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Oakland city officials issued a call Tuesday for 500 volunteers for the 2026 Point-In-Time Count on January 22. -
Joe A. Kunzler Photo/Flickr / Creative CommonsSan Francisco’s public transportation system is preparing to meet the demand prompted by tonight’s New Year's celebrations.
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Introducing When We All Get to Heaven a new 10-part audio documentary series from Eureka Street Productions that focuses on how the MCC congregation in San Francisco responded to the personal and political trials of the AIDS epidemic, including the deaths of hundreds of its members.
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Image courtesy of co-signThe Grammy-nominated trumpeter talks about his latest album and how a residency in Shanghai helped him shed his inhibitions about genre. -
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Bay Area residents can expect a wet welcome to 2026, as forecasts call for showers to continue through the end of the week. -
Randi Weingarten's new book is a love letter to public school educators and an expose of the well-funded campaign behind attacks on teachers and the war on knowledge. -
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A new law that will prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from concealing their faces with masks goes into effect January 1, while a Trump administration lawsuit to stop it is pending. -
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In their new book, "Science Under Siege," Peter Hotez and Michael Mann reveal the main forces threatening science: plutocrats, pros, petrostates, phonies, and the press.
