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Alameda County approves $6.7B budget, preserving safety-net services
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County officials said the budget closes a $91 million deficit without layoffs or major service reductions.Bay Area
They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it
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A conversation with the UC Berkeley authors of “Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide.”Elections
Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot
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Californians will vote on 14 statewide ballot measures on environment, taxation, election, housing, and healthcare.Bay Area
Newsom signs law that lets Uber, attorneys avoid ballot measure fight
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New law limits medical cost recoveries from ride-hailing crashes, imposes new driver background check rules.Environment
Tech billionaires hire Democratic dealmakers in renewed push to build a Bay Area city
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California Forever is lobbying state leaders to rush through a massive shipbuilding deal that would fast-track its development after years of local opposition.Bay Area
What is the California Legislature doing about homelessness this year? These are the bills to watch
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State funds for sober housing, disposing of RVs on city streets, and creating a plan for homelessness prevention have made the cut so far.Housing
‘Living nightmare’: Oakland activists, tenants demand action on housing code violations
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The protest came just before the Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee was set to vote on its annual housing action plan.Oakland
Port of Oakland to offer free harbor tours through October
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The tours will depart from the Oakland Ferry Terminal in Jack London Square on one Friday evening each month.climate change
