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This Former California Mayor Created a Guaranteed Income Program While in Office. Why Michael Tubbs Says He's Still Obsessed With Ending Poverty
In a new memoir, former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs talks about the challenges he faced growing up and how anti-poverty initiatives can give others a chance.
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Record-Breaking Storm Douses Drought-Stricken California
Across Northern California, crews worked Monday to clear streets of toppled trees and branches and to clean gutters clogged by debris carried by rainwater from a massive storm that caused flooding and rock slides, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church Installs 1st Transgender Bishop
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday
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Mask, Vaccine Conflicts Descend Into Violence and Harassment
Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns
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Fires Harming California's Efforts to Curb Climate Change
California’s top fire official says blazes raging across Northern California are wiping out forests that are central to plans to reduce carbon emissions and are testing projects designed to protect communities
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California's Largest Fire Torches Homes as Blazes Lash West
A wildfire raging in rugged terrain in Northern California has destroyed multiple homes as the state’s largest fire intensifies and numerous other blazes batter the U.S. West.
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California Wildfire Advances as Heat Wave Blankets US West
Firefighters are struggling to contain a wildfire in Northern California as blazing temperatures continue in the West.
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Endangered Condor Egg Hatches in Northern California's Wild
A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the endangered species.
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Northern California Redwood Forest Preserved in $25M Deal
A sprawling redwood forest north of San Francisco has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and a family who has owned it since 1925.
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San Francisco Businesses Teeter on the Brink After a Year of Lockdowns, Fires and Other Hurdles
During the first few weeks of 2021, persistently high virus counts and a slow vaccine rollout have further tested the endurance of San Francisco businesses.
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Zogg Fire Burns at Least 7,000 Acres in Shasta County
Officials say the Zogg Fire in Shasta County, Calif., has burned at least 7,000 acres.
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Evacuations Ordered for 70,000 as Glass Fire Continues to Burn
The Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties has burned more than 36,000 acres in Northern California.
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Lightning Storm, Easterly Wind: How the Wildfires Got So Bad
Two unusual weather phenomena combined to create some of the most destructive wildfires the West Coast states have seen in modern times.
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Big California Wildfires Burn on as Death Toll Reaches 7
Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system packing high winds and more of the lightning that sparked the huge blazes and scores of other fires around the state, putting nearly a quarter-million people under evacuation orders and warnings.
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Hundreds of Fires Rage in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state was battling “367 known fires” earlier this week.
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Smoky Fire Prompts Evacuations in Rural Northern California
Strong winds fed a smoky fire that threatened about 100 rural homes and prompted evacuations in Northern California
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California City Official Ousted Over His Pandemic Remarks
A Northern California city official has been ousted after he suggested on social media that sick, old and homeless people should be left to meet their “natural course in nature” during the coronavirus pandemic. City council members in Antioch, a city of about 110,000 people 35 miles east of Oakland, voted unanimously Friday night to remove Ken Turnage II from…
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Agency: 2nd US Case of Person Who Got Virus From Community
Health officials have confirmed the second case of novel coronavirus in the United States believed to have been transmitted to a person who didn’t travel internationally or come in close contact with anyone who had it
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Here's What Restaurants Are Offering Black Friday Deals
When most people think of Black Friday deals, they picture discounts on electronics, toys or clothing. But restaurant chains also offer their own deals. Here’s where to find deals on restaurant gift cards and discounted food and drinks on Black Friday.
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Crews Make Progress on Large Southern California Wildfire
Authorities lifted evacuation orders for a farm community Saturday as firefighters make progress on a large wildfire in Southern California that continues to threaten about 2,500 homes and buildings. Ventura County officials allowed an unknown number of residents in Somis to return home Saturday morning after firefighters contained 30% of the Maria Fire, which has burned nearly 15 square miles...