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Mayor Ed Lee wants to change the way we categorize homelessness
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Mayor Ed Lee wants to change the way we categorize homelessness

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Column: Newsom and mayors meet to discuss homelessness. Have we hit rock bottom? More Videos On Tuesday, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, the city's most influential agency, will hold a special meeting with a...

The EJ People Are Right to Be Concerned About the Water Pollution From the Bay Treatment Plant
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The EJ People Are Right to Be Concerned About the Water Pollution From the Bay Treatment Plant

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Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has just agreed to fast track approval of the massive $744 million Bay Conservation and Economic...

Why I Left Mexico
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Why I Left Mexico

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Letters to the Editor: A "short brown' Oaxacan was Mexico's greatest president. What say you, Nury Martinez? By Nury Martinez I have a strong dislike for Oaxacanos. They are arrogant, self-serving and greedy. This...

California's aquifer is a key source of water
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California’s aquifer is a key source of water

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New push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow to California and other Western states GIVEN the state's dire water needs, it's no wonder officials are searching for new ways to...

The Police Strike in Spain and the Police Strike in the U.S.
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The Police Strike in Spain and the Police Strike in the U.S.

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What's behind the increased violence against police officers, especially in the U.S.? A: A lot of it has to do with perceptions of police officers, particularly in the U.S, as being too liberal and...

The National Audubon Society’s decision to support the Salton Sea restoration project is “a major ecological risk”
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The National Audubon Society’s decision to support the Salton Sea restoration project is “a major ecological risk”

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As Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, a plan to save it with ocean water is rejected By Matthew Miller 3 June 2018 On June 1, the National Audubon Society announced that it was “unable...

Verena Pukar: A Powerhouse in Women’s Soccer
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Verena Pukar: A Powerhouse in Women’s Soccer

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Meet the First Ladies of Croatian Soccer A handful of women have the power to change the world of women’s soccer at the professional and international levels. Many have already made huge differences in...

Tom Delaney’s Story of a Sobriety Crisis
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Tom Delaney’s Story of a Sobriety Crisis

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Parents arrested after 2-year-old ingests 'rainbow fentanyl' in Northern California, authorities say Share Shares Copy Link Copy Every day, Tom Delaney visits his children, ages 1 and 4, to give them a bath before...

Don't Be a Doctor Who Treats the Whole World Like a Dog
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Don’t Be a Doctor Who Treats the Whole World Like a Dog

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Nicholas Goldberg: Should I call my doctor "doctor" or is that passé? When I was a kid, my mom would read me stories about doctors and ask, "Do you want to be a doctor...

Jinkx Monsoon to appear on Broadway in 'The Light in the Piazza'
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Jinkx Monsoon to appear on Broadway in ‘The Light in the Piazza’

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'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Jinkx Monsoon to make their Broadway debut in 'Chicago' Monsoon and the cast of 'Chicago' will appear on stage together as they take on two shows, in a first for...