California plans to GPS-collar elk, deer, wolves amid rising wolf–livestock clashes
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In January, deer and elk will be captured in several counties, including Alameda and Santa Clara counties in the Bay Area.
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Bipartisan bill aims to ease Trump tariff on wine and other specialty crop farmers
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The USDA and the Wine Institute report that the latest round of tariffs has reduced export demand for California wine and raised production costs by increasing the price of imported glass and other packaging materials.Health Matters
What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
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A reshaped CDC website suggesting that vaccines cause autism has appalled the medical community.Bay Area
Bay Area airports, airlines work to comply with federal flight reductions amid shutdown
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A spokesperson for OAK said on Thursday that the airport will remain at full staffing levels while they prepare for further guidance.berkeley
Berkeley City Council votes to encrypt police radio communications, drawing public outcry
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Law enforcement agencies across the state are moving to restrict public access to dispatch transmissions to comply with a memo issued by Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2020.City
Voting options for the November 4, 2025 election
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Mail in your ballot, drop it at a secure drop box, or vote in person at any of 38 locations in Alameda County -- and there's still an option to register to vote.children
‘It’s criminal neglect’: Wahab slams Alameda County leadership on child welfare system
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The audit found that DCFS failed to start about 50 percent of investigations within the time allowed, failed to ensure that foster youth received medical care and mental health services promptly, and more.Bay Area
Dungeness crab fishing fleet is stuck at dock by threat to whales, sea turtles
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Commercial fishing delayed until at least around the New Year, state officials said.berkeley
Berkeley police encryption plan triggers public pushback
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California Highway Patrol traffic in Oakland remains public, at least for now. The CHP also hosts a real-time log of its calls to help keep the public informed.public safety
Mayor responds to possible National Guard deployment, says it wouldn’t make SF safer
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San Francisco law enforcement has already partnered with state and federal officials to shut down open-air drug markets, the mayor said.Bay Area
Letter to the Editor | I ran 17 miles to raise awareness of childhood malnutrition; donors showed up
By Steve Sidney, MD