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Description: Expanded coverage of politics from the San Jose Mercury News
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Officials reveal mistakes that impacted Martinez refinery fire response13:20 Oil crews used incompatible radio systems that delayed establishment of command center by two hours. This Bay Area county is experimenting with a first-in-the-state pilot program for faster housing construction. Can it help solv13:20 A new Alameda County pilot program called the Scalable Housing Investment Funding Toolkit, or SHIFT, seeks to make more housing for less money with a first-in-the-state approach to affordable housing. Walters: Cap and trade is now a backdoor tax on California consumers12:48 State Legislature is spending much of the program's $5 billion revenues on projects with minimal impact on greenhouse gas emissions Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, attorney says0:02 A judge on Thursday ordered ICE to let the Maryland man go immediately, writing that federal authorities had detained him again after his return to the United States without any legal basis. Indiana Senate Republicans reject Trump’s redistricting push23:30 Originally Published: 11 DEC 25 16:37 ET Updated: 11 DEC 25 17:17 ET By Eric Bradner, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red […] Senate rejects renewal of Obamacare subsidies amid looming spike in premiums21:54 The failure of the dueling partisan plans all but guarantees the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits initiated during the pandemic era. Plan for new Bay Area casino faces scrutiny amid shifting gaming operations19:46 The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ plan to build a 160-acre casino in Vallejo is drawing heightened scrutiny and now the pace of how the project can legally be developed is being questioned. |