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Silicon Valley investors have spent roughly $800 million to buy nearly 80 square miles of land in rural California with plans to build a new eco-friendly city. But first they have to convince skeptical voters and politicians. (Sept. 1) (AP Video/Terry Chea)

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Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Fri,09/01/23-12:24PM , 213 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.
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Community members listen to speakers during a rally at Antioch police headquarters in Antioch, Calif., on April 18, 2023. Racist police text messages containing slurs and images of gorillas will take center stage in a San Francisco Bay Area courtroom on Friday, July 21, 2023, as a judge weighs whether the messages violated a state law designed to stamp out racism in the criminal court system. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP)

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Racist text scandal at Northern California police department at center of court hearing
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Thu,07/20/23-11:54PM , 267 Reads
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Marc Tessier-Lavigne speaks to the media at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2016. Tessier-Lavigne, the president of Stanford University said Wednesday, July 19, 2023, he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in other papers authored by his lab. Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement to students and staff that he would step down Aug. 31. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group via AP)

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Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Wed,07/19/23-12:37PM , 315 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found “serious flaws” in five scientific papers on subjects such as brain development in which he was the principal author.
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People take part in a rally to end the eviction moratorium outside City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Some landlords have gone without rental income for more than three years after Oakland approved an eviction moratorium in March 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they're drowning in debt
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Mon,06/26/23-8:39AM , 329 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the country.
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