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Can this relationship survive? Silicon Valley and California desperately need couples counseling

Can this relationship survive? Silicon Valley and California desperately need couples counseling

Someone wearing the red ballcap and extra long red necktie is coming between California and tech companies like Apple in Silicon Valley. Therapist:...

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Joe Mathews

What the humble Italian bidet can teach California about housing and human dignity

What the humble Italian bidet can teach California about housing and human dignity

A typical European guest room bathroom includes a toilet and a bidet. In Italy, homes are mandated to have at least one bidet. On my visit to Italy...

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Soleil Ho

Elon Musk wants me to justify my VA job? Here’s what I do to care for California veterans

Elon Musk wants me to justify my VA job? Here’s what I do to care for California veterans

President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency plan cut 80,000 jobs at the Veterans Affairs Administration.  Last month, I...

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Dzovag Minassian

This wealthy California city just flirted with bankruptcy to avoid new housing

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Emily Hoeven

Dear Gavin: The right will never love you, so stop messing with trans people

Dear Gavin: The right will never love you, so stop messing with trans people

Gov. Gavin Newsom greets President Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 24. Newsom seems to be embracing some of the...

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Soleil Ho

Trump’s address to Congress a sad ‘Me! Me!’ meme

Trump’s address to Congress a sad ‘Me! Me!’ meme

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., greets President Donald Trump as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday...

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Jack Ohman

Is Trump preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act? Signs are pointing that way

Is Trump preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act? Signs are pointing that way

An Army soldier surveys the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M. President Trump’s claims of an emergency at the border could be...

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Brett Wagner

If Elon Musk and DOGE are serious about tackling government waste, here’s where to start

If Elon Musk and DOGE are serious about tackling government waste, here’s where to start

Workers pick strawberries on a farm south of San Francisco. Government support intended to help farmers has instead enabled corporate takeovers....

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Gene Baur

We are at an inflection point with AI. Which way will we go?

We are at an inflection point with AI. Which way will we go?

A robot on display at Incheon International Airport in Seoul can answer questions in English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. Today’s powerful...

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Dominique Shelton Leipzig

I make less than fast food wages to keep Yosemite safe and clean. Here’s what happens when I’m gone

I make less than fast food wages to keep Yosemite safe and clean. Here’s what happens when I’m gone

Staffing cuts at Yosemite and other national parks ordered by the Trump administration would degrade upkeep and visitor safety.  With the planned...

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Andrew Coval