California’s minimum wage is increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles debates $30 an hour
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Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1.
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Bay Area veterans, local leaders urge feds to preserve planned VA clinic at Alameda Point
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VA health care patients bounce from one clinic in Palo Alto, to another in San Francisco, to one in Oakland, to yet another in Antioch.Environment
Public comment opens on Marin County’s largest housing development project in years
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Plans for the Strawberry site include a new senior residential care facility with up to 100 independent living units and 50 assisted living and memory-care apartments, along with 337 single- and multi-family homes.BART
BART fares to rise 6.2% in 2026 as ridership continues to rebound, budget gap persists
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Parking prices will also change on Jan. 1, though details were not specified.climate change
Fungal forests: New study reveals the fatal impacts of climate change on East Bay trees
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Almost every major variety of tree in Contra Costa County has been impacted: oaks, manzanitas, tanoaks, eucalyptus, bay laurels and acacias.crime
San Jose family ran network of brothels earning $1M yearly, prosecutors say
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A married couple and one of their adult children ran at least 10 commercial sex brothels across Santa Clara County under the guise of massage parlors.Environment
Marin planners order deeper environmental review for contested Lucas Valley housing
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Developer says county is violating state housing law.Bay Area
Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2026 inductees
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Deadline is December 19.Technology
Trump’s new order against AI regulation hits California especially hard
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Since 2016, California has enacted more AI regulations than any other state.Bay Area
Bipartisan bill aims to ease Trump tariff on wine and other specialty crop farmers
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The USDA and the Wine Institute report that the latest round of tariffs has reduced export demand for California wine and raised production costs by increasing the price of imported glass and other packaging materials.BART
