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5 Democratic states asking judge to keep Trump from withholding money for child care
Five Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump’s administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding because it had “reason to believe” the states were […]

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Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state. “We really, really want I.C.E. to leave Minnesota, and they’re not going to leave Minnesota unless there’s a ton of pressure […]

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Immigrants often don’t open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since coming to the United States 30 years ago from Mexico, Fernando Perez said U.S. immigration officers have stopped by his home numerous times, but he has never once answered the door. “There are rules and I know them,” said Perez, speaking in a mix of English and Spanish in a […]

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Day Around the Bay: The Bay Lights Are Already Testing for Their Eventual Return This Winter
The TikTok transfer to American ownership is finally going through; a SoMa liquor store curfew got one step closer to reality; and check out the Bay Bridge, because the Bay Lights are being tested for their glorious upcoming return.
Scott Wiener Steps Down From Leadership In State's Jewish Caucus After Change In Gaza Stance

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Scott Wiener Steps Down From Leadership In State's Jewish Caucus After Change In Gaza Stance
As state Senator Scott Wiener continues to try to thread the needle of being a moderate Democrat who has historically supported Israel but now kind of needs the pro-Palestinian vote, he is stepping down from a role he's held for five years in the state's legislative Jewish Caucus.

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Rumors Swirling That Steve Kerr Might Be Fired, Or Might Quit, as Warriors Coach at the End of the Season
This could be the last dance for the Golden State Warriors with Steve Kerr as their coach, as the national media says some team members are thinking the unthinkable, that Kerr might be let go at the end of this NBA season.

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Glassdoor Ranks In-N-Out as Best Place to Work in California, Ahead of Nvidia, Google, and Facebook
We had to do a double-double take at Glassdoor’s new Best Places to Work 2026 list, as they ranked fast-food chain In-N-Out as a better place to work than the cushy, high-paid confines of Nvidia, Facebook, and Google.
Art Installation Goes Up on Mission Street Facade of the Almost Empty SF Centre Mall

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Art Installation Goes Up on Mission Street Facade of the Almost Empty SF Centre Mall
It may be a dead mall with almost no tenants left inside — the official closing is apparently this weekend — but thanks to a nonprofit dedicated to the revitalization of downtown, one side of the former Westfield mall is getting a massive photographic mural.

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Two Former Rohnert Park Cops Who Posed as Feds to Steal Cash and Marijuana Get Their Sentencing Delayed
A couple of one-time Rohnert Park police officers spent years posing as ATF agents and shaking down legal medical marijuana drivers for their cash and stash, and they got busted, but now their sentencing is delayed.
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Suspect Allegedly Striking Passing Cars With Tire Iron Leads to Fatal Police Shooting on I-80 In Hercules
A massive traffic backup Thursday morning in the East Bay that was tied to a large police response in the westbound lanes of I-80 turns out to have been caused by a confrontation with police that led to the fatal shooting of a suspect.
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Oakland's Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo Enjoy Record 16 Oscar Nominations for 'Sinners'
13 years after his feature film debut Fruitvale Station, Oakland native son Ryan Coogler is setting Oscar records with his hit film Sinners, which received 16 nominations for this year's Academy Awards.

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SF’s New Inspector General, Fresh Off Mohammed Nuru Case, Opens Tip Line So You Can Report City Hall Corruption
If you think there’s corruption at SF City Hall, you can now report it yourself and maybe start an investigation, thanks to SF’s first-ever Inspector General Alex Shepard who just started the new watchdog job this month.
