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Bay Area Sets NOx Emissions Standards for Gas Water Heaters & Furnaces, Effectively Ending Sales Starting in 2027

March 27, 2023 admin bay area, California, clean power, energy efficiency, Fossil Fuels, gas stoves, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, natural gas, nox emissions, policy & politics, san francisco

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:10:14 +0000

Big news for clean air last week. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted amendments requiring the elimination of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from new water heaters by 2027 and new furnaces by 2029. We’ve been hearing about the indoor pollution from gas stoves this year. Gas water heaters and furnaces also have […]

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Homeless Moms Spark Bill to Punish Landlords for Leaving Homes Vacant

February 20, 2020 admin bay area, flipping houses, Homelessness, OAKLAND, san francisco homelessness, tenant protections

Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:31:52 +0000

“Many of these affordable homes were snatched up during a foreclosure by corporations who then kept the houses vacant or flipped them for hefty profits.”

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White Weed Entrepreneurs Are Gaming Programs Meant to Help People of Color

January 30, 2020 admin bay area, berner, California, cannabis, san francisco, WEED

Credit to Author: Chris Roberts| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:14:28 +0000

Berner’s says it’s San Francisco’s first Black-owned dispensary, but critics claim its well-connected white partners got preferential treatment.

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‘Baby Raves’ Are the Hot New Thing for Insufferable Bay Area Parents

October 16, 2019 admin adults, bay area, culture, GENTRIFICATION, royal baby

Credit to Author: Alex Zaragoza| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:39:11 +0000

Do babies want this? Do babies want to party? Do they want to be Baby DJs? Do they even know who Robyn is or how hard ‘Body Talk’ slaps???

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The California Blackouts Are Leading to Fear, Rage, and Uncharged Teslas

October 10, 2019 admin bay area, California, cities, Infrastructure, PG&E, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Harry Cheadle| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:02:42 +0000

The decision to cut power in the Bay Area and elsewhere has led to residents struggling in all sorts of ways.

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Property Owners Can Do Basically Whatever They Want to Homeless People Now

October 9, 2019 admin bay area, California, homeless population, Homelessness, hostile architecture, money-inequality, Poverty, san francisco

Credit to Author: Rick Paulas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:32:03 +0000

In San Francisco, they’re even getting the government’s help.

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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area

July 16, 2019 admin bay area, Earthquake, Latest News Stories, san francisco, US news, World

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 22:46:58 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 has rattled parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Dead Whales Are Washing Up in Droves on California’s Beaches

May 16, 2019 admin bay area, California, gray whales, marine mammal center, Migration, necropsy, san francisco, ship strikes, tech-science, whale deaths, Whales

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 14:59:43 +0000

Ten dead gray whales have been spotted at Bay Area beaches over the last two months.

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School Lunch Baron Allegedly Hacked Students’ Data to Take Down His Competitor

May 8, 2019 admin bay area, California, Crime, cyber attack, hacking, news, School Lunch

Credit to Author: Jelisa Castrodale| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 17:57:56 +0000

The CFO of a school lunch distributor faces charges of identity theft and unauthorized computer access and could spend three years in prison.

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Homeless shelter, looming IPOs have San Francisco on edge

April 21, 2019 admin bay area, homeless shelter, latest news, Latest News Stories, protest, san francisco, US news, World

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:28:41 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also become the site of a new homeless shelter for up to 200 people.

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