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Byline: OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press

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

19 Jul

Judge rejects moving trial of man charged in Nancy Pelosi’s husband attack out of San Francisco

published on July 19, 2023 - 1:44 PM

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to move the trial of a man charged in last year’s attack against former

27 Jun

Struggling with a drug crisis, San Francisco wants Narcan available at every pharmacy

published on June 27, 2023 - 1:26 PM

San Francisco could become the first city in the country to require every pharmacy within its boundaries to always carry

28 Apr

Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics

published on April 28, 2023 - 2:35 PM

(AP) — The tech entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco two decades ago bringing jobs and wealth, and also soaring

19 Apr

US judge orders Peru ex-leader detained for extradition

published on April 19, 2023 - 2:21 PM

A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique to surrender to federal agents after an appeals court denied

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