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This screenshot from the U.S. Census 2020 website shows the response rate to the census across San Francisco as of July 28, 2020. (Courtesy https://2020census.gov/)

In Brown Type: 2020 census count must include undocumented immigrants

Reliable reporting from nonpartisan source is essential to democracy

 

Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden takes the stage with his wife, Jill, and sister, Valerie, right, during a campaign rally at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Biden’s Super Tuesday surge proves real, deflating Sanders’ run

Joe Biden spent a year limping through the Democratic campaign, shadowed by questions about his ability to win the presidential nomination.

 

U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to his supporters during a campaign rally at the San Jose Convention Center South Hall on Monday in San Jose. (Chris Victorio | Special to S.F. Examiner).

Bernie Sanders wins California on Super Tuesday

California, the marquee prize of the 14-state voting bonanza of Super Tuesday, has sided with Sen. Bernie Sanders

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force on Tuesday at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Coronavirus deaths in U.S. increase; official warns of many more cases

World Health Organization officials warned the virus could be far more dangerous than the flu

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference with members of the Coronavirus Task Force on Tuesday at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)
A person walks in Downtown LA near the corner of 7th and Figueroa wearing a protective mask on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Washington state patient becomes first person in US to die from COVID-19

One person in King County has died due to a novel coronavirus…

A person walks in Downtown LA near the corner of 7th and Figueroa wearing a protective mask on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Court temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Court temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

A federal appeals court decided 2-1 on Friday to block a Trump…

Court temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) rides an elevator to the Senate floor after announcing that she will vote against subpoenaing witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump, on January 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/TNS)

Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

The Senate voted narrowly Friday to bring the impeachment trial of President…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) rides an elevator to the Senate floor after announcing that she will vote against subpoenaing witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump, on January 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/TNS)
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew stands next to President Donald Trump at a Trump campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Van Drew defected to the Republican Party in December. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Trump’s approval in California hasn’t shifted: It’s still low

The stability of President Donald Trump’s standing with voters is one of…

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew stands next to President Donald Trump at a Trump campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Van Drew defected to the Republican Party in December. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
Joseph Bondy (second from right) attorney for Lev Parnas, a Rudy Giuliani associate with ties to Ukraine talks with reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. (Rod Lamkey Jr./SIPA USA/TNS)
Joseph Bondy (second from right) attorney for Lev Parnas, a Rudy Giuliani associate with ties to Ukraine talks with reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. (Rod Lamkey Jr./SIPA USA/TNS)
California, 13 other states sue to stop Trump’s food stamp cuts

California, 13 other states sue to stop Trump’s food stamp cuts

By Jackie Botts, CalMatters Fourteen states, including California, filed suit Thursday against…

  • Jan 16, 2020
California, 13 other states sue to stop Trump’s food stamp cuts
Surrounded by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Donald Trump delivers a statement in the Grand Foyer of the White House, in response to Iran firing more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases housing US troops on Jan. 8, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The attacks came the night before in response to the United States drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. US and Iraqi sources said there were no known casualties. (Pete Marovich/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump, Iran appear to back off military conflict

US President Donald Trump appeared to back away from a rapidly escalating…

Surrounded by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Donald Trump delivers a statement in the Grand Foyer of the White House, in response to Iran firing more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases housing US troops on Jan. 8, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The attacks came the night before in response to the United States drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. US and Iraqi sources said there were no known casualties. (Pete Marovich/Abaca Press/TNS)
Gavin Newsom’s new homeless plan calls for more spending, shelters on state property

Gavin Newsom’s new homeless plan calls for more spending, shelters on state property

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to direct $750 million from the state’s…

Gavin Newsom’s new homeless plan calls for more spending, shelters on state property
(Tasos Katopodis/Pool/Sipa USA/TNS)

Iranian TV says Tehran has launched missiles at bases in Iraq

WASHINGTON _ Iran launched a series of missile attacks aimed at bases…

(Tasos Katopodis/Pool/Sipa USA/TNS)
December storms provide good start to Sierra snowpack

December storms provide good start to Sierra snowpack

The Department of Water Resources conducted the first manual snow survey of…

December storms provide good start to Sierra snowpack
‘Stop bombing Iraq’: Protesters condemn US action in Middle East

‘Stop bombing Iraq’: Protesters condemn US action in Middle East

Demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the United States and…

‘Stop bombing Iraq’: Protesters condemn US action in Middle East
California could lose a congressional district following 2020 census count

California could lose a congressional district following 2020 census count

California is poised to lose a congressional seat for the first time…

California could lose a congressional district following 2020 census count
President Donald Trump gestures with Vice President Mike Pence during a campaign rally on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 in Hershey, Pa. This rally marks the third time President Trump has held a campaign rally at Giant Center. (Mark Makela/Getty Images/TNS)

Trump slams ‘crooked bastard’ Schiff over impeachment

President Donald Trump went to Hershey, Pa., with a few scores to settle

President Donald Trump gestures with Vice President Mike Pence during a campaign rally on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 in Hershey, Pa. This rally marks the third time President Trump has held a campaign rally at Giant Center. (Mark Makela/Getty Images/TNS)
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the climate march during the COP25 U.N. Climate Conference 2019. (Clara Margais/DPA/Abaca Press/TNS)

Climate activist youngest-ever Time Person of the Year

She rose to fame after cutting class in August 2018 to protest climate change

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the climate march during the COP25 U.N. Climate Conference 2019. (Clara Margais/DPA/Abaca Press/TNS)
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at her official launch rally for her campaign for President of the United States in 2020 on January 27, 2019 at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California. (Christopher Victorio for SF Weekly)

Kamala Harris drops out of presidential race

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris suspended her presidential run Tuesday, according to two…

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at her official launch rally for her campaign for President of the United States in 2020 on January 27, 2019 at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California. (Christopher Victorio for SF Weekly)
Massachusetts Senator and presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren speaks at Keene State College a day after Congress announced the beginning of a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. (Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/TNS)

2020 Democrats plan to tax the rich — including themselves

WASHINGTON — The leading Democratic presidential candidates are promising to pay for…

Massachusetts Senator and presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren speaks at Keene State College a day after Congress announced the beginning of a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. (Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/TNS)