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Byline: OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press

20 May

Judge cites error, will reopen sentencing hearing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi

published on May 20, 2024 - 2:41 PM

A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and

26 Apr

Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation, other abuses under new rule

published on April 26, 2024 - 2:29 PM

Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under

23 Feb

California State University student workers vote to unionize, creating largest such union in country

published on February 23, 2024 - 2:22 PM

(AP) — Undergraduate student workers at California State University voted to join a union to negotiate better pay, sick time,

20 Feb

San Francisco wants to offer free drug recovery books at its public libraries

published on February 20, 2024 - 1:14 PM

The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries’ shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs, they

26 Jan

University of California board delays vote over hiring immigrant students without legal status

published on January 26, 2024 - 2:05 PM

The University of California’s governing board on Thursday punted a decision of whether to allow immigrant students without legal status

22 Jan

California State University faculty launch weeklong strike across 23 campuses

published on January 22, 2024 - 2:00 PM

Nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches, and other workers at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S.,

03 Jan

It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge

published on January 3, 2024 - 2:32 PM

Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged

18 Dec

San Francisco prosecutors begin charging 80 protesters who blocked bridge while demanding cease-fire

published on December 18, 2023 - 2:24 PM

San Francisco prosecutors on Monday began charging 80 protesters who last month blocked traffic for hours on the San Francisco-Oakland

08 Sep

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

published on September 8, 2023 - 3:03 PM

(AP) — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand

09 Aug

An illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger

published on August 9, 2023 - 1:36 PM

Jesalyn Harper, the only full-time code enforcement officer for the small, agricultural city of Reedley in California’s Central Valley, was

BLOG: Well-intended, badly designed AB 1264 could hurt school nutrition, California ag

Posted: July 15, 2025 at 1:19 pm

California’s agriculture community has always supported the goal of nourishing
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Blog: Valley made and future ready

Posted: July 14, 2025 at 1:03 pm

Manufacturing is more than the backbone of our economy. It’s
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