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William Newsom, father of Gavin Newsom, dies at age 84
By on December 13, 2018
William Newsom, a retired state appellate court justice and father of Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, died Wednesday morning at his home in San Francisco. He was 84. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed »

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Some evacuation orders lifted in Northern California after Camp Fire
By on December 2, 2018
Sheriff’s officials lifted some evacuation orders in Northern California on Sunday in the wake of the destructive Camp Fire, which killed 88 people. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said residents »

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Change in law means thousands more SF residents will receive food stamps
By on December 1, 2018
A change in state law will soon give thousands of San Francisco’s low-income elderly and disabled residents receiving Supplemental Security Income, who were previously not eligible for food stamps, access »

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Protesters call for public takeover of PG&E, shut down CPUC meeting
By on November 29, 2018
Protesters calling for the public takeover of PG&E shut down a California Public Utilities Commission meeting in San Francisco Thursday morning in an act of civil disobedience. Following the public »

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Firefighters reach full containment of deadly Camp Fire in Northern California
By on November 25, 2018
The Camp Fire in Northern California’s Butte County was contained Sunday morning at 153,336 acres, Cal Fire reported. The massive blaze began the morning of Nov. 8 on Camp Creek »

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The biggest loss in Paradise? Its elders
By on November 22, 2018
James “Jay” Rose woke up on the morning of Nov. 8 to his roommates packing in a panic. It was shortly after 9 a.m., and the entire town of Paradise »

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Judge issues stay on partial asylum ban
By on November 20, 2018
A federal judge issued a stay to the Trump Administration’s partial asylum ban on Monday night, according to U.S. District Court officials. The ruling was delivered by U.S. District Judge »

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Kaiser mental health workers authorize five-day strike
By on November 19, 2018
Around 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians across California have authorized a five-day strike, and say the healthcare giant is failing to live up to an agreement to increase staffing »

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