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How Bay Area Libraries Are Helping Residents Switch From Gas to Induction Cooking
Bay Area libraries are lending induction cooktops to help residents transition away from gas stoves, cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality.
California Must Move Faster on Wildfire Risk, Experts Warn
Release The Brood! Roly Poly Birthing Is Intense
Hot Weekend Ahead for the Bay Area With Summerlike Weather Forecast
A Rare Look Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
Bay Area Beaches Are Chock-Full of Mysterious Blue Creatures Again. Here’s How to See Them
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California Must Move Faster on Wildfire Risk, Experts Warn
How Bay Area Libraries Are Helping Residents Switch From Gas to Induction Cooking
Hot Weekend Ahead for the Bay Area With Summerlike Weather Forecast
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California Must Move Faster on Wildfire Risk, Experts Warn

As insurance costs and fire danger rise, a new state report called for sweeping action to make homes and communities more resilient.

How Bay Area Libraries Are Helping Residents Switch From Gas to Induction Cooking

Bay Area libraries are lending induction cooktops to help residents transition away from gas stoves, cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality.

Release The Brood! Roly Poly Birthing Is Intense

Hot Weekend Ahead for the Bay Area With Summerlike Weather Forecast

Inland Bay Area temperatures could soar close to 100 degrees this weekend, with San Francisco climbing into the 80s, due to a ridge of high pressure.

A Rare Look Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

All eyes are turned to Diablo Canyon Power Plant as the debate about extending its life returns to Sacramento. But what’s it like inside?

Bay Area Beaches Are Chock-Full of Mysterious Blue Creatures Again. Here’s How to See Them

Why are all those Velella velella — also known as “by-the-wind sailors” — washing up in the Bay Area right now, and where to spot them.

California’s Fuel Fears Threaten Benicia’s ‘Just Transition’ to Green Economy

State leaders negotiated an agreement with Valero this year to use its idled Benicia facility to store and transport imported fuel, which brings little economic activity while freezing redevelopment plans.
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