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California billionaire tax gathers enough signatures for November showdown

The healthcare union backing the measure said it collected 1.5 million names — well beyond the 875,000 required to qualify for the ballot.

24 hours ago

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California billionaire tax gathers enough signatures for November showdown

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‘Billionaire Tax’ Qualifies For November Ballot, and One Local Billionaire Says He Supports It

Proponents of the controversial “billionaire tax” measure have collected almost double the required signatures to qualify it for the November ballot. While there are many Bay Area billionaires who oppose the tax, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s “perfectly fine with it.”

6 hours ago

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‘Billionaire Tax’ Qualifies For November Ballot, and One Local Billionaire Says He Supports It

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Fire chief’s top aide accused of mishandling union cash

Local 798, the fire department’s union, is alerting authorities about “potential irregularities” involving former treasurer Adrienne Sims.

3 hours ago

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Fire chief’s top aide accused of mishandling union cash

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Ex-IDF Soldier Visiting Stanford With Miss Israel Accused of Putting Student In Chokehold

Stanford authorities are investigating an incident in which an ex-IDF soldier, who was visiting the campus last week with Miss Israel, is accused of tackling and restraining a student who took a paper sign from the booth.

1 day ago

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Ex-IDF Soldier Visiting Stanford With Miss Israel Accused of Putting Student In Chokehold

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Central Valley Wine Mogul, Trophy Hunter Killed In Elephant Stampede In Africa

Prominent Central Valley millionaire and big-game hunter Ernie Dosio was on a safari in Central Africa’s Gabon when his group was charged by a herd of elephants, which fatally trampled Dozio.

2 days ago

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Central Valley Wine Mogul, Trophy Hunter Killed In Elephant Stampede In Africa

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Saturday Links: New ICE Detention Center Operated By GEO Group Opens In Central Valley

A man with a machete was spotted on surveillance footage in San Jose and hasn’t been caught; service on the Bayview Community Shuttle has been extended for two years; and a new ICE facility operated by the GEO Group opened in the Central Valley.

2 days ago

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Saturday Links: New ICE Detention Center Operated By GEO Group Opens In Central Valley

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Huh? Sunset Dunes leader backs supervisor candidate who wants to reopen Great Highway

Lucas Lux disagrees with Natalie Gee over the future of the road. He’s endorsing her anyway.

5 hours ago

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Huh? Sunset Dunes leader backs supervisor candidate who wants to reopen Great Highway

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Day Around the Bay: Sunset Dunes Celebrates One Year of No Cars

The Academy of Art has just sold St. Brigid Church on Van Ness; there was quite a scene outside the Oakland courthouse where the Musk v. Altman trial is happening; and the California man who allegedly tried to shoot Trump on Saturday was formally charged.

1 hour ago

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Day Around the Bay: Sunset Dunes Celebrates One Year of No Cars

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Arrest Made In 35-Year-Old Cold Case Rape and Murder In Placer County

There has been an arrest in the 1991 murder of Cindy Wanner in Placer County, and the culprit according to the sheriff's office, is a known sex offender who had only been out of prison 10 months when Wanner was kidnapped and killed.

1 hour ago

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Arrest Made In 35-Year-Old Cold Case Rape and Murder In Placer County

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SF House That Was Site of Triple Murder-Suicide Sells for $700K Over Asking

Yes, there was a bidding war for the Westwood Highlands home that was the site of a tragic murder-suicide six months ago — ghosts be damned, this is real estate.

6 hours ago

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SF House That Was Site of Triple Murder-Suicide Sells for $700K Over Asking