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As California Seeks to Legalize Psychedelics for Therapy, Oregon Provides Key Lessons
Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto last year, lawmakers hope SB 1012 can finally regulate supervised use of psychedelics in California.
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California Requires Solar Panels on New Homes. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?
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Is It Time for an Essential California Energy Code to Get a Climate Edit?
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Eucalyptus: How California's Most Hated Tree Took Root
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California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Closed Again This Year
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A Bay Area Lawmaker Pushes to Expand Access to Methadone
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California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Closed Again This Year
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Bay Area Carbon Emissions Steadily Fall as Region Embraces EVs
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As California Seeks to Legalize Psychedelics for Therapy, Oregon Provides Key Lessons
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A Bay Area Lawmaker Pushes to Expand Access to Methadone
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Systemic Neglect: How Staffing Shortages In Nursing Homes Leave Patients Trapped in Hospitals
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As California Seeks to Legalize Psychedelics for Therapy, Oregon Provides Key Lessons

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto last year, lawmakers hope SB 1012 can finally regulate supervised use of psychedelics in California.
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A gas meter outside a home.

Is It Time for an Essential California Energy Code to Get a Climate Edit?

California’s 'obligation to serve' requires utilities to supply people with energy. However, in its current form, some think this code stands in the way of rapid, equitable and cost-effective decarbonization. New legislation may be the answer.
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Boats and docks as the sun sets.

California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Closed Again This Year

Fishery managers announced a closure of the state’s commercial salmon fishing season for the second year in a row due to low fish populations.
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A Bay Area Lawmaker Pushes to Expand Access to Methadone

A new proposal would increase flexibility and accessibility to methadone. Assemblymember Matt Haney thinks this will address the state's opioid crisis.
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'Perfect Day' for a (Partial) Eclipse: Here's What the Bay Area Saw

How viewers at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland and an eclipse watch party in Los Altos experienced the event.
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Bay Area Weather: Cold Storm Surprises Region With Snow and Chill

Forecasters say a late-season cold weather pattern will bring not just snow to Bay Area peaks but also near-freezing temperatures in major metropolitan areas, bringing challenges for unhoused residents.
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How to See the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse on Monday

The next total solar eclipse is coming up on April 8. See a map of the eclipse's path, the major US cities that will experience it, and where to see the partial eclipse in the Bay Area.
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