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ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison
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The new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group is now one of eight ICE detention centers in the state.Featured in Category
Alaska Airlines starts direct service between Oakland and San Diego, with 4 flights daily
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The year-round schedule will fly Embraer E175 aircraft.Bay Area
California’s ban on masked immigration agents struck down by federal appeals court
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down the law.Bay Area
BART sees ridership boost amid I-80 closure, with weekend trips up as much as 46%
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In March, BART reported its average weekday ridership topped 200,000 for the first time since pre-COVID when ridership was double that.Bay Area
California blocks Trump administration from withholding homelessness funds
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Federal push would have slashed funding for permanent housing.Technology
Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
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Fines to tech companies failing to comply with the law could result in billions of dollars in penalties.Bay Area
Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law
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A new lawsuit alleges Uber is violating the state's rideshare law and shouldn't be allowed to say its drivers are independent contractors.featured
Caltrans completes I-80 work 7 hours ahead of schedule, avoids future weekend closure
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Infrastructure good news: crews worked to rehabilitate nearly two miles of freeway.California
