movie
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Transcript: Proposition 5 Would Lower the Voting Threshold for Certain Local Bond Measures
Barbara Boxer Is Retired, But Still Deeply Engaged in Politics
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Transcript: Proposition 4 Would Raise $10 Billion in Bonds for Climate Projects

Housing Affordability

The Feds Sued a Major Corporate Landlord. Here’s What It Means for Renters

Invitation Homes will pay renters $48 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s claims that it illegally charged tenants and withheld security deposits.
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Fresno Rolls Out One of California’s Most Aggressive Camping Bans

Since the Supreme Court's June decision allowing cities to crack down on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pushed for more aggressive sweeps, leading at least 18 jurisdictions statewide to implement new camping bans.

This California College Lets Homeless Students Sleep Safely in Their Cars on Campus. Why Don't Other Schools Do It?

Legislative bills to create safe parking programs for students on California campuses while awaiting housing have failed. Meanwhile, Long Beach City College allows homeless students to park overnight.

‘We’re Turning Up the Heat’ Newsom Signs Slate of Housing, Homelessness Bills

The 32 new bills add to the growing list of measures passed in recent years to address the state’s housing affordability crisis.

Immigration

Fremont, My Hometown

Supriya Yelimeli surveys Fremont’s immigrant idealism and its relationship to inequity in the Bay Area.
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Fact-Check Reveals Trump's Inaccurate Claims About California and Kamala Harris

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.
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One Unaccompanied Minor's Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California's Pilot Program

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.

Newsom Vetoes Controversial Bill to Help Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill on Friday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to access one of the state’s first-generation homeownership loan programs.

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More Free COVID Tests via USPS Are Now Available to Order

You can once again order free COVID tests via USPS. Here's how to order yours, and where to find other kinds of free COVID tests near you in the Bay Area.
Three African American men have a standing conversation.

California Reparations Bill for Racist Land Seizures Vetoed by Newsom

The movement to return land taken by racist government action has found some success in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom's vetoed the creation of a state process for reviewing claims.

California's First Plastic Bag Ban Made Things Worse. Now It's Trying Again

California became the first state to pass a plastic bag ban in 2014, but it's been blamed for making the problem worse. The state is now banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely.

Oakland’s Top Ethics Investigator Is Resigning, Citing a Chronic Lack of Resources

Simon Russell says Oakland has long failed to provide the Public Ethics Commission with necessary staffing, even as it investigates a number of high-profile cases.

Bay Area Lebanese Community Unites Amid Growing ‘Sense of Doom’ as Israeli Strikes Mount

Concern and anxiety have gripped the Bay Area’s Lebanese diaspora because of the escalation in violence between Israel and Hezbollah.
Young children work on projects in an elementary school classroom.

California School Boards Sue, Say Newsom Is Unlawfully Removing School Funding 'Safety Net'

A lawsuit filed Thursday by the California School Boards Association alleges that Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to lower the guaranteed amount of funding for California schools violates the state’s constitution and could endanger school funding in years to come.

SF Supervisors Advance Overhaul of Much-Criticized Office for Sexual Assault Survivors

San Francisco’s Office of Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention was envisioned as a guide to help survivors navigate city bureaucracy. Critics say it fell far short.

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