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Marin County staff responds to ‘too little, too late’ civil grand jury report on rising sea level
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A 2023 state law, Senate Bill 272, requires all California coastal local governments to formulate sea level rise plans to be completed no later than 2034.animals
Park district asks the public to steer clear of cows and their calves during birthing season
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No petting or selfies, please: Cows and their new offspring are prevalent along East Bay Regional Park District trails at this time of year.Bay Area
It’s move-in week for UC Berkeley students; city’s population to swell by 8,700 by Sunday
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Expect traffic delays, changes, and street closures in the south campus and downtown areas through Sunday.caltrans
Caltrans pauses excavation work on Hwy 1 slide in Monterey County as threat continues
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The coastal highway has been closed 45 miles south of Carmel since Feb. 9 by a slide that originated 450 feet above the roadway.gavin newsom
Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties
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The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without undoing changes voters approved a decade ago that reduced prison sentences for nonviolent crimes.business
Richmond, Chevron reach $550M compromise that puts brakes on November tax measure
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Chevron offered to pay $300 million over 10 years, which they increased to $550 million if the city dropped the ballot measure.BART
BART Board of Directors approves 2 contracts to build police HQ and install new fare gates
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The new BART police headquarters would be located in a now-vacant Kaiser building at 2000 Broadway.ballot
‘A huge disappointment’: $20B housing bond yanked from fall ballot amid flagging support
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Polling showed that voters’ interest in the proposal had stagnated as they remained concerned with inflation and high taxes.wildfires
