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Alameda County
Big rig hauling bacon catches fire, vehicle overturns to snarl Bay Area commute
sfchronicle.com - Gwendolyn Wu
California Highway Patrol crews were busy Tuesday morning as they worked to clear wrecks from San Francisco and East Bay roadways. An overturned …
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
California Gov. Newsom offers rare praise for Trump
Fox News - Andrew O'Reilly
President Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have been at odds long before the latter took office in Sacramento earlier this year - lambasting each other in speeches and on social media over issues
Associated Pressadded this to Politics
San Diego, CA
The Latest: Asylum seekers ask to wait in US, not Mexico
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on initial hearings for asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Several asylum seekers who
Patch
San Francisco Bay Area
Medical Emergency Delays Southbound Caltrain #268
Patch - Sue Wood
The 28-minute delay has originated out of the San Jose Didiron Station. SAN JOSE, CA -- Caltrain's southbound car No. 268 is being delayed by about a …
Associated Pressadded this to Politics
Social Media
Trump: Social media sites discriminate against conservatives
Associated Press - By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump directed his ire Tuesday at the nation's major social media companies, claiming they're biased against Republicans and attacking them with the same gusto he uses
Cannabis Industry
Marijuana legalization is winning the 2020 Democratic primaries - Clark Neubert LLP | Cannabis Business Attorneys
greenfrontier.com
Marijuana legalization is winning the 2020 Democratic primaries The 2020 presidential campaigns are very much in their infancy, but one clear winner …
Boeing 737 MAX
Transportation Department Investigating How the FAA Certified The Boeing 737 MAX 8
cbslocal.com - sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
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Law
Former Big Law Attorney Aims to Foster Diversity in Year One
law.com - Xiumei Dong
Niki Khoshzamir of PracticePro teaches a group of diverse first-year law students about law firm structure and economics at the San Francisco office …
CNNadded this to Politics
Politics
Amy Klobuchar woos donors in the Bay Area
CNN - By Suzanne Malveaux, CNN
(CNN) — In her first visit to California since announcing her presidential candidacy, Sen. Amy Klobuchar will host Tuesday night a high-dollar fundraiser in big tech's backyard. At a cost of up to $5,600
SFChronicleadded this to Bay Area and California News
Trains
Knowing how to push BART’s buttons is key to a train operator’s job
sfchronicle.com - Steve Rubenstein
Kelly Beardsley has been going to Richmond twice a day for the past 12 years. As soon as he gets there, he leaves. Not that there’s anything wrong …
Reutersadded this to Top News
Law
San Francisco officials look to ban sale of e-cigarettes
Reuters - by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru
(Reuters) - San Francisco officials on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes from companies such as Juul until a review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as part
Jonathon Starradded this to Games
San Francisco Bay Area
Golden Gate Bridge tolls to rise to $9.75? Final vote set for Friday
marinij.com - Will Houston
The cost to cross the Golden Gate Bridge could rise to as much as $9.80 by 2023 depending on how the bridge district’s board of directors votes on a …
Reuters
Law
Assertio Therapeutics beats investor lawsuit over opioid marketing
Reuters - Nate Raymond
Assertio Therapeutics Inc has won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors about the extent to which its growth was fueled by marketing its Nucynta opioid painkillers
Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors Approve License Plate Readers for Discovery Bay
eastcountytoday.net - ECT
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved an appropriation adjustment in a 4-0 vote that will allow the Town of Discovery Bay …
Sam Gutzmanadded this to Bicycles/Gear/Info
Bicycle Commuting
San Francisco cyclists push for longer stretch of protected bike lanes following death of young woman
abc7news.com - By Luz Pena
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Eleven days after the death of cyclist Tess Rothstein, over 100 people stood at the steps of San Francisco City Hall to demand …
Law
Federal Jury Finds Roundup Was 'Substantial Factor' in California Man's Cancer
law.com - Ross Todd
RoundUp weed killer. A federal jury in San Francisco has found that Monsanto’s Roundup was a “substantial factor” in causing a Northern California …
Green Car Reportsadded this to Electric Car News
Chevrolet Bolt
Amazon charges Kias, Chevy Bolt mountain range, UN climate report: Today's Car News
greencarreports.com - Eric C. Evarts
A second automaker has signed on to Amazon's Home Services charger installation program. We took a Chevrolet Bolt EV to the top of the Continental …
San Francisco, CA
Bicycle advocates push for improved safety in San Francisco
kron4.com - Charles Clifford
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - Following the death of a 30-year-old cyclist along Howard Street in San Francisco earlier this month, the city has made some …
The Mercury Newsadded this to Top Stories
San Jose, CA
Hope Village homeless encampment faces uncertain future
The Mercury News - Emily DeRuy
For the first time in years, James M. is sleeping and eating better. Once resigned to spending nights along a creek embankment, James, who did not …
Boeing 737 MAX
Air Canada 737s grounded until Canada Day
blackburnnews.com - Adelle Loiselle
Air Canada is notifying flyers it intends to ground its 737 MAX aircraft until July 1.The move comes after Transport Minister Marc Garneau grounded …
Bicycle Commuting
Family and Friends of Cyclist Tess Rothstein Speak Out
sfweekly.com - Ida Mojadad
Much has been said about the death of cyclist 30-year-old Tess Rothstein, the street safety measures that could have saved her, and the behavior of …
Associated Pressadded this to Business and Finance
Business
Business Highlights
Associated Press - By The Associated Press
___ High-level US-China trade talks to resume next week WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China late next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official
Sam Gutzmanadded this to Bicycles/Gear/Info
San Francisco, CA
SF transit agency votes for protected bike lane on Howard
sfchronicle.com - Rachel Swan
Cars double-parked in bike lanes. Doors that swing open out of nowhere. Motorists who are so distracted, they’ll roll past the scene of an accident …
Commuting
Remote workers and super commuters are on the rise – and they probably make more than you
sacbee.com - Michael Finch II
It’s no secret the number of super commuters – those poor people who trek more than 90 minutes each way to work – is steadily on the rise in …
Reutersadded this to Top News
Business
Second U.S. jury finds Bayer's Roundup caused cancer
Reuters - By Jim Christie and Tina Bellon
(Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a $289 million verdict over similar
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Hot Property
San Diego, CA
San Diego is 7th worst place for first-time homebuyers, study says
Los Angeles Times - Phillip Molnar
San Diego isn’t the worst place in America to be a first-time homebuyer. But, it is close. America’s Finest City scored poorly in a new study from personal finance website Bankrate that looked at the biggest
SFGateadded this to Top Stories from SFGATE
Santa Clara County
Milpitas will spend $85K to investigate why city smells so bad
SFGate - Alix Martichoux
Milpitas in Santa Clara County is best known for two things: a massive mall and a mysterious bad odor. The smell, which has been described as trash-like and reminiscent of sewage, has been plaguing poor
Have A Goadded this to Electric Micromobility
San Francisco, CA
Protected bike lane in SoMa completed in record time
Curbed - Brock Keeling
“Now, we need to see this type of action on other streets, before someone is hit and killed, starting with Folsom and Howard from Embarcadero to 11th Street” One week after cyclist Tess Rothstein, 30,
Reuters UK
Boeing 737 MAX
Canada re-examining Boeing 737 MAX approval after FAA certification probe
Reuters UK - By David Ljunggren in Ottawa
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 from San Francisco approaches for landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport over a parked Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Sam Gutzmanadded this to Bicycles/Gear/Info
Transit
Ride a Bike, Get a Tax Break?
adventure-journal.com - Justin Housman
Not suggesting you flaunt tax law or anything, but if there’s a bit of singletrack between you and your place of work, maybe a dusty and …