Mayor London Breed prepares for a weeklong visit to China, where she hopes to drum up more tourism, investment and hopefully, score two pandas for the San Francisco Zoo. kqed.org/news/11982778/…

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The federal government updated its methadone regulations this year for the first time in two decades and is now allowing people to receive more take-home doses of the medication.
However, California has not followed the federal example.

Every second Saturday in Southeast San Francisco, over a dozen organizations come together at the Pop-Up Village to offer much-needed resources to residents of the surrounding neighborhood:
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday unveiled the first nationwide limits on dangerous “forever chemicals” in drinking water, setting standards that will have sweeping, costly effects throughout California.

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Oakland Port commissioners voted unanimously Thursday night to move forward with changing the name of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.

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Drug overdoses and discontent over street conditions make Dean Preston, the district representative on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, vulnerable in his November reelection bid.

A UC Berkeley Muslim law student plans to file a discrimination complaint against the university after accusing a law professor of physically assaulting her as she attempted to protest a dinner event held at the home of the law school’s dean:
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There isn’t a great deal of data exploring the lives of queer Muslims.
So Queer Crescent, an Oakland-born LGBTQ+ organization, embarked on a major new survey, “Presencing Ourselves,” which reflects almost 700 respondents nationwide.

Maggie Rogers has announced a tour for her new album ‘Don’t Forget Me,’ and she’s letting fans have their first crack at tickets the old-fashioned way: by waiting in line, in person. Here’s how you can snag a ticket for her San Francisco show:
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The Assembly Communications & Conveyance Committee takes up the latest salvo in this struggle, a bill designed to chip away at this form of digital discrimination.

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A Santa Clara County voter named Jonathan Padilla has requested a recount in a race for Congress in Silicon Valley — a move that could break a historic tie between Assemblymember Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian.

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The bills, which passed the Assembly Public Safety committee, include provisions to toughen penalties and make it easier for law enforcement to arrest and charge theft suspects.

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O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.

On April 25th, we're heading back to the California Academy of Sciences for another NightLife event! This time, we're celebrating Earth Day with the filmmakers and scientists from PBS's Deep Look series.

Check out our recap video of our last NightLife, and grab your tix: bit.ly/3VKhbt0.

If Only Creative, a Berkeley-based creative agency that supports East Bay destinations such as Popoca, DAYTRIP and Burdell, predominantly works with small business owners of color around the Bay Area. KQED spoke with the founder, Marisa Sanchez-Dunning:
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San José leaders on Tuesday approved new rules barring people experiencing homelessness from living near schools, and greenlit new limits on where people in RVs can park.

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California is not doing enough to track and evaluate efforts to address homelessness — despite billions of dollars spent to address the crisis, a state auditor found in a report released Tuesday.

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About 100 librarians and their supporters rallied outside San Francisco’s Main Library on Tuesday to demand the city hire security guards for every branch.

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With more than a dozen LGBTQ representatives in the state Legislature, sexual and gender identity may no longer be a key factor in California races.

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Sacramento Superior Court Judge James Arguelles has granted KQED’s petition to compel the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to disclose peace officer personnel records in a timely fashion.