Jane Kim Claims Insurance Win as Mandelman Pitches $30 SFO Pay by 2030
Statewide insurance reform, airport labor standards, and civic expression at Chase Center led San Francisco developments on November…
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Eric Jones Widens District 4 Lead to 3,801 Votes as Measure B Hits 64%
Updated vote totals across the 5-county 4th Congressional District showed Republican challenger Eric Jones widening his lead over…
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Bay Area Air District Delays Gas Water Heater Rule to January 1, 2028
Homeowners in Contra Costa County and across the San Francisco Bay Area will receive an additional 1 year before regional…
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Bay Area Passes $1B Transit Tax at 61% as SF Elects Wiener, Keeps Park
Voters across 5 Bay Area counties approved a regional public transit sales tax measure by a 61% to 39% margin, raising an estimated $1…
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Amazon Adds Uber Eats to Prime as Boise Weighs Data Center Freeze
Consumer delivery consolidation, hyperscale data center zoning, open-source music hardware, digital publishing economics, and AI…
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Napa Valley College Trustee Tallies, Early Flu Spike & Canopy Plan
Higher-education governance, early seasonal respiratory surveillance, and urban forestry restoration led Napa Valley and regional news…
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SF Unveils $12.25M Mission BART Plan as Housing Economics Shift
Public-private transit revitalization, neighborhood legacy preservation, luxury real estate pricing, and multifamily construction math…
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49ers Reunite Buckner and Bosa as Hotel Nikko and Tau Robotics Debut
The San Francisco 49ers reunited 32-year-old defensive tackle DeForest Buckner with Nick Bosa, Osa Odighizuwa (51 pressures), and…
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San Francisco Prop. B Takes 51.16% Lead as Voters Keep Sunset Dunes
San Francisco's Proposition B public bank measure moved ahead 51.16% to 48.84% as voters rejected Proposition G by 64.8% to 35.2% to…
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SF Attorney Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as DOJ Civil Rights Chief
San Francisco conservative attorney Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as Assistant Attorney General for the U.S.
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Connie Chan Concedes to Scott Wiener in San Francisco U.S. House Race
San Francisco District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan conceded the California District 11 U.S. House of Representatives race to State Sen.
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Livermore Presidio Hotel Site Owes $144,494 in Unpaid Property Taxes
Public records obtained by The Independent reveal that the developer behind the long-delayed downtown Livermore Presidio Hotel—first…
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OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Cyber and $1B Fund as OpenSSH and Truffle Patch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Cyber for vetted defenders in its Daybreak Red program alongside a $1 billion critical-infrastructure…
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