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Big Sur's back in business: State Highway 1 fully open after 2024 landslide cleared
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (48+ words) STATE HIGHWAY 1 in Big Sur fully reopened Wednesday after a landslide closed a segment of the coastal roadway back in 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other...
South Bay nonprofits say families are back to pandemic-level food insecurity
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (589+ words) SOUTH BAY SAFETY NET service providers facing an increased demand and decreased funding are calling for community support. Laura Escobar, vice president of safety net services for United Way Bay Area, joined the organizations at Sunnyvale Community Services this past…...
Monterey County leaders propose parking ban at Bixby Bridge after tourist surge
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (268+ words) The Monterey County Board of Supervisors teed up a plan to ban parking from lots near the famed Bixby Bridge this week. The Board of Supervisors is looking to prohibit parking at the bridge for a year before potentially opening…...
Wild mushroom poisonings spike in Northern California amid "extremely high" risk warning
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (311+ words) Wild mushroom poisoning is at the highest level in 10 years from a "persistent and widespread bloom" of Death Caps and Western Destroying Angels across Northern California and the Central Coast, health officials say. The California Department of Public Health strongly…...
Prey upon the vulnerable: Women break silence on alleged SF jail strip search in new lawsuit
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (551+ words) A crowd of civil rights activists rallied outside a San Francisco County Jail on Friday after 20 women filed a federal lawsuit accusing deputies in the San Francisco Sheriff's Office of conducting an illegal strip search inside a women's jail unit…...
Students protest, family seeks answers after video shows officer beating teen at Fairfield High
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (281+ words) The family of a 16-year-old Fairfield High School student is calling for an investigation after a viral video showed the teen being struck repeatedly by a police officer following a fight at the school. In the video, Fairfield Police Officer…...
East Palo Alto celebrates grand opening of 136 affordable homes at Colibri Commons
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (436+ words) OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS in East Palo Alto recently celebrated the grand opening of Colibri Commons, adding more than 100 affordable apartments to the city's stock. Development was spearheaded by local nonprofits EPACANDO and Mid Pen Housing, which broke ground on…...
Contra Costa County supervisors pass $7. 3 B budget, warn of federal funding uncertainty
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (365+ words) The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors this week approved a nearly $7. 3 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. The budget proposal was included in the supervisor's consent calendar, which was approved unanimously without comment Tuesday following public hearings in…...
Oakland police appear closer than ever to shedding 23 years of federal court oversight
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (269+ words) The Oakland Police Department appears closer than ever to shedding federal oversight after 23 years, having finally reached compliance with dozens of court-ordered reforms, according to a report filed by the department's federal monitor Friday. The monitor was installed that year…...
Groundbreaking" California fast food council lacks a leader, hasn"t met in over a year
2+ day, 15+ min ago (554+ words) CALIFORNIA'S FIRST-IN-THE-NATION FAST FOOD COUNCIL " created to give workers a voice on wages, safety and working conditions " has not met in over a year and has no chairperson. "If we don't have our health we can't accomplish anything," she said,…...