California
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Oakland city attorney threatens to sue hotel, alleging it owes workers more than $400,000
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Oakland’s Measure Z requires hotels to pay workers $15 per hour with health benefits or $20 per hour without health benefits.Fires
Caldecott Tunnel eastbound bore to close this week to clean soot from vehicle fire
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The left of the two eastbound tunnels on Highway 24 will be closed three nights this week from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.berkeley
People’s Park activists ‘disappointed but not surprised’ after court sides with UC Berkeley
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Local officials and State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks have praised the “common sense decision” by the court.crimes
Organizers of campaign effort to recall Oakland mayor say they delivered petition to city
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Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) said they only need 24,644 valid signatures to qualify for an election and that they turned in the petition well before the July 22 deadline.DMV
Tired of waiting at DMV? California motorists can now access most popular services online
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New digital innovation at the California Department of Motor Vehicles may allow people to skip long lines.ballot
Short of signatures for fall, organizers target 2026 ballot for tightening transgender rights
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Initiative organizers were buoyed by the 400,000 signatures that thousands of volunteers collected.Housing
California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing
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The California Supreme Court gave the greenlight to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a years-long legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.crime
Ex-SJ professor sentenced to over 5 years in prison for ‘arson spree’ amid 2021 Dixie Fire
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Gary Maynard, 49, has a PhD in sociology and taught criminology at Sonoma State and Santa Clara universities.Bay Area
