CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: By this point last year, 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres. This year, 7,002 fires have chewed through more than 1.4 million acres. ~enviro Article 1509 words, published Aug 24 2020 7 votes
More than half of San Francisco storefronts closed due to pandemic ~finance business Article 444 words 8 votes
Record heat, unprecedented lightning fire siege in Northern California; more dry lightning to come ~enviro Article 1801 words 11 votes
Appeals court grants a stay on injunction, after Lyft announces rideshare operations would be suspended in California at 11:59 PM tonight ~transport Article 472 words 13 votes
Uber and Lyft both threaten to suspend their services in California unless the ruling requiring them to classify drivers as employees is overturned ~transport Article 375 words 18 votes
The 2020 San Francisco exodus is real, and historic, report shows ~finance Article 519 words 19 votes
Amazon liable for defective third-party products rules CA Appellate Court ~tech amazon Article 660 words 6 votes
20th-century slavery was hiding in plain sight: The El Monte sweatshop case exposed a web of corruption, and the enslavement of more than seventy Los Angeles area garment workers ~humanities.history Article 2059 words 6 votes
Why is a tech executive installing security cameras around San Francisco? ~tech security Article 2853 words 10 votes
“Representation matters!”: Adam Perez on the empowering feeling of seeing yourself in an image ~arts photography Link 6 votes
Nearly 1,000 inmates will be removed from San Quentin prison after its infection rate has gotten so bad it's been dubbed 'the Chernobyl of COVID' ~health Article 503 words 10 votes
‘You started the corona!’ As anti-Asian hate incidents explode, climbing past 800, activists push for aid ~news usa.ca crime.hate Article 1225 words 12 votes
California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps ~enviro Article 1428 words 9 votes
Black Sheep Brass Band - We Are Sheep (2020) ~music pop.indie Video 5:30, published Mar 10 2020 5 votes
California Air Resources Board passes law banning the sale of heavy diesel trucks and vans completely by 2045 ~transport Link 11 votes
San Francisco tenants break leases in startling numbers, giving renters upper hand ~life housing Article 1091 words 12 votes
Actor Danny Masterson of That '70s Show charged with raping three women ~tv Article 303 words 8 votes
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Uncomfortable (2016) ~music singer songwriter folk.indie pop.folk Video 3:47, published Jan 25 2017 4 votes
Confessions of a former bastard cop - An essay by a former police officer on why police are like this ~life Article 5462 words 29 votes
Coronavirus is spreading faster in LA, straining resources again ~health healthcare Article 1301 words 10 votes
One of the first California counties to reopen is closing again - Lassen County, pop. 30,000, had no cases of COVID and reopened in early May. It now has four cases ~health Article 438 words 14 votes
What recent special elections can tell us about November's US election: They may throw cold water on the idea that 2020 will be another “blue wave” ~misc politics Article 868 words 10 votes
How New York suffered nearly ten times the number of deaths as California ~health Article 11 354 words 6 votes
Tesla sues Alameda County to force California factory reopening ~finance business Article 367 words 13 votes
Modoc County, California, posts plan to lift stay-at-home order Friday ~health Article 836 words 3 votes
CULT for GOOD is bringing COVID-19 relief to homeless across America ~health Article 398 words 4 votes
Even garbage is under threat from the coronavirus' impact on the economy ~enviro recycling Article 1228 words 9 votes
A mysterious lawsuit tries to sink Seaside’s massive plans for growth ~enviro Article 721 words 5 votes
Nearly 11,000,000 kilograms of strawberries might get thrown in the trash in California each week due to weakened demand caused by coronavirus ~food Article 1018 words 9 votes
San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl loss a life-saver for Bay Area? UCSF doctor calls it a gift ~sports.american_football Article 632 words, published Apr 11 2020 3 votes
Coyotes, bobcats and bears: Amid coronavirus shutdown, wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park ~enviro Article 969 words 10 votes
California, Oregon & Washington announce Western States Pact ~news usa.ca usa.or usa.wa politics Article 534 words 21 votes
Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic ~health Article 2316 words 7 votes
Seventy-one infected with coronavirus at Sacramento church. Congregation tells county ‘leave us alone’ ~health Article 752 words 9 votes
The history of a shipwreck that brought Chinese immigrants to the Monterey, California area ~humanities.history Article 1647 words 6 votes
San Francisco Bay Area doctors see flatter curve after two weeks of social isolation ~health Article 1177 words 10 votes
Newsom: California will have enough ventilators to meet COVID-19 demand ~health healthcare Article 843 words 7 votes
Coronavirus patients in California’s ICU beds double overnight ~health healthcare Article 756 words 3 votes