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Housing Affordability
Displacing People for 'Progress' — the Origins of BART
Back in the '60s, BART was just a plan in the making. And located through its path were communities of mostly lower-income people of color. But thanks to a legal tool known as eminent domain, many in that community were forced to sell their homes or face eviction.
California Forever Says 12 Start-Ups Will Open Workplaces in Its New City
California Forever promises to add 15,000 jobs to Solano County if voters approve its plan to build a new city from scratch in November. Twelve companies have pledged their support for the plan and to build factories and offices there.
Immigration
After Months-Long Coma, This Latino Immigrant Worker Is Still Fighting Mysterious Long COVID Symptoms
Construction worker Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar is still fighting mysterious symptoms after emerging from a 3-month coma and going blind in his left eye. His experience is just one example of the devastating impact that COVID continues to have on Latinx communities in San Francisco.
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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Federal Judge Orders New Sentencing Hearing for David DePape in Trial Over Pelosi Attack
US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said the court committed an error by not giving DePape a chance to make a statement before being sentenced. Corley ordered a new sentencing hearing to commence on May 28.
Some Bay Area Universities Reach Deal to End Encampments, but Students Say Their Fight Continues
Many of the students who packed up their tents after making deals with university administrations have moved on to what they consider to be the next arena — the state bodies that govern the UC and CSU systems.
After Months-Long Coma, This Latino Immigrant Worker Is Still Fighting Mysterious Long COVID Symptoms
Construction worker Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar is still fighting mysterious symptoms after emerging from a 3-month coma and going blind in his left eye. His experience is just one example of the devastating impact that COVID continues to have on Latinx communities in San Francisco.