Bay Area
Bay Area
California lawmakers send caste discrimination bill to Newsom
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The first-in-the-nation bill bans caste discrimination under California’s housing and employment laws.COVID-19
California lawmakers want to tax guns and ammo
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The tax could bring in an estimated $160 million annually for violence intervention programs.California
TikTok ban on state worker phones won’t happen in California this year
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A bipartisan bill breezed through the state Legislature, but Gov. Newsom asked for the delay. It's the latest social media regulation to get stalled in California.climate change
California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers
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Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.Bay Area
Attorney for Monterrosa family vows to hire private security to monitor returning officer
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Vallejo police killed Sean Monterrosa in 2020 during the unrest surrounding George Floyd protests in that city.Bay Area
BART to increase service frequency
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No more half-hour stretches between trains on nights, weekends.climate change
California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know
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California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.Bay Area
A California city offered a $75,000 bonus to new cops. These departments are trying to keep up
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Neighboring cities are struggling to hire police in a tight labor market after the COVID pandemic.Bay Area
