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With May soon to begin, Cal Fire offers tips on home fire prevention
With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire.
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California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person’s life during an opioid overdose.
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Workers' Memorial Day: Bay Area community honors those who lost lives on the job
Workers’ Memorial Day remembers and honors those who lost their lives or were hurt on the job.
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Workers' Memorial Day: Bay Area community honors those who lost lives on the job
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation Sunday, declaring Apr. 28 as “Workers’ Memorial Day.” One East Bay community honored those who lost their lives on the job. Christie Smith reports.
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California's lot-splitting law faces legal push back
A relatively new way to add more homes is starting to catch on but not without some legal pushback.
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California's lot-splitting law faces legal push back
A relatively new way to add more homes is starting to catch on but not without some legal pushback. Scott Budman reports.
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At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. It was impossible for...
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Bills aimed at closing traffic ticket loophole for driverless cars get initial green light
A pair of bills that aim, in part, to close a loophole prohibiting autonomous vehicles from getting traffic tickets cleared major hurdles in the California legislature this week.
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Seven California hotels receive top honor on first ever Michelin Keys Guide
The 2024 Michelin Guide hotel selection includes seven California hotels receiving the top honor.
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Garlic Festival says goodbye to Stockton, hello to Merced County fairgrounds
The California Garlic Festival is leaving Stockton and headed to the Merced County fairgrounds this summer.
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California lawmakers clear path for more oversight, traffic tickets for driverless cars
A pair of bills seeking more regulations over the driverless car industry cleared major hurdles in the California legislature this week. The proposed new laws would, in part, close a loophole the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit exposed that has been leaving autonomous vehicles immune from receiving traffic tickets. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban has the story.
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Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing new help to ensure doctors and patients in Arizona can get access to abortions despite a strict ban on the procedure. Robert Handa reports.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have announced legislation aimed at helping Arizonans access abortions after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed a near total-ban to move forward. The bill would allow Arizona doctors to temporarily provide abortion care to Arizona patients who travel to California. Newsom said Wednesday that lawmakers will move swiftly to pass the California bill. Newsom...
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A closer look: Potential ban for CLEAR program at airports
NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura about the potential ban of the CLEAR program at California airports.
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Lawmakers consider bill that would ban CLEAR program at California airports
A bill making its way through the California legislature takes aim at third-party vendors like CLEAR Plus which, for $189 a year, allows travelers to move to the head of the security screening line.
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Lawmakers consider bill that would ban CLEAR program at California airports
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban CLEAR, and other express-lane programs that allow travelers to pay extra to skip to the front of security lines at dozens of airports nationwide, in California. Emma Goss reports.
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California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state’s Central Valley is set to open in June.
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California State Assembly passes historic resolution recognizing Songkran Festival
In a historic move, the California State Assembly passed a resolution to recognize Songkran New Year Festival, a traditional celebration in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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California State Assembly passes historic resolution recognizing Songkran Festival
In a historic move, the California State Assembly passed a resolution to recognize Songkran Festival, a traditional celebration in several Asian countries including Thailand. Gia Vang reports.
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California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced nearly $200 million in grant money to cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing.