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All hands on deck: Bay Area’s response to LA fire zone expands as losses top 40,000 acres
Just because the Bay Area isn’t suffering though massive wildfires doesn’t mean its firefighters aren’t hard at work. The Alameda County Fire Department ...
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As wildfires burn, a corruption probe left the Senate’s insurance committee chair vacant
AS FIRES RAGE through Southern California and exacerbate the state’s insurance crisis, the California Senate has no one in charge of its Insurance ...
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Richmond secures $9.5M grant to upgrade streets and boost pedestrian, bicycle safety
The City of Richmond has been awarded a $9,559,482 federal grant to improve its streets, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, and Mayor Eduardo Martinez ...
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California has more money than expected. Here’s how Gavin Newsom wants to spend it
No deficits. A “modest” surplus of $363 million. Almost $17 billion more in revenue than planned. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office laid out its vision ...
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Ride Plus’ new app aims to improve on-demand transit service in San Mateo County
A new app for Ride Plus, the on-demand transit service operated by SamTrans, will become available for download on Jan. 13. The app is intended to ease ...
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BART advises riders to check new schedules as agency upgrades its train control system
BART riders may notice some schedule changes Monday, transit officials said. The changes are being made to accommodate the launch of construction to ...