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September 16, 2019 - 12:11 pm

Gov. Newsom Sets Sight On Youth Vaping

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive action on Monday that aims to reduce vaping among teenagers. There will be a state-sponsored public awareness campaign focused on the dangers of e-cigarettes, Newsom said. The move follows a nationwide spate of serious lung illnesses and some deaths connected...
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FILE - In this April 5, 2019, file photo, the presidential limousine of President Donald Trump is parked on a hill in front of a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., as he meets with supporters during a fundraiser. Trump is set to raise more than $15 million this week during a two-day California fundraising swing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
AP News
September 16, 2019 - 9:31 am

Trump Expects To Raise $15 Million During Visit To California

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to raise more than $15 million this week during a two-day California fundraising swing. A Republican official familiar with the plans says Trump will raise $3 million Tuesday at a lunch in the Bay Area and $5 million at a dinner that evening in...
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Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer (L), a billionaire hedge fund manager and activist, poses for a selfie at the Iowa State Fair August 11, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Melissa Culross
September 03, 2019 - 9:01 am

Despite Missing Upcoming Debate, Steyer Continues Campaign

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer said he's not giving up his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for president next year even though he failed to qualify for the debate later this month in Houston.
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Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rallied in San Francisco on Aug. 27, 2019, demanding that the ride-hail companies grant them the status of employees rather than independent contractors who lack benefits.
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All News KCBS Radio
August 29, 2019 - 8:30 am

Uber And Lyft Propose A Minimum Wage For Drivers

Uber and Lyft have proposed paying their drivers a new minimum wage of $21 per hour as an alternative to elevating them from independent contractors to employees. The proposal, which would also extend some benefits to the workers, comes after days of protests on the streets of San Francisco and...
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Doug Sovern
August 28, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Trump Making First Visit To SF Bay Area As President

President Donald Trump went to Paradise to survey wildfire damage and he's been to the border, but for the first time since taking office, he will come to the Bay Area.
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3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during the Democratic Presidential Committee (DNC) summer meeting on August 23, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
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Melissa Culross
August 27, 2019 - 1:12 pm

Nancy Pelosi Urges More Women To Run For Office

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it takes courage for women to enter politics, despite the gain they have made in Congress since she first took office.
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Jun 27, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; A woman holds her citizenship paperwork before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park.
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August 16, 2019 - 7:04 pm

California Sues White House Over Plans To Limit Green Cards

California’s governor and attorney general announced that they will sue to block the Trump administration’s new rule restricting green cards for many legal immigrants who are found to rely on some forms of government assistance.
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Juul e-cigarettes and pods for sale
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Melissa Culross
August 09, 2019 - 3:36 pm

Juul's Push To Repeal E-Cigarette Ban Could Be More Far Reaching, Voting Board Says

An obscure step in San Francisco’s elections process became the center of a heated fight Friday over an upcoming ballot measure to overturn the city’s ban on e-cigarettes.
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A member of the Richmond, California chapter of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) walks by an abandoned garage during a bus tour of foreclosed and blighted properties on July 13, 2012 in Richmond, California.
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Doug Sovern
August 08, 2019 - 9:17 am

Newsom Touts $331 Million Plan For Housing Assistance

Hundreds of millions of dollars would be dedicated to rental assistance and fighting home foreclosures in California under a new plan trumpeted by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the California Democrats 2019 State Convention at the Moscone Center on June 01, 2019 in San Francisco.
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Doug Sovern
August 08, 2019 - 8:29 am

Trump's Criticism Of Tax Return Law Is 'Predictable As California Wildfires," Newsom Says

Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't surprised that he's a presidential Twitter target again, but he's choosing not to escalate his latest war of words with President Donald Trump.
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