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Divestment from Israeli Tech Is a Tall Order for Silicon Valley. Here’s Why
Although American public sentiment against Israel is running high because of its actions in Gaza, divestment may be a non-starter because Silicon Valley is heavily invested in Israeli companies.
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SF Wants to Give Downtown a Boost With More Pop-Ups in Empty Storefronts
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An Apple Pancake as Big as a Pie? At This '50s L.A. Diner, It’s True
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How to See Chaka Khan, Chicano Batman for Free at Stern Grove
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Bay Area Rock Climber Beth Rodden Shares Triumphs, Traumas in New Memoir
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California's Central Coast Could Gain First Indigenous-Named Marine Sanctuary in US
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California Regulators Approve Adding Fixed Charge of Up to $24 to Utility Bills
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Elk Would Roam Free, Campers Would Not, Under Proposed Changes at Point Reyes National Seashore
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California's Second-Largest Reservoir Filled to Capacity
Water flowing at high speeds out of a lake.
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Botanist’s Album About Ancient Plants Echoes Today’s Climate Crisis
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How to See Chaka Khan, Chicano Batman for Free at Stern Grove
This Cozy Thai Cafe Serves Eye-Popping Desserts Until Midnight
Illustration: Two men eat noodles and Thai desserts with an animalistic fervor.
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Housing Affordability

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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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Map: What You Need to Earn to Afford a Median-Priced Home in Your County in California

San Mateo, Santa Clara and Marin topped the list of California counties that required the highest incomes to afford a median-priced home.
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Newsom Eyes Cuts to California’s $500M Anti-Foreclosure Fund for Renters

The governor is proposing to freeze a program aimed at keeping families facing foreclosure in their homes before any of the dollars ever get spent.
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Berkeley Passes Legal Protections for Polyamory, Joining Oakland

Advocates see the legal protections for people in "diverse family structures" as a significant step to reduce stigma.
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Immigration

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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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A Family Fled Ethnic Violence in India. Its Echoes Resonate in the Bay Area

One year ago, the family of Bay resident Niang Hangzo fled violence in India. Hangzo started an organization to help raise awareness of the ethnic conflict as her mother and other family members wondered how to rebuild their lives.
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How Arizona and Nevada Could Determine Who Controls White House, Senate

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As Border Debate Shifts Right, Sen. Alex Padilla Emerges as Persistent Counterforce for Immigrants

Alex Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic Party’s approach to immigration and pressing his case in face-to-face moments with President Joe Biden.
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SF Wants to Give Downtown a Boost With More Pop-Ups in Empty Storefronts

San Francisco officials are expanding an economic revitalization project that's part of Mayor London Breed's plan for downtown.
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An Apple Pancake as Big as a Pie? At This '50s L.A. Diner, It’s True

An unassuming diner near LAX has been serving up a one-of-a-kind pancake since 1959.
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How to See Chaka Khan, Chicano Batman for Free at Stern Grove

The concert series also includes Herbie Hancock, Alex G, Lucinda Williams, the Commodores and more.
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Bay Area Rock Climber Beth Rodden Shares Triumphs, Traumas in New Memoir

Beth Rodden is known for her historic rock climbing career in Yosemite and around the world, but lesser known is her battle with PTSD, an eating disorder and crippling anxiety. She chronicles it all in her new memoir.
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Divestment from Israeli Tech Is a Tall Order for Silicon Valley. Here’s Why

Although American public sentiment against Israel is running high because of its actions in Gaza, divestment may be a non-starter because Silicon Valley is heavily invested in Israeli companies.
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California's Central Coast Could Gain First Indigenous-Named Marine Sanctuary in US

The Northern Chumash seeks to designate California's Central Coast as a marine sanctuary, pending federal approval, shielding one of the world’s most biodiverse stretches of ocean from oil drilling. If approved, it would be the first US sanctuary named by an Indigenous tribe.
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Berkeley Schools Chief Testifies Before Congress on Antisemitism

In this episode of The Bay, KQED's Sara Hossaini explains allegations of antisemitism that have been filed against Berkeley Unified School District.
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