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Carole/Flickr / Creative CommonsUC-Berkeley undergraduate student Cecilia Lunaparra is leading the race for Berkeley City Council's District 7 seat, which has been vacant since January following the resignation of Rigel Robinson, who stepped down after a community-led recall campaign and alleged threats. -
Thomas Hawk/Flickr / Creative CommonsA looming operating budget deficit could spell layoffs for the City of Oakland, which may include the Oakland Police Department.
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The fourth of four episodes airing this week from We Are San Francisco, a podcast hosted by Ben Kaplan, who talks with local leaders and thinkers about how, together, we can tackle the city’s biggest challenges. -
David Abercrombie/FlickrIn January, the university closed People's Park so they could start building a dorm, but a court case, and a very committed group of protectors, are preventing Cal from breaking ground. This begs the question: Is this the end of the park, or just another chapter in its story?
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The anniversary of the 1906 earthquake on April 18 has San Francisco city officials thinking about preparedness. During this Earthquake Awareness Week, the city has announced new measures to be ready when “the big one” hits. -
Twenty-six protesters who were arrested following Monday’s demonstration on the Golden Gate Bridge have been released without charges. -
A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. -
The third of four episodes airing this week from We Are San Francisco, a podcast hosted by Ben Kaplan, who talks with local leaders and thinkers about how, together, we can tackle the city’s biggest challenges. -
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The very word vacation has its roots in vacare or to be unoccupied. But in reality vacations are anything but unoccupied. Sandip recounts the woes of waking up at the crack of dawn to make your checklist items while on vacation.
