On Earth Day, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said she’s moving up the city’s timeline for becoming carbon neutral.“We’re leading in addressing issues around climate change with our carbon emissions and other challenges that we face, and we’re going to continue to lead,” she said.Breed said CleanPowerSF is already providing clean energy to 380,000 customers and now is capable of providing 100% renewable energy to all citizens within the next four years.“This is six years ahead of the goal that we set initially,” Breed said. “It’s really...

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Homicides in Oakland are up by more than 100% since last year.As homicides soar, the Oakland Police Department said it continues to lose burned out officers at a growing rate – either to retirement or to another city.“Many members wearing the blue uniform are leaving the vocation because of the stresses on themselves and their families,” said Barry Donelan, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association.During an Oakland Police Commission virtual meeting last week, Chief LeRonne Armstrong said his police force is shrinking.“I have received nearly 10 either resignations...

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Stanford has opened a new clinic to help COVID survivors still battling symptoms recover.The patients, so-called long haulers, will also help doctors and researchers understand why some of them cannot recover from the coronavirus. The Stanford facility has 35 patients, some with chronic post-COVID symptoms. Officials said the work being done at the clinic is between research and therapy.For Rosa Flores, a post-COVID patient, it has been nearly a year since she contracted the virus.“It was not bad,” Flores said. “Moderately even with underlying conditions. I felt I got off easy...

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California on Tuesday moved another step closer to decriminalizing psychedelics — amid a debate over whether their prohibition is an outdated remnant of the War on Drugs — after the author removed a substance from the bill that opponents said can be used as a date-rape drug.The bill would allow those 21 and older to possess for personal use and “social sharing” psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of so-called magic mushrooms. It also covers psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, mescaline excluding peyote, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and 3,4-...

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It’s Mother’s Day and people are taking time to celebrate moms. This year, pandemic related restrictions have eased, and vaccines are available. It’s much different than last year when the Bay Area was under lockdowns.Sarah Saleh came with her aunt to eat outside in Walnut Creek this Mother’s Day. I am vaccinated that does help a lot and I do feel like things are getting back to normal,” she said. “It’s so nice to see people out,” said Munira Jamil. “My niece is treating me to this wonderful breakfast because my son is not around. It was a very pleasant surprise this...

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After serving less than three years in a Pennsylvania prison, Bill Cosby is now a free man following the state’s Supreme Court decision to overturn his conviction. Cosby, 83, had been convicted for indecent assault. This is a stunning turn of events for dozens of women who came forward with accusations against the former comedian. Among those accusers, are two Bay Area women. “This feels like a loss,” said accuser Patricia Steuer. “Questioning, like, what the last 43 year of this ordeal were about if not for justice in the form that we thought we found.”The court’s...

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Saturday’s May Day protests in Oakland began with a caravan rally through the city. But it ended with arrests in two separate incidents involving police officers. Two people who attended the demonstrations were arrested after they both assaulted two different officers in two separate incidents, according to the Oakland Police Department.Oakland police said the first person attacked an officer in the area of 2nd and Castro streets. While the second incident occurred at 10th and Castro streets. Organizers of Saturday’s event focused in many issues related to the pandemic that have...

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An East Bay high school is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak after the school says a number of students attended an off-campus gathering.The Las Lomas High School principal confirms that 21 students have tested positive over the past three weeks. Another 100 have been told to quarantine.Health officials say some of the students attended a party at a private home in mid-April, leading to the outbreak.“It apparently was a single event,” Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen said. “That’s what our contact tracing is showing, and, unfortunately, they weren’t following...

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Bay Area residents reported getting app alerts on the night of May 6 when a series of earthquakes were reported near Truckee, California. The largest of the quakes Thursday night registered as a preliminary 4.7 magnitude, with an epicenter 7.8 miles from Truckee, 27.1 miles from Reno, and several hours driving distance from cities like San Jose and San Francisco.As of this morning, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said there were no reports of damages from Thursday’s quakes, though Cal OES noted the events “offer an important and timely reminder” of...

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The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued three people after they were stranded on the rocks Saturday evening at Pescadero State Beach, Cal Fire officials said. According to Cal Fire, three people were stranded on the rocks with the water rising around them. Several agencies were on scene to rescue the stranded people via a hoist operation.Cal Fire officials added that three people were rescued after the U.S. Coast Guard performed a hoist operation.No other details have been released at this time. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web...

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