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Opinion: Overdoses are dropping but the threat of fentanyl looms
California should spend its $121 million in opioid settlement dollars on fentanyl awareness, tracking and response.
Flam: Deep-sea mining may be necessary to build a greener future
Scientists consider risks and rewards of tapping into metal-rich rocks that act as natural batteries...
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Walters: Newsom brags about California economy, but jobs data tells a different story
Governor ignores state's sluggish recovery after pandemic and the unemployment insurance fund's growing deficit.
Editorials
Editorial: California voters should reject rent control and ‘Revenge of the Landlords’
Vote no on state Propositions 33 and 34. Neither will help ease state's housing crisis.
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Opinion: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and my council colleagues’ fiscal recklessness
Councilmember Janani Ramachandran says leaders' self-serving budget reliance on Coliseum sale will drive city deeper into deficit.
News Columnists
Hunger at Home helping more restaurants with food recovery efforts
Santana Row eateries among those contributing unused food to the San Jose nonprofit to help ease food insecurity in Silicon Valley.
Opinion
Opinion: Biden drags Supreme Court into politics ahead of election
President seeks to control the high court, despite the Constitution, just because he doesn't like its rulings.