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Electrified Caltrain debuts for VIPs, limited public service starts Sunday
Decades of planning and seven years of construction will culminate with a Sept. 21 official launch.Read More
New state funding falls $60 million short of filling San Francisco transit gap
Dozens of Muni routes remain at risk if the full $101 million 2024-25 budget shortfall remains unfilled.Read More
Fifth Street Nursery will turn littered ground to fertile space for 1,000 trees
A parcel of land in San Francisco commonly littered with trash will soon be transformed into fertile ground for 1,000 trees.Read More
State moves at record speed to clear way for UC Berkeley enrollment
Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in signing legislation on Monday to halt a cap on student enrollment at the University of California at Berkeley. The bill, known as...Read More
California ‘care court’ creates treatment roadmap for addicts, mentally ill
California officials unveiled a program intended to increase support for residents who struggle with severe mental illness, substance abuse issues and homelessness.Read More
Adjunct faculty battle for health benefits at California community colleges
Community college districts have virtually ignored a nagging issue: There is little funding to cover health benefits for two-thirds of their academic workforce.Read More
Bay Area counties, except Santa Clara, to lift indoor mask mandate next week
Public health officials from most Bay Area counties Wednesday announced they will align with state guidelines and lift universal mask mandates Feb. 15.Read More
Covid cases triple in California youth prisons, with one in five juveniles infected
Covid-19 cases among California's incarcerated youth have tripled since last week, and at least one youth recently was admitted to a community hospital.Read More
Oakland takes first step to ban ghost guns via city ordinance
Three Oakland city councilmembers introduced an ordinance Tuesday to ban ghost guns.Read More
Newsom offers more funding – and a challenge – to California public universities
California's public colleges and universities would get more funding to increase enrollment and help more students finish college under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget.Read More
California mandates Covid booster for health care workers as of Feb. 1
Health care workers in California have until Feb. 1 to get a Covid-19 booster shot, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.Read More
Oakland worries privacy advocates with request for license plate readers, police surveillance tech
Privacy advocates are raising flags over license plate readers and vehicle recognition cameras that may be coming to Oakland.Read More
174 units of hope help Pittsburg homeless transition toward permanent housing
More than a year after purchasing the property, Contra Costa County will reopen a 174-unit interim housing complex in Pittsburg later this month.Read More
9th Circuit upholds state large-capacity magazine ban
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the decision of a lower court judge who invalidated California’s ban on possession of large-capacity magazines for firearms. Gov. Gavin Newsom and...Read More
Newsom praises ‘unprecedented investments’ in $1.2 trillion infrastructure, jobs bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement lauding the passage Saturday of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill package, saying the bill will help create quality jobs...Read More
Quick guide to current Covid-19 vaccine, booster authorizations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday issued an emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, though there are still some hurdles to...Read More
City to increase criminal trial juror pay for lower-income residents
San Francisco will launch a pilot program in January that increases daily pay for low- and moderate-income criminal trial jurors.Read More
California’s public schools to soon offer free menstrual products
Public schools and colleges in California must provide free menstrual products in their restrooms starting in the 2022-23 school year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin...Read More
California drops mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders
With the swipe of a pen Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will finally eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offenses. Senate Bill 73,...Read More
Breed appoints David Chiu to succeed Dennis Herrera as city attorney
Mayor London Breed appointed Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) Wednesday to take on the role as San Francisco’s next city attorney. In April, Breed nominated outgoing City Attorney Dennis...Read More