Meet BART’s first-ever homelessness czar
As the entire state grapples with a homelessness crisis made worse by the COVID pandemic, BART is trying a new strategy to address the hundreds of unhoused people seeking refuge
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Bill to return California beach back to original Black owners gets final OK from state Senate, heads to governor’s desk
Los Angeles County can soon return a piece of oceanfront land in Manhattan Beach to its original Black owners — thanks to a first-of-its-kind bill that’s on its way to
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Office mega-campus could transform downtown San Jose after court ruling
A proposed office campus is poised to become an iconic addition to downtown San Jose’s skyline after a judge decided a “brutalist” building can be demolished at the development site,
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Off-duty officer saves baby from choking
A toddler is alive today thanks to an off-duty RCMP officer’s chance encounter with a family in crisis on a highway in northern Vancouver Island. Nanaimo RCMP Const. Denise Laforest had been driving
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San Jose code enforcement officer allegedly extorted massage businesses for sex
Almost a year after a former San Jose code enforcement officer was charged with abusing his authority to extort sex and money from massage business owners, an audit has found gaping holes
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California unemployment claims jump, improvement halts
California workers filed more unemployment claims last week than they did the week before, a setback that raises uncertainty about the strength of the statewide economic recovery. Workers in California
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Jail Guard in Santa Clara Juvenile Hall Charged for Beating Up a Teen
A jail guard at the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall finds himself on the other side of the law. Robert Medellin is expected to surrender on a felony charge of
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COVID unemployment checks end, leaving Bay Area jobless high and dry
As the federal government shuts down its COVID unemployment programs, Marcel White faces a big problem — he still has no job to return to. While restaurants, bars and other
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California substance abuse program’s ex-CEO gets 7 years in jail for fraud
The CEO of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment program for youth was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, Sept. 2, after pleading guilty to participating in an
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Tesla leases entire office building in San Jose tech hub
Tesla has leased a big office building in north San Jose, a deal that widens the list of tech luminaries that have brightened the economy of that part of the
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