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California’s minimum wage is increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles debates $30 an hour
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Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1.featured
Oakland to enforce Sunday parking meters in move that could generate extra $1.6M a year
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Sunday metering is a benefit to retail shops because it encourages parking turnover and customer traffic.featured
Oakland City Council votes to expand police camera network amid sharp privacy debate
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Footage and data gathered from the various cameras will then be consolidated into an online database managed by Flock Safety.Bay Area
Rob Reiner was more than a Hollywood legend. He helped shape California politics
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Reiner, a longtime Democratic activist, donor and fundraiser, played a critical role in the legalization of same-sex marriage in California, and he was a driving force behind California’s signature early-childhood development program, First 5.Elections
Republicans ask federal court to overturn California’s new Prop. 50 maps
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But the Prop 50 opponents’ odds look slim, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority recently blessed Texas’s new maps.featured
Bay Area veterans, local leaders urge feds to preserve planned VA clinic at Alameda Point
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VA health care patients bounce from one clinic in Palo Alto, to another in San Francisco, to one in Oakland, to yet another in Antioch.BART
BART fares to rise 6.2% in 2026 as ridership continues to rebound, budget gap persists
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Parking prices will also change on Jan. 1, though details were not specified.Bay Area
Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2026 inductees
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Deadline is December 19.Technology
