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Task force limits reparations by direct lineage to enslaved ancestors
The state's reparations task force voted 5-4 to limit eligibility to Black Californians who can prove direct lineage to enslaved ancestors.Read More
Oakland, SF win Homekey grants for hotel-to-housing conversions
Two hotels, one in Oakland and another in San Francisco, are slated for conversion into permanent housing under Homekey grant funding.Read More
Newsom draws both praise, criticism in local approach to drought response order
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered local water suppliers to implement stricter drought response measures, but falls short of a broad mandate.Read More
Californians ignore pleas to cut water use as state faces relentless drought
Californians in urban districts are failing to meet water conservation goals despite an alarmingly dry January and February.Read More
State board considers widespread emergency water restrictions
California water regulators have proposed new emergency drought regulations that would prohibit a wide range of wasteful water behaviors for the entire state. On Tuesday, the State Water Resources...Read More
Newsom vetoes Cal Grant reform bill, advocates vow to revisit next year
AB 1456 would have made major reforms to the Cal Grant program, California's main financial aid program.Read More
Legislators consider recall election reform, call current codes ‘anti-democratic’
Legislators are planning hearings to consider how the state can reform election code to make recall efforts more democratic.Read More
State adds expenses-paid vacation prizes to Vax for the Win program
State officials introduced another COVID-19 vaccine incentive program Monday, offering six expenses-paid vacations throughout the state, including in San Francisco. The state will select six winners on July 1...Read More
Group urges legislature to approve Newsom’s plan for statewide fiber-optic broadband
A group of rural and urban leaders is urging the state legislature to act on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s three-year, $7 billion plan in the June 15 budget to close...Read More
Pandemic-era dining parklets, to-go drinks here to stay through end of year
Restaurants and bars will be able to continue offering expanded outdoor dining and takeout alcoholic beverages through the end of the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Flanked by...Read More
Legislators rescind school cuts in revised state budget proposal
In an unusual move to reach a consensus early, California Assembly and Senate leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed on a state budget that would rescind all cuts to...Read More
Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day...
Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day. The Earth Day network organized a 24-hour online day...Read More
Covid-19 update: Newsom calls on masses to volunteer, Bay Area scrambles to feed, educate, shelter those in need
Despite heaviness that comes with the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope in how leaders, organizations and people are stepping up to help communities...Read More
Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents
A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action Monday to include undocumented residents in the state’s social safety net programs...Read More
Covid-19 update: Trump’s plan for ‘Opening Up America Again’ lands on deadliest day, Bay Area deaths approach 1,000
More than 4,500 people have died from Covid-19 across the nation since Wednesday evening, as the confirmed case total rose by nearly 33,000 in that same period. For context,...Read More
Covid-19 update: Teachers urge donations for immigrant families, festivals cancel, Newsom lays out six-point plan, Trump cuts WHO funding
As of now, it looks like most large gatherings scheduled through 2020 around the Bay Area are unlikely to occur as evidenced by the cancellations of San Francisco’s Pride...Read More