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Prop 47 Has Saved California Millions. These Are the Programs It's Funded
Programs funded by Proposition 47’s cost savings are showing success transitioning individuals out of incarceration — even amid a push to rollback parts of the landmark criminal justice reform.

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For Some Latinas in Tech, Career Growth Still Remains Elusive
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Occupy Abandoned UC Berkeley Building Near People’s Park
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'Political Football:' Future Uncertain for Program Reuniting Migrant Families
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Hwy 1 to Big Sur Reopens This Week — What to Know About Visiting from the Bay Area
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Housing Affordability

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Prop 47 Has Saved California Millions. These Are the Programs It's Funded

Programs funded by Proposition 47’s cost savings are showing success transitioning individuals out of incarceration — even amid a push to rollback parts of the landmark criminal justice reform.

Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Gains Approval After Push by Newsom

The governor urged the planning commission to approve the 40-unit project, a little over a year after a mass shooting on two farms revealed deplorable conditions for farmworkers.

Newsom Seeks Faster Track for Home Insurance Rate Hikes as Market Shrinks

With wildfire risk and inflation destabilizing California's homeowners insurance market, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing to fast-track new regulatory changes.

California Considers Making Sobriety a Mandatory Requirement for Shelter Access

Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for unhoused residents, a significant departure from California’s current 'Housing First' law.

Immigration

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'Political Football:' Future Uncertain for Program Reuniting Migrant Families

The little-known Central American Minors program has started, stopped and started again under successive presidential administrations.

Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Gains Approval After Push by Newsom

The governor urged the planning commission to approve the 40-unit project, a little over a year after a mass shooting on two farms revealed deplorable conditions for farmworkers.

Key California Ag Giant and United Farm Workers Clash Amid Union-Drive Efforts

In California, a conflict has emerged between the Wonderful Co. and the United Farm Workers over worker organization under a new labor law. Since its enactment, four groups of farm laborers, including those from Wonderful Nurseries in Wasco, have sought to unionize.
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Half Moon Bay Mayor Calls Newsom's Legal Threat Over Farmworker Housing Unhelpful

Half Moon Bay is pursuing two low-income housing developments for farmworkers in the wake of the mass shooting on two mushroom farms last year. Gov. Gavin Newsom feels the process isn't moving fast enough.

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For Some Latinas in Tech, Career Growth Still Remains Elusive

Studies show that Latinas face numerous biases in the tech industry — such as being seen as uncommitted or less competent after having children or coming off as 'feisty' instead of authoritative when they speak up.

Pro-Palestinian Activists Occupy Abandoned UC Berkeley Building Near People’s Park

Dozens of protesters are occupying Anna Head Alumnae Hall, setting up just a day after students ended a sprawling encampment on campus.
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'Political Football:' Future Uncertain for Program Reuniting Migrant Families

The little-known Central American Minors program has started, stopped and started again under successive presidential administrations.

Hwy 1 to Big Sur Reopens This Week — What to Know About Visiting from the Bay Area

US Highway 1 into Big Sur has been closed since a rockslide on March 30. With reopening set for Friday, here's what to know about visiting again.
A Black man wearing a cap and white shirt rests his arms and looks out a window.

Prop 47 Has Saved California Millions. These Are the Programs It's Funded

Programs funded by Proposition 47’s cost savings are showing success transitioning individuals out of incarceration — even amid a push to rollback parts of the landmark criminal justice reform.

California's Nuumu People Claim LA Stole Their Water, Now They're Fighting for Its Return

'You've got to learn the history — and if you really want to get down into the details, it'll really make your bones sort of chill,’ Noah Williams said, talking about the history of water rights in the Owens Valley.
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When BART Was Built, People — and Houses — Had to Go

Building the BART system in the 1960s required thousands of parcels of land. Decades later, memories of the homes and communities that were destroyed remain strong

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