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Apr 2, 2024
‘The Carbonator’ Fights Wildfire Danger at East Bay Parks
The East Bay Regional Park District may have found the wildfire-fighter equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Terminator.”
The most recent California drought is over. But it, and the bigger issue of ongoing climate change, left behind over 1,500 acres...
Apr 2, 2024
Pot Reform Politics Remain Partisan
The politics of cannabis sometimes seem complicated because, almost uniquely in this sad political era, both support for and opposition to laws reforming cannabis laws can be found on both sides of the aisle.
This has led to...
Mar 26, 2024
‘Richmond Renaissance’ Vision Ignited
Imagine walking up Richmond’s Macdonald Avenue, from the RYSE Center to the Richmond Museum of History & Culture, and seeing “asphalt art”—open studios and galleries, maybe even a live theater performance in Civic Center Plaza. Long-disused buildings...
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Mar 19, 2024
New Components in Housing Equation
When Bishop George Matthews of Oakland’s Genesis Worship Center talks about the 17 new units of transitional housing on church property, and the rehabbed house across the street now providing room for five more formerly incarcerated people,...
Mar 12, 2024
No Reliable Standards Exist for Driving While High
Blood-alcohol tests often aren’t really conclusive when it comes to determining whether a person is too impaired to drive. Many people who are over the legal limit are probably perfectly fine to drive, even if doing so...
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Mar 5, 2024
The Higher Cost of Rising Health Insurance
This article was produced by Capital & Main and is copublished here with permission. Sign up for Capital & Main’s newsletter.
For most California residents, and the vast majority of the state’s lower-income workers, the cost of health insurance has been running away...
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Feb 27, 2024
Prepping for the Primary Election
As the March 5 primary election approaches, many voters are just now considering their choices. Below is information about some of the most impactful races—nationally, statewide and locally.
United States Senate
With the death of longtime senator Dianne Feinstein,...
