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Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Climate Change Risks, New UCLA Study Shows
LGBTQ people in same-sex couples are at greater risk of exposure to the negative effects of climate change compared to straight couples, according to a new study.

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California Pet Owners Could Rent Apartments More Easily Under New Bill
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Google Worker Says the Company Is 'Silencing Our Voices' After Dozens Are Fired
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The Stud, SF's Oldest Queer Bar, Gears Up for a Grand Reopening
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After Parole, ICE Deported This Refugee Back to a Country He Never Knew
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More Than a Year After Shooting, Half Moon Bay is Making Progress on Farmworker Housing
Homeowners Insurance Market Stretched Even Thinner as 2 More Companies Leave California
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California Requires Solar Panels on New Homes. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?
2,000-Year-Old Meat Cauldrons Star in the Asian Art Museum's Newest Exhibit
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The Stud, SF's Oldest Queer Bar, Gears Up for a Grand Reopening

Housing Affordability

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California Pet Owners Could Rent Apartments More Easily Under New Bill

AB 2216 would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging extra for security deposit and rent for tenants with cats, dogs or other common household animals.

More Than a Year After Shooting, Half Moon Bay is Making Progress on Farmworker Housing

In this episode of The Bay, we learn about Half Moon Bay's efforts to build farmworker housing after last year's mass shooting revealed substandard living conditions.

Homeowners Insurance Market Stretched Even Thinner as 2 More Companies Leave California

Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co. together insure around 12,000 homeowners, worsening California's insurance availability crisis.

Democrats Again Vote Down California Ban on Unhoused Encampments

A bill to ban unhoused encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year.

Immigration

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After Parole, ICE Deported This Refugee Back to a Country He Never Knew

Phoeun You knows what it’s like to be a refugee in the United States, serve prison time for a violent crime, and be deported to a country he never knew.

Half Moon Bay Prepares to Break Ground on Farmworker Housing

Last year’s mass shooting spurred local leaders to act. Dozens of homes for farmworker families should be ready in early 2024, but other projects could take years.
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If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options

Why are students with undocumented parents particularly affected by the errors plaguing the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA — and what you can do if you’re among them.
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Judge Rules Border Patrol Must Care for Migrant Children Waiting in Camps

As migrants, including children, cross into the US and wait to ask for asylum, they’ve been stuck in makeshift encampments along the California border.

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A dog sits between two people holding and petting it.

California Pet Owners Could Rent Apartments More Easily Under New Bill

AB 2216 would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging extra for security deposit and rent for tenants with cats, dogs or other common household animals.

Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Climate Change Risks, New UCLA Study Shows

LGBTQ people in same-sex couples are at greater risk of exposure to the negative effects of climate change compared to straight couples, according to a new study.
A big white screen with "Google Cloud" written across it.

Google Worker Says the Company Is 'Silencing Our Voices' After Dozens Are Fired

A day after sit-in protests in Google's offices in Silicon Valley, New York City and Seattle, Google fired Zelda Montes and 27 other employees who are part of the No Tech for Apartheid group.

The Stud, SF's Oldest Queer Bar, Gears Up for a Grand Reopening

The historic bar's new SoMa location debuts with a time machine-themed party celebrating its different eras.
A man seen from behind stands on a balcony at sunset, looking out at a lush forest and mountain landscape.

After Parole, ICE Deported This Refugee Back to a Country He Never Knew

Phoeun You knows what it’s like to be a refugee in the United States, serve prison time for a violent crime, and be deported to a country he never knew.

More Than a Year After Shooting, Half Moon Bay is Making Progress on Farmworker Housing

In this episode of The Bay, we learn about Half Moon Bay's efforts to build farmworker housing after last year's mass shooting revealed substandard living conditions.
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Alameda County DA Charges 3 Police Officers With Manslaughter in Death of Mario Gonzalez

The move by District Attorney Pamela Price's office to file felony involuntary manslaughter charges against the officers reverses the decision of her predecessor, who in 2022 declined to charge them after finding no evidence of wrongdoing.

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