Hand over the trash: raccoons break into California bank
Two “masked” intruders broke into a California bank using a method straight out of the movies: crawling along air ducts – only to fall through the ceiling tiles and onto the
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Uber and Lyft ‘likely broke law’ by classifying drivers as contractors, court rules
A California appeals court has ruled there is “overwhelming likelihood” Uber and Lyft violated labor law by misclassifying drivers as contractors rather than employees, aligning with a lower court decision in a
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Wildfire risk prompts power shut-offs to 1m Californians as high winds forecast
An estimated 1 million Californians were without power on Monday during what officials have said could be the strongest wind event in California this year. Utility companies cut off power to about
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School Closures Due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs and Fire Danger
Several schools in the North Bay have decided to shut down due to public safety power shutoffs and high fire danger during a wind event that began Sunday and is expected to extend into
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San Francisco Reporter, Laid Off Due to Pandemic, Starts Own Newspaper for Chinese American Community
If the printed newspaper is a relic of the past, as we’ve been told many times, it seems someone forgot to tell Portia Li. Or, maybe they did, and she
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Los Angeles ballots damaged after suspected arson attack on official drop box
A fire inside an official election drop box in Los Angeles county has damaged voters’ ballots and is under investigation for arson, officials said. The blaze on Sunday night in the city
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Unemployment Fraud Concerns Prompt Action in California
At least 350,000 debit cards filled with money for unemployment benefits in California have been frozen because of suspected fraud, state officials said, revealing how prevalent the problem has become
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A’s Inform Group of Furloughed Employees They Will Be Laid Off at End of 2020
The A’s informed a large number of employees who were originally furloughed a few months ago they will not be retained in 2021, The Athletic’s Alex Coffey and the San Francisco Chronicle’s
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California ‘shattering prior election returns’ with 6m ballots already cast
On 22 October, almost two weeks before one of the most consequential presidential election days in recent American history, more than 6 million Californians had already voted. The number was several times
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California Court Joins in Barring Trump Census Order on Maps
California-based federal judges on Thursday joined in blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn after this year’s
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