Chipotle raises average hourly wage to $15 amid labor crunch
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is raising its average wage to $15 an hour as it moves to hire 20,000 workers across the U.S., joining a growing number of companies reconsidering
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California doctor arrested on suspicion of Medicare fraud totaling $6 million
A Porter Ranch woman is facing criminal charges of creating phony home health care certifications that led to more than $6 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, federal authorities announced
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How Bay Area Counties Are Making COVID-19 Vaccine Access Easier
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine slows, Bay Area cities and counties are making access easier. Some counties are no longer requiring appointments while others have lifted restrictions on where
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South Bay Residents Brace for the Worst This Fire Season
The Basin Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains and a red flag warning in Solano County are elevating concerns about fire risks in the South Bay. For residents of Morgan
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Bay Area employers wait and see on mandatory COVID vaccines
Of the many problems confronting Bay Area companies as they move out of pandemic lockdowns and into the workplaces of the future, one issue is proving especially thorny: Do they
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Bay Area Counties Continue Push to Get COVID-19 Shots Into Arms
As the push continues to get COVID-19 shots in arms, two more mass vaccinations sites were coming online as a combination of an increase in supply and a decrease in
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Why were the Bay Area’s biggest cities denied key housing funds?
The mayors of the Bay Area’s three largest cities are pushing back after they were denied key affordable housing funds — a shutout they say could cost the region 3,000
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He tried to cash in on the NFT craze by auctioning a California house. It didn’t work
For months, Shane Dulgeroff had watched NFTs — or non-fungible tokens — for pieces of digital art, baseball cards and other collectibles sell for mind-boggling amounts. Then, the 27-year-old California
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Activists Work to Get More Vaccinated in South Bay’s Hard-Hit Latino Community
There is growing concern about the vaccine hesitancy, especially among Santa Clara County’s Latino community. Advocates said it is clear more and more people in that community are declining to
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Apple Unveils New Products, Schedules Privacy Crackdown
Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhance the privacy of iPhone
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