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Academy of Sciences Penguin Gets First of its Kind Surgery
October 26, 2024
A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for...
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Dungeness Crab and Banana Slug Become New State Symbols
October 12, 2024
The California quail, majestic redwoods and glowing orange poppy can now welcome two animal icons to the state’s lineup of...
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Monthly Rent Payments to be Included on Credit Scores
September 29, 2024
Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill that allows some renters to allow their landlords to report their positive...
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California Condors Fly Around Mt. Diablo, Down to Livermore
September 29, 2024
California condors are moving farther into the East Bay. Seven of the endangered birds flew north into Alameda and Contra...
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California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastics Pollution
September 28, 2024
In a first of its kind lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday accused ExxonMobil of a decades-long greenwashing...
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Cal Fire Firefighter Suspected in Five Arsons
September 23, 2024
A Cal Fire firefighter was arrested Friday for allegedly igniting five fires in the North Bay in recent weeks when...
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Feds Charge Controversial Tow Company Owner with 2nd Insurance Fraud Case
September 8, 2024
A controversial owner of several towing companies in San Francisco has been charged again by federal prosecutors with insurance fraud,...
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Con Man Dennis Fountaine Flees Sentencing
September 5, 2024
A Santa Clara County man convicted of complicated fraud schemes fled his sentencing and is now a wanted fugitive, according...
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Car Dealer DGDG Fined for Alleged Environmental, Record Keeping Offenses
August 25, 2024
A judge ordered Bay Area car dealer DGDG Automotive to pay $290,000 in an environmental protection case alleging the company...
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Fast Food Workers Ask State for Further Wage Increases
August 17, 2024
The California Fast Food Workers Union is urging the state to again raise the minimum wage for fast-food employees. According...