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Cost of confession: California restaurant to pay $140K in damages after using fake priest to spy on employees
Owners of a California restaurant will have to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages after federal investigators found they hired a priest in an attempt to get employees to admit workplace “sins,” an act of retaliation officials deemed “shameless.”
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What's causing homelessness in California?
Researchers at UCSF just released the findings of a stateside study that’s the most comprehensive look at homelessness in nearly three decades. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Dr. Margot Kushel, the study’s principal investigator and director of the UCSF Benioff Institute, for some insight.
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Expert finds Davis serial stabbing suspect mentally unfit, jury to decide competency
A California jury will determine the mental competency of a former university student charged in the stabbing deaths of two people and attempted murder of a third.
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New study says high housing costs, low income push Californians into homelessness
A new study by the University of California, San Francisco shows that homeless people in California were struggling with poor health and deep poverty before becoming homeless. The study released Tuesday by the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative aims to provide a comprehensive picture of adult homelessness in a state that has 30% of the cou... -
Attorney behind plot to keep Trump in power faces disbarment hearing in California
An effort to disbar a conservative attorney who devised ways to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election is beginning in Los Angeles.
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Inside the Deepening Rivalry Between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024. But Newsom wants to make clear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump” in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, DeSantis likes to mock Newsom’s apparent “fixation” on Flor... -
WATCH: Seal pup adorably joins in on surf session at San Diego beach
Several surfers in the Pacific Beach area were all smiles when an unexpected guest crashed their session.
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These are the 10 most expensive metro areas in the U.S. for renters—4 of them are in California
Here are the most expensive metro areas for renters in the United States.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom issues Juneteenth proclamation
Gov. Gavin Newsom Saturday afternoon issued a proclamation declaring “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance” in the state of California.
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Railroad Industry Sues to Block New Locomotive Pollution Rules in California
The railroad industry has sued to block new environmental rules in California. The California Air Resources Board approved new rules in April that would ban the use of locomotives more than 23 years old beginning in 2030. The railroad industry said this would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives. The Association... -
‘Beach Report Card' finds California's wet winter means dirtier water at the coast
An annual “Beach Report Card” concludes historic winter precipitation in California is resulting in high rates of runoff and dirtier water along the coast.
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Universal, PlayStation to bring ‘The Last of Us' to life at Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios and PlayStation are bringing the zombie apocalypse game-turned-series to life this September as “The Last of Us” haunted house is set to come to this year’s Halloween Horror Nights.
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DeSantis dares Newsom to challenge Biden in 2024 presidential race
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is escalating his feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Fed's Pause on Interest Rates Is a Blow to Affordable Housing in California
Mortgage rates likely will remain high despite the Fed’s pause on interest rate hikes, a blow to affordable housing in California, says state treasurer Fiona Ma.
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CHP seizes enough fentanyl in SF to kill 2 million people
In its first six weeks of deployment in San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol has seized enough fentanyl to kill all of the city’s population nearly three times over, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
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West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping traffic at some of the largest ports.
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Black bear wanders into San Rafael neighborhood
A black bear made for an unexpected house guest in the Terra Linda neighborhood of San Rafael Tuesday morning.