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San Francisco records its first death from a kratom-derived opioid sold as an herbal supplement
The medical examiner found MGM-15, a federally banned compound up to 50 times as strong as morphine, in a man who died in late September and in the “cat’s claw”…
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Oakland moves to raise blight fines to as much as $10,000 a day, the first increase since 1968
The City Council gave initial approval to a plan by Councilmember Zac Unger that would raise the ceiling on daily penalties tenfold for owners who leave declared nuisances unfixed, with…
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Bonta charges 103 home-care workers in Medi-Cal fraud sweep as federal prosecutors trade blame with Sacramento
The attorney general charged 103 In-Home Supportive Services caregivers with billing Medi-Cal while clients were hospitalized, as federal prosecutors in Los Angeles criticized the state’s oversight.
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Treasury proposes wider limits on American investment in Chinese technology, reaching into biotech
A draft Treasury rule would bar U.S. investment in Chinese developers of advanced A.I. and a range of biotechnologies, with consequences for Bay Area venture capital and life sciences.
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As Medi-Cal shrinks, Bay Area counties rebuild safety nets they scaled back after the Affordable Care Act
Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Alameda and San Francisco are expanding county-run care programs for people expected to lose coverage in 2027, but the documents behind those plans show the money…
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Deportations near one million under Trump as arrests shift into communities, including the Bay Area
A Migration Policy Institute analysis of federal data finds that most removals still begin at the border, but arrests inside the country are driving a growing share, a trend Bay…
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Bloom Energy’s A.I. power boom lifts sales past $1 billion a quarter, but the cash is still catching up
The San Jose fuel-cell maker raised its forecast for the third time this year on data-center demand, while its own filings show how much money the growth is tying up…
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Oakland judge’s order halting DHS voter interviews takes effect today unless an appeals court steps in
The ruling shields citizens in California and eight other states from election-related field interviews through Election Day, but it rests on a narrower basis than San Francisco and Santa Clara…
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California set a $21,000 Medi-Cal savings limit without a public count of who would lose coverage
Budget documents show how much the state expects to save by lowering the savings cap for older and disabled Medi-Cal enrollees, and how little it has disclosed about who will…
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San Francisco moves to auction a Sea Cliff house at the center of a deed-fraud lawsuit
Supervisors authorized the tax collector to sell a long-delinquent home on 32nd Avenue, a step neighbors see as a way out of a yearlong standoff, as the city attorney seeks…
