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Shiny scam convinces victims to convert their cash into gold bars — with dire consequences
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The criminals pose as U.S. government officials or as customer support professionals from a financial or tech company, according to police.homelessness
SF’s fentanyl addiction treatment program showing results, health department says
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A street care team in the Tenderloin offers immediate drug treatment to unhoused people addicted to fentanyl and other opioids.Bay Area
Air district program lets people turn clunker cars into cash to help improve environment
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Bay Area Air Quality Management District will give people $1,500 starting in July for turning over vehicles made in 1998 or before.Bay Area
San Francisco voters will decide whether to convert Great Highway into oceanfront park
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Proposed changes would create a 17-acre oceanfront recreation space and promenade.Bay Area
This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection
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Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk.Bay Area
New subscription service lets you know when air quality incidents happen in the Bay Area
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Notifications would supplement other air quality notification services like Spare the Air alerts, and the EPA fire and smoke map.gavin newsom
California’s long-delayed indoor heat rule approved. What it means for workers
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After five years, a state occupational health board approves rules to protect workers from extreme heat indoors. They will take effect in August, but state prisons will not be covered.climate change
San Francisco resumes its annual battle with nature to keep sand off the Great Highway
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In recent years sand buildup has worsened due to climate change.Bay Area
