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What to Know About Mexico's Historic Election This Weekend (and How to Vote From the US)
Millions of Mexicans will be going to the polls for Mexico's presidential elections Sunday. Here's everything you need to know, from the main candidates and issues to how you can vote from the US.

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Raising Kids in California? They May Have College Savings Accounts You Don't Know About
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California Spent Nearly $1 Billion to Boost Arts Education. Are Schools Misspending It?
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First California Adopt-a-Pet Day Hopes to Ease Shelter Overcrowding
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New York Jury Gives Trump an Unmistakable Verdict, 34–0. Does It Matter Politically?
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Newsom Faces Backlash for Plan to Cut In-Home Care for Undocumented Disabled Adults
California Pelicans Released Back Into the Wild After Hundreds Found Starving
After a Cooler Weekend for Bay Area, Expect a Strong Heat Wave on the Horizon
Amid Long and Costly Legal Battles, SF Urged to Update Wastewater System, Fix Sewage Discharges
A New Outdoor Movie Series Comes to Treasure Island This Summer
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‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Is a Tender Love Story and a Subversive Western
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Moms 4 Housing and UC Berkeley Researchers Create An Archive For Activism
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Housing Affordability

Nine people embrace each other and smile as they pose for a photo on the front porch of a house.

Moms 4 Housing and UC Berkeley Researchers Create An Archive For Activism

Mapping gentrification, redlining and predatory loans, the Archive of Urban Futures also imagines a new future for Oakland.

SF Homeless Services Provider Accused of Fraud Is Stripped of City Contract

The city is still weighing whether to take away its other contracts with the nonprofit Providence Foundation amid allegations that it faked over $100,000 in invoices.

Newsom’s “Swiss Army Knife” Advisor Reflects Upon Leaving the Administration

Alameda County District Attorney Sues Farmers Insurance Alleging Unfair Practices

For the second time this year, Pamela Price’s office is taking insurance companies to court for allegedly undervaluing property.

Immigration

Newsom Faces Backlash for Plan to Cut In-Home Care for Undocumented Disabled Adults

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces criticism for proposing to cut a Medicaid benefit that provides in-home caregivers for some disabled immigrants. Advocates feel betrayed, but Newsom argues the budget requires difficult decisions.

Major Wage-Theft Claim Backlog Due to Severe Understaffing at California Labor Agency, Audit Finds

The result, according to the audit of the state Labor Commissioner’s Office, is a backlog of 47,000 claims that take six times longer to resolve than the four months set in state law.

California's Class of 2024 Lags in Student Aid Applications, Data Shows

Over 42,000 fewer students in California applied for federal student aid in 2024 compared to last year. What happened?
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After Months-Long Coma, This Latino Immigrant Worker Is Still Fighting Mysterious Long COVID Symptoms

Construction worker Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar is still fighting mysterious symptoms after emerging from a 3-month coma and going blind in his left eye. His experience is just one example of the devastating impact that COVID continues to have on Latinx communities in San Francisco.

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Raising Kids in California? They May Have College Savings Accounts You Don't Know About

The state is directly investing money for lower-income students and all newborns to attend college. After 2 years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

California Spent Nearly $1 Billion to Boost Arts Education. Are Schools Misspending It?

Voters passed Proposition 28 to expand arts education in California schools. Some are planning to pay for existing positions, which backers of the initiative say violates its intent.

First California Adopt-a-Pet Day Hopes to Ease Shelter Overcrowding

Organizers have a goal of 2,024 pet adoptions for California's first ever Adopt-a-Pet Day on June 1.

What to Know About Mexico's Historic Election This Weekend (and How to Vote From the US)

Millions of Mexicans will be going to the polls for Mexico's presidential elections Sunday. Here's everything you need to know, from the main candidates and issues to how you can vote from the US.

New York Jury Gives Trump an Unmistakable Verdict, 34–0. Does It Matter Politically?

Newsom Faces Backlash for Plan to Cut In-Home Care for Undocumented Disabled Adults

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces criticism for proposing to cut a Medicaid benefit that provides in-home caregivers for some disabled immigrants. Advocates feel betrayed, but Newsom argues the budget requires difficult decisions.
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Under SF Mayor's Plan, More Middle-Income Families Would Qualify for Subsidized Child Care

Mayor London Breed's plan would also create a pilot program for evening and weekend child care for parents working in fields like health care, retail and building security.

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