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How Bad Is California’s Housing Shortage? It Depends on Who’s Doing the Counting

But choosing a “healthy” vacancy rate — one that reflects a functional housing market — and then backing out the number of additional homes needed

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Millions Pour Into California Fight Over Newsom’s Redistricting Ballot Measure

Munger’s large donations allowed his anti-Prop. 50 group to hit the airwaves first, with ads highlighting voter support for independent redistricting. Munger’s political committee reported

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BART Audit Flags Overtime Costs, Weak Controls as Agency Spends $96 Million

“Actually, we do have that information available that can come out of the system,” he said. “It’s just data in the system; there should be

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Groundbreaking Journalist Belva Davis Dies at 92

During an interview at Google in 2011, Davis recalled the treatment she and others including her radio news director, Louis Freeman, received that week, such

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Sonoma County Sheriff’s Union Demands Probe of Civilian Watchdog

During the virtual town hall, Alden repeatedly faulted Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram’s refusal to order his staff to answer questions as the reason IOLERO’s

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Middle School Students Celebrate Betty Reid Soskin, the Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, at 104

“I think I felt lost for a while,” she said. “I didn’t know that I was going to come back. And then I came back.”

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B. DeVeaux: ‘Safe Place (Dear B.)’

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a

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Newsom Signs Laws to Resist Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, Including Ban on Masks for ICE Agents

California may struggle to enforce the new laws, some of which have already raised constitutional questions around the state’s role in federal operations, but lawmakers

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SF’s Sunset District Has Spoken. What Does Engardio’s Recall Mean for SF and Beyond?

Voters in San Francisco’s Sunset District overwhelmingly recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio this week over his support for closing the Great Highway and turning it into

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Bay Area Groups Call for End of Military Shipments to Israel From Oakland Airport

“People of Oakland, across faiths and religions, have steadily raised calls for the end to Israel’s violence against Gaza, and have been advocating for elected