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California, United States · CaliforniaA year after a mass shooting at a mushroom farm in the city brought scrutiny to living conditions for the area’s agricultural workers, advocates are celebrating the progress but say there’s more to do.See the Story
Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing to Go Forward After Council Rejects Appeals
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California, United States · CaliforniaGov. Gavin Newsom said California Highway Patrol officers will be on Oakland streets seven days a week assisting with traffic enforcement, efforts to curtail sideshows and recovering stolen cars.See the Story
Newsom to Quadruple CHP Deployment in Oakland, Ramping Up State's Policing Role
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Aaron Rodgers · OrovilleOROVILLE, Calif. — Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 26,000 people to evacuate, as the state sweltered under extreme heat.
The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 110 kilometers north of Sacramento, near the city of Oroville in Butte County. It sent up a huge plume of smoke that could be seen from s…See the Story
Thousands evacuate as Northern California wildfire spreads, more hot weather expected
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FBI · OaklandOakland Mayor Sheng Thao spoke publicly on Monday for the first time since the FBI raided her home last week. Thao, who faces a recall election in November, said she does not plan to step down or be “threatened out of this office.” Since coming into office in January of 2023, the mayor has dealt with a flood of criticism for her handling of property crime, homicide rates, police staffing levels, and a major budget deficit. We’ll talk about what …See the Story
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Confronts Onslaught of Troubles
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Housing · CaliforniaFirst-of-its-Kind Measure to Help Build and Preserve More Than 70,000 Homes SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today adopted a resolution to place a general obligation bond measure on the November 5 general election ballot in each of the nine Bay Area counties to raise and distribute $20 billion for the production of new affordable housing and the preservation of existing affordable housin…See the Story
BAHFA to Place $20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Measure on November Ballot
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