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Bay Area
Rossmoor club teaches highs, lows of senior cannabis use
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The retirement community's medical marijuana club, the Rossmoor Compassion Society, has met since 2011.Oakland
Oakland diocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of allegations of child sexual abuse
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The diocese is home to Corpus Christi parish in Piedmont.Climate
Mangoes and agave in the Central Valley? California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change
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The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where.Bay Area
Report: Regulators saw problems, but didn’t make Silicon Valley Bank fix them fast enough
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State lawmakers will get a chance to ask questions on Wednesday when they hold an oversight hearing on Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.Housing
A Bay Area homebuilder planned a project with union rules. Can it work anywhere else?
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A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal.Crime & Safety
Piedmont police issue strong arm robberies alert
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Two incidents near the center of town involve a newer model black Hyundai Hatchback with tinted windows occupied by multiple suspects.Bay Area
Is the child care crisis escalating?
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Child care for a baby in Alameda County cost about $20,000 a year in 2021.California
California says new cigarettes appear to violate state’s flavored tobacco ban
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The ban includes menthol-flavored cigarettes, and the attorney general's office says the new products are marketed as menthol substitutes.Bay Area
