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A California city tried to ban homeless shelters. It’s giving up after Newsom’s lawsuit
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The fight started in 2024 when Norwalk in LA County approved a ban on emergency shelters, supportive housing and several businesses that predominantly serve low-income residents.Bay Area
Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods
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A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near transit stations.Housing
San Francisco moves to streamline more permit processes for housing, business
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The effort to streamline and simplify the permitting process was a component of Lurie’s mayoral campaign.climate change
Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study
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Fires in the Sierra foothills have already torched nearly 14,000 acres, and devastated the historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp.Arts & Entertainment
Piedmont Ave. mural at center of nudity complaint won’t be removed from public view for now
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Some Native American neighbors are offended and say the mural lacks ‘redeeming cultural message.’COVID-19
Confusion as kids head back to school and RFK Jr. calls the shots on vaccines
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The country is experiencing some of the lowest childhood vaccine rates and highest levels of public health uncertainty in known memory.Health Matters
As insurers struggle with GLP-1 drug costs, some seek to wean patients off
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Conventional wisdom says GLP-1 drugs must be taken indefinitely to maintain weight loss.Bay Area
The fight for Prop. 50: Elected officials rally in SF to support congressional map redraw
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State Sen. Scott Wiener framed Prop. 50 as a “fight that came to us.”gavin newsom
