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In Sonoma County, Cities Are Banning New Gas Stations
Sonoma County is trying to set a trend for other cities in banning the construction of new gas stations. In 2021, Petaluma became the first city in t…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘It’s an Unimaginable Number of Fish’
You’ve probably seen pictures or even smelled them by now. This past week, thousands upon thousands of dead fish have washed up on shorelines all ove…
3 years, 4 months ago
How Safe Injection Sites Can Help Address Our Addiction Crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a trial run of safe injection sites in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles. These sites, …
3 years, 4 months ago
Taking Your Eviction to Court
More than 2 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most emergency housing protections have expired. This means millions of renters are facin…
3 years, 4 months ago
California Will Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
It’s official: by 2035, California will end the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. State air regulators approved the plan yesterday, but it started ba…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Future of Street Vending at the 24th Street Mission BART Plaza
Over the weekend, protesters tore down a fence that had been put up around the 24th Street Mission BART plaza at the request of San Francisco Supervi…
3 years, 4 months ago
S.F's Noncitizen Voting Law Was Struck Down. What's Next?
Noncitizen voting isn’t a brand new idea. White, landowning, noncitizen men were once allowed to vote in 40 states.
Today, a handful of cities have gr…
3 years, 4 months ago
How We Talk About Wildfires
A heat wave that swept through the Bay Area this week made way for fires again. That, plus a slew of other fires burning across California sent smoke…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Year Later, One Afghan Family’s Resettlement in the Bay
It’s been one year since the Taliban took control of Kabul. Millions of Afghans have fled the country, in many cases becoming separated from their fa…
3 years, 4 months ago
High School in the Shadows of Silicon Valley
At elite high schools in Silicon Valley, the pressure to succeed is intense. And according to Sophia Shao, a senior at Los Altos High School, her pro…
3 years, 5 months ago