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This East Bay Elected Official Is a Delegate at the Republican National Convention
Jeff Wang, the vice mayor of Union City, told KQED he’s not trying to change his constituents' minds about national politics.

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Housing Affordability

San Francisco Mayoral Candidates Agree Bold Action Is Needed on Housing. What Are Their Proposals?

The next mayor of San Francisco will lead the city's charge to build nearly 82,000 new state-mandated housing units by 2031.

UC Berkeley Family Housing Tenants Fight Rent Hike, New Parking Fees

The university recently hiked rents and imposed new parking fees at its family housing site, called UC Village, in Albany.

San Francisco Developers Have Mixed Feelings About Peskin’s Middle Income Housing Plan

SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin is creating a new funding program to build ‘middle-income’ housing. Some affordable housing developers are optimistic to get more funding, but others worry it could be making funding more complicated than needed.
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Unhoused Oakland Residents Win Order Delaying Eviction in Early Test of Supreme Court Ruling

After the Supreme Court granted cities broader power to clear homeless encampments, a new lawsuit filed by a group of unhoused Oakland residents over a sweep will test the ruling's limits.

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As Europe cracks down on immigration and speeds up deportations, the U.S. has emerged as a destination for West Africans fleeing their countries. But getting here is only half the struggle.

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San Francisco Overdose Deaths Are At Nearly 2-Year Low. What’s Behind the Decline?

San Francisco reported 48 accidental overdose deaths in June. Though public health officials cited citywide programs, an expert says wider drug use trends are likely at play.

Can California Build a Million EV Charging Stations to Meet Its Clean Energy Goals?

Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than seven years and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost is just one obstacle.

This East Bay Elected Official Is a Delegate at the Republican National Convention

Jeff Wang, the vice mayor of Union City, told KQED he’s not trying to change his constituents' minds about national politics.

AI Raising the Rent? San Francisco Could Be the First City to Ban the Practice

The legislation comes as President Biden is looking to curb rental increases at 5% for corporate landlords.
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Elon Musk Says He's Moving SpaceX and X Headquarters From California to Texas

Musk posted on the social media platform X on Tuesday that he plans to move SpaceX from Hawthorne to Starbase, Texas. X will move to Austin from San Francisco.
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Gender Law Praised by LGBTQ Groups, but Conservatives Claim It Violates Parents' Rights

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