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CALIFORNIA—The city of Los Angeles has reportedly been in talks with both the city of San Francisco and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) about the possibility of filing a joint bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. San Francisco had previously been taken out of contention as a solo host city by Boston on January 8. Earlier this week, the city announced it would drop...

SAN FRANCISCO—UCSF chancellor Sam Hawgood announced on Monday, July 27, the university's support of bringing the 2015 NBA Champions the Golden State Warriors back to San Francisco for their new arena. The new San Francisco arena would be located along Third Street in San Francisco's Mission Bay District, near the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay. The 35,000 square foot project, which is...

SAN FRANCISCO—A search team has been assembled in Eldorado National Forest in hopes of locating 45-year-old Ed Cavanaugh, a San Francisco teacher who has been missing since July 17. Crews from El Dorado, Yolo, and Stanislaus Counties are heavily scouring the wilderness area, which is located about 80 miles east of Sacramento and just west of Lake Tahoe. According to reports, Cavanaugh was last seen...

CALIFORNIA—The recent avian influenza epidemic has caused a price increase in eggs across the nation. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there are two types of avian influenza classified as H5N1; one strain is highly pathogenic and capable of producing rapid widespread disease, and the other is a lower risk. The influenza virus is highly susceptible to mutation,...

SAN FRANCISCO—A 4.1 preliminary magnitude earthquake shook up San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area on Tuesday, July 20. The quake struck at approximately 2:41 a.m. and was centered about 1.5 miles northeast of Fremont, with a depth of 5-7 miles. A series of 14 smaller aftershocks followed the initial quake, the two largest measuring 2.7 and 2.6 in magnitude. No...

SAN FRANCISCO—The shooting death of Kathryn Steinle has culminated in a proposal to stop San Francisco from receiving certain federal funding from the government. Later this week, the House of Representatives are set to discuss a bill that provides quasi-asylum for undocumented immigrants and in turn runs the risk of housing dangerous persons who pose a threat to the country. Steinle was killed by...

SAN FRANCISCO—The 14th annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) will take place at San Francisco State University from July 20 to July 24. The four-day event gathers over 1,000 representatives from colleges and universities from across the nation to share information and present research, as well as discuss curriculum development, operational programs and community partnerships. The theme of this year's conference is...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, July 16, the Civil Grand Jury released a report explaining why it has taken over a decade to implement CleanPowerSF. CleanPowerSF is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program managed by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). California adopted the CCA system in 2002 in order to allow local governments to implement alternative energy sources for their residents....

CALIFORNIA—According to a report released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, illegal immigrants have been the recipients of more than half of all new drivers licenses issued by the state.  The DMV issued a total of 759,000 new licenses from January through June 2015, with 397,000 licenses being issued to people who live in the country illegally. The AB...

SAN FRANCISCO—In May, the yard at the corner of Moraga Street and 41st Avenue belonging to Wilson Ng, 32, and his wife Neva Nguyen, 29, was voted the city’s ugliest lawn. On July 18, it took the crown in the first annual Ugly Yard Contest. The couple won a complete makeover that will turn their lawn into a model for...