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  • Sep 22, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Lauren Meier

    SAN FRANCISCO — As the 2024 election season looms, San Francisco is taking a creative approach to engaging more voters. For the first time, the SF Department of Elections held a contest to determine the next "I Voted" sticker design. They've received hundreds of submissions and soon residents will have the chance to choose the final design. Deep in the heart of City Hall, artistry and civic pride have collided in a way San Francisco has never seen.

  • Sep 21, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Lauren Meier

    As wildfires burning in Northern California and Southern Oregon send smoke toward the Bay Area impacting air quality across the region, fire experts warn that the unpredictable winds could heighten fire alerts. California has experienced a mild wildfire season compared to recent years, but the threat isn't over just yet and volunteers are working around the clock to keep watch on any potential threats. Doug Kunst hikes to the top of Mount Tamalpais four times a month to the Gardner Fire Lookout.

  • Sep 1, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Lauren Meier

    SACRAMENTO -- California legislation that could decriminalize psychedelics including mushrooms is one step closer to becoming reality. Senate Bill 58 authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-S.F.) was approved by the appropriations committee Friday and could make California the largest state to legalize the consumption and possession of certain hallucinogens.

  • Aug 31, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Lauren Meier

    As heat grips the Bay Area one population is going to quickly suffer: pets. At 85 degrees outside, asphalt temperature spikes to 130 degrees. Paws burn at 125 degrees after just one minute. Four-year-old terrier mix Leroy knows the feeling. He was surrendered in Stockton with severe burns from hot asphalt on all four paws and the backs of his legs - indicating he had been lying and standing on hot pavement. But that's just the start of his new journey.

  • Aug 29, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Lauren Meier

    SAN FRANCISCO — The City Attorney of San Francisco is pushing back in the case of a federal injunction that restricts the city from clearing homeless encampments, claiming the Coalition on Homelessness reneged on a significant compromise to allow sweeps of those who refuse shelter options.

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