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Oakland council moves forward with sale of city’s Coliseum stake to development group
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has said that money from the sale will help her administration close a $177 million budget gap while avoiding layoffs and major cuts to city services.Bay Area
Expert panel focuses on how climate change has affected home insurance, seeks solutions
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Insurance providers are raising their premium rates or withdrawing entirely from climate-vulnerable regions (e.g. certain neighborhoods in Piedmont).Bay Area
California pushes insurers to cover more homes in these areas. Is your ZIP included?
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The Insurance Department considers counties distressed if more than 20% of homes, condos, mobile homes and dwellings with fewer than five units are classified as high risk or very high risk.commentary
Supreme Court could weaken environmental law used in California housing conflicts
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A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.Crime & Safety
AlCo DA Price responds to her critics, rejects recall group’s demand she fire a subordinate
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Price rejected calls from the group Save Alameda For Everyone to fire Desmond Jeffries, director of recruitment and retention in her office.climate change
This seashell could be California’s next state symbol
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State legislator says the shell of the black abalone, an endangered marine snail, is the ideal choice — to represent the threat of climate change and to honor its history with Native American tribes.business
Uber loses bid to overturn state’s gig worker law; California Supreme Court case up next
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The law reclassified gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors, making them eligible for better pay and benefits.Fires
GoFundMe account created for Alameda County firefighter injured battling Corral Fire
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Brandon Franco suffered burns to multiple parts of his body while battling a fast moving grass fire on June 1.Bay Area
