Category: Local News Matters

Marin county focuses on affordable housing. Stanford students face felony charges for pro-Palestinian protest. Autonomous vehicles are allowed in in a San Francisco car-free zone. Oaklanders are now voting for a new mayor.

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Anti-Trump protests intensify and take new forms. Sausalito decides against bike lanes. San Mateo can begin to oust its sheriff.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Tunnel Vision (ep. 3): A look at California’s $20 billion solution to its water crisis — the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. We visit Miwok tribal leaders and scientists working on nature based solutions for saving the Delta from damage due to sea levels rise and increased water diversions.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Tunnel Vision (ep. 2) A look at California’s $20 billion solution to its water crisis — the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. In this episode, we talk with the tunnel’s chief engineer Steve Minassian, who describes the process, locations and implications of the project, using four tunnel boring machines.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Tunnel Vision (ep. 1) A look at California’s $20 billion solution to its water crisis — the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. In this first installment, we hear from the stakeholders – California’s fisheries, urban water agencies, Delta farmers and Delta tribes.

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Sausalito city council is spooked cyber-attack. Bird flu spreads into more species. Several homeless vehicles are left stranded in Hunters Point. A fired federal worker gets rehired after a social media shaming.

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The updated Cal Fire risk are maps are out.  Thousands of University of California workers go on strike. A DOGE raid of San Francisco’s City Hall turns out to be a prank.  Berkeley’s famous peregrine falcons have gone missing.

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Sausalito works on its housing laws. Embattled San Mateo Sheriff is uninvited to a party in San Francisco. Another battery fire flares up in Moss Landing. Budget woes hit Oakland. President Trump takes aim at San Francisco’s Presidio.

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A controversial development in Marin City reaches a compromise. New details emerge about the Martinez Refinery fire. The future of Open AI reaches a court battle. Berkeley’s homeless union presents its case against an encampment sweep.

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Flooding in Sonoma County resulted in two storm-related deaths. Thousands of Bay Area federal workers receive an invitation to resign. Initial air quality reports are released by the Martinez Refining Company following a fire there and California’s Attorney General investigates a police shooting in Richmond.

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Moss Landing residents deal with the aftermath of another battery storage facility fire. Alameda County has a new district attorney. San Francisco police officers are recognized for their role in a high-profile murder case. Millions in affordable housing project grants are now available in Marin County.

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California prepares for conflict and compromise as Trump takes office. Sonoma State University announces major department cuts. Half Moon Bay plans to memorialize victims of a mass shooting. Oakland Unified School District faces a budgetary cliff.

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Marin County swears in its first Black Supervisor. The Berkeley fire bomber pleads guilty. How bird flu impacts our food supply.  Los Angeles animals find shelter in the Bay Area.

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Tule Elk win space at Point Reyes. Bay Area fire crews join the fight in Los Angeles. San Francisco has a new mayor, and new crimes emerge by convicted kidnapper Mathew Mueller.

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SPECIAL REPORT:   This week, we visit a place six miles north of Sausalito, Cailfornia for a special report with incarcerated journalist Steve Brooks, the holidays in San Quentin

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Marin health officials are on the alert for bird flu. Plans are laid to replace Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price. Violent crime is down in most of San Francisco. San Quentin’s incarcerated population was left out of tsunami warnings.

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Marin County puts a limit on AirBnBs. A deep-sea earthquake reveals an uneven variety of emergency responses. The group that led the recall of Alameda DA Pamela Price calls for a tougher replacement.  San Mateo Supervisors find a way to oust their Sheriff.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Field report from the Greater Farallon’s and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, where a group of researchers with Point Blue Conservation Science have worked together for 20 years to monitor the health of these federally protected sanctuaries.

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