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SF Mayor Directs Police to Protect Immigrants, Protesters Ahead of Anticipated Raids

“This scenario has become increasingly and terrifyingly more real for thousands of our constituents over the past six days,” said Supervisor Jackie Fielder, whose district

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South Bay Leaders Aim to Create ‘ICE-Free Zones’

County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, who is leading the county effort, said the region’s elected officials are trying to use physical barriers and a patchwork of

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Bonta Says State Is Ready, Vows to Sue ‘In Minutes’ if Trump Sends Troops to SF

“San Francisco neither needs nor wants Trump’s personal army on our streets. Contrary to Trump’s lie, no ‘government officials’ here have requested federal occupation,” state

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chokecherry: ‘Goldmine’

When Izzie Clark and E. Scarlett Levinson met at The Knockout in San Francisco, the two musicians immediately felt a creative synergy. “We were hanging

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In Pictures: Remembering Susan Stamberg, One of NPR’s Founding Mothers

NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg has died at the age of 87. Colleagues saw her as a yenta, a mentor and a storyteller who was

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Scott Wiener Expected to Run for Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional Seat

After facing a wave of criticism for a pair of viral videos, gubernatorial frontrunner and former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter apologized for her behavior in

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Man Charged With Threatening Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Struggled With Mental Health

According to the statement, David Pokorny threatened and physically assaulted his mother. He allegedly told police responding to a 911 call that day that he

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SF Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Politically Motivated’ Layoffs of Federal Workers During Shutdown

More than 4,100 workers have received RIF notices, according to a legal declaration by Stephen Billy, a senior advisor at the Office of Management and

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After Nearly 500 Drug Overdose Deaths in SF This Year, a Promising Drop

“That’s still 38 too many people that have died of an overdose of a public health crisis and epidemic,” said Daniel Tsai, director of San

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Newsom Vetoes Stall California’s Reparations Push for Black Descendants

Lisa Holder, an ARRT leader, former task force member and president of the Equal Justice Society, said the bill reflects the power of broad coalitions.