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Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties
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The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without undoing changes voters approved a decade ago that reduced prison sentences for nonviolent crimes.business
Richmond, Chevron reach $550M compromise that puts brakes on November tax measure
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Chevron offered to pay $300 million over 10 years, which they increased to $550 million if the city dropped the ballot measure.BART
BART Board of Directors approves 2 contracts to build police HQ and install new fare gates
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The new BART police headquarters would be located in a now-vacant Kaiser building at 2000 Broadway.addiction
Fighting fentanyl: Assembly committee seeks solutions to rise of opioid deaths among kids
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Between 2019 and 2021, drug overdoses became the third most common cause of death for U.S. children and teens, according to the CDC.ballot
‘A huge disappointment’: $20B housing bond yanked from fall ballot amid flagging support
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Polling showed that voters’ interest in the proposal had stagnated as they remained concerned with inflation and high taxes.wildfires
Californians: Your rent may go up because of rising insurance rates
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Small businesses that rent their space will be affected by their landlords’ rising premiums, too.Bay Area
5 Bay Area cities offer political candidates extra time after incumbents fail to return
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Make that six: Piedmont also extended the deadline for school board candidates after two current officeholders aren't coming back.Bay Area
‘Model for future of all rail’: Caltrain debuts electric train, first of its kind in California
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Caltrain, which broke ground on the project in 2017, will phase in the electric trains among the existing diesel ones between now and Sept. 21, after which its fleet is expected to be entirely electric.strike
