Bay Briefing: The downtown housing fight that took 20 years
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John Marchand, a former mayor of Livermore, holds a print of the new affordable housing project that is suppose to be built in conjunction with Stockmen s Park in Livermore, Calif. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Wednesday, May 26, and Cal could have more students from California by design over the next decade. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
‘Right place, right time, right now’
A 20-year crusade to build affordable housing in downtown Livermore won a unanimous victory Tuesday when the city council approved a development that had divided the city and fueled accusations of racism and elitism. One council member was 13 years old when the project was first proposed.
Bay Briefing: A year after George Floyd s killing, reform is coming
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Akil Riley, 20, a sophomore at Peralta Community College who aspires to attend Howard University in the fall, poses for a portrait on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Riley co-organized the George Floyd Solidarity March in Oakland following Floyd s death in Minneapolis. Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, May 25, and California is likely to double down on spending to fight wildfires. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
“This is uncharted territory”
In the year since George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, Bay Area cities have started to launch ambitious police reforms to rethink the role officers play in public safety.
Bay Briefing: The Washington lobbyist behind Dominic Foppoli s nuclear option campaign
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Windsor leader Dominic Foppoli wears his mayor’s sash at a Halloween event last year.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle 2020
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, May 17, and the Bay Area has seen a stunning reversal in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
On the offensive
With his political career on the brink of ruin amid allegations of sexual assault, Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli turned to an old friend who had parlayed early loyalty and slight ties to Donald Trump into a multimillion-dollar lobbying business in Washington.