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People’s Park housing project in Berkeley to resume following CA Supreme Court decision
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Closing CEQA loopholes paved way to ruling.Bay Area
Organizers of campaign effort to recall Oakland mayor say they delivered petition to city
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Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) said they only need 24,644 valid signatures to qualify for an election and that they turned in the petition well before the July 22 deadline.DMV
Tired of waiting at DMV? California motorists can now access most popular services online
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New digital innovation at the California Department of Motor Vehicles may allow people to skip long lines.ballot
Short of signatures for fall, organizers target 2026 ballot for tightening transgender rights
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Initiative organizers were buoyed by the 400,000 signatures that thousands of volunteers collected.Housing
California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing
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The California Supreme Court gave the greenlight to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a years-long legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.public safety
Officer injured, 13 arrested after protesters barricade inside Stanford president’s office
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A group calling itself Liberate Stanford, made up of Stanford students and alumni, claimed responsibility.crime
Ex-SJ professor sentenced to over 5 years in prison for ‘arson spree’ amid 2021 Dixie Fire
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Gary Maynard, 49, has a PhD in sociology and taught criminology at Sonoma State and Santa Clara universities.California
California becomes latest state to try capping health care spending
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California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health care spending.Bay Area
