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All-clear given after San Francisco downtown vault fire emergency response Thursday (opens the original)
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The scene of an emergency response to a possible underground vault fire in downtown San Francisco on Thursday morning has been cleared, fire officials announced. At about 6 a.m., the San Francisco Fire Department responded to reports of a vault fire in
Novato investment company founder pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering (opens the original)
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The founder and CEO of a Novato-based investment company pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering in a case involving more than $100 million raised from investors. Mark Hanf, 66, of Tiburon, admitted that he and Pacific Private Money COO Nam Phan, 58, of Novato, defrauded investors
Heat advisory issued this weekend in Bay Area with triple-digit temperatures in forecast (opens the original)
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The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory that will be in effect for much of the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend. The advisory is for 11 a.m. Saturday through 10 p.m. Sunday for most of the region besides some coastal and North Bay areas becaus
Napa County voters asked to approve sales tax measure for wildfire prevention, land preservation (opens the original)
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VOTERS THROUGHOUT NAPA COUNTY will be asked whether to approve a measure on November’s ballot that would add a half-cent sales tax to raise funds for wildfire prevention and land preservation. Measure B, or the <
Prop. 43 would raise bar for voter-backed local taxes, worrying Bay Area leaders (opens the original)
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A PROPOSITION GOING BEFORE CALIFORNIA VOTERS in November could make it more difficult for local governments and agencies to get funding from tax measures by raising the approval threshold. Proposition 43 would require a two-
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