Month 2 of child tax credit payments hit bank accounts today
The U.S. Department of Treasury says the second monthly child tax credit payment has begun to be disbursed. More than $15 billion will be paid out to families of about
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As more licenses to grow marijuana are added, illegal growing has also risen in California
Recreational cannabis sales began in January 2018, and while many have played by the rules, the illegal growth and sale of the plant continues to undermine those following the rules.
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Is a vaccine passport coming to California?
Starting Wednesday, hospitals and nursing homes in California must verify that visitors are vaccinated or have tested negative for the coronavirus within the last three days — the Golden State’s
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Bay Area nonprofit gives free cash to homeless people, with surprising results
Kevin Adler never thought $500 a month would be enough to lift someone out of homelessness in the notoriously expensive Bay Area. He launched his six-month “basic income” experiment to help
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Homeless encampment grows on Apple property in Silicon Valley
Apple promised to help quell the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis with a series of big-ticket investments, but the tech giant soon may have to get more directly involved — addressing
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Who’s fighting new housing? Look to wealthier Bay Area communities
Dublin has been booming in the past two decades, regularly topping the list of fastest-growing cities in California. Thousands of suburban homes have sprouted on once-fertile farmland. The population of
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How Santa Clara County non-profits and parishes came together to distribute 17 million meals
As COVID-19 spread across Santa Clara County in March 2020, local charities heard the first pleas for help and developed a new food distribution system that would get 17 million
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San Jose tech buildings draw Bay Area buyer, Silicon Valley shopping spree widens
Two big tech buildings in San Jose have been bought by a veteran local developer, the latest in a string of deals that show investors have yet to slake their
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How Bay Area museums are bouncing back after COVID
In February of 2020, just before the world shut down, the Oakland Museum of California broke ground on a long-awaited renovation. The project and the pandemic kept the museum closed
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California unemployment claims jump again
California workers filed more initial claims for unemployment last week than they did the week before, raising questions about whether the state’s job market has begun to heal in a
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