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US Cities Mark 1st Anniversary of Thai Grandfather's Killing
San Francisco on Sunday is marking the one-year anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Asian man killed in yet another attack against Asians in America.
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Civil Rights Pioneer and Face of Gay Marriage Phyllis Lyon Dies at 95
Gay rights pioneer Phyllis Lyon, who with her longtime partner was among the first same-sex couples to marry in California when it became legal to do so in 2008, has died at her San Francisco home.
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Coronavirus Concerns Strand Cruise Passengers Off California
Thousands of people were confined to a cruise ship circling in international waters off the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday after 21 passengers and crew members tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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San Francisco Official Charged With Corruption in FBI Probe
A top San Francisco public official and go-to bureaucrat to mayors over two decades was charged with public corruption Tuesday, upending City Hall as elected leaders scrambled to reassure the public that bribery and kickbacks would not be tolerated. The complaint unsealed against San Francisco Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and longtime restaurateur Nick Bovis focuses on an aborted attempt…
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San Francisco Aims to Rein in Tests of Tech Ideas on Streets
Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are considering requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public. Supporters of the legislation, which the Board of Supervisors will take up Tuesday, say it would be the first of its kind in the…
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Evacuations Lifted for Flooded California Wine Country Towns
Authorities in Northern California have reopened the roads into two towns cut off for days by a rain-swollen river and residents and work crews have started cleaning up the muck that flooding left behind.
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Former President Barack Obama, Warriors Star Steph Curry Headline My Brother's Keeper Event in Oakland
Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place.
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100 Days After Paradise Burned, the Stories of the Victims
It was a day that was almost unfathomable. An entire town was burned off the map of California. Nearly 14,000 homes were incinerated. All told, 85 people would perish. The oldest was 99; of the 73 bodies that have been identified, 59 were 65 or older. One hundred days later — with the aid of public records showing the locations...
