A City Is Broke. Can a Billionaire’s Urbanist Dream Offer It a Last Chance?

Suisun City has tried to revive its fortunes for years. The latest idea: Annex land for California Forever, a tech-billionaire-funded new city plan north of San Francisco.

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The Celebrated Chef Who Robbed Banks

Valentino Luchin, 62, once owned an acclaimed Italian restaurant. Now he sits in a Bay Area jail.

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Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge Called Off Across the Bay Area, Officials Say

President Trump said on Thursday that he had called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region.

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How San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge

Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents.

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Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.

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Trump Calls Off Federal Operation in San Francisco

President Trump said he had called off a planned federal deployment of immigration agents to the city. It was not clear what that meant for the rest of the Bay Area.

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Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law

The San Francisco district attorney said in an interview that she came up with the strategy after seeing federal agents repeatedly roughing up people in Los Angeles and Chicago.

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Border Patrol Plans Immigration Crackdown in S.F. Bay Area

Border Patrol agents are being sent to a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., ahead of an immigration operation in the San Francisco region.

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Early Rains Tame California’s Peak Wildfire Season

Recent rain significantly reduced the risk of a large fire breaking out before year’s end, experts said.

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Oakland, California, Residents Are Fed Up With Illegal Dumping

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.

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