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Despite a state crackdown to seize fentanyl and arrest its traffickers and dealers in San Francisco, more of the city's residents fatally overdosed on the synthetic opioid in May than in any month since at least 2020, according to city and county data.The California Highway Patrol has seized more than eight pounds of fentanyl in the city's Tenderloin district and its surrounding areas since May, following the governor's announcement of a task force with state and local authorities targeting traffickers and dealers.

A large crack running through the former Fremont City Hall is a stark symbol of the risks and realities of living in earthquake country and the powerful forces that lie beneath our feet in the Bay Area.The building in the southeast corner of Fremont's Central Park is a nondescript, one-story tan structure.

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The pandemic-driven shift to remote and hybrid work has decreased demand for office space and will steadily lower its value.That has huge implications not just for building owners but also for cities that rely on property tax revenue and the economic vibrancy that office workers generate.

When Tacolicious opened as a stand at the Ferry Building in 2009, owners Joe Hargrave and Sara Deseran couldn't have known their business would pop off like it did.Though the business debuted during the Great Recession, Tacolicious became a hot spot for upscale Mexican food.They expanded to the Marina, and in 2012 added an expansive location on Valencia Street, followed by locations and spin-offs throughout the Bay.

It's Tuesday.Introducing the California issue of The New York Times Magazine.Plus, reparations proposals put Democrats in a quandary.Image Birds reflected in the Salton Sea in Desert Shores.Credit...Mette Lampcov for The New York Times The New York Times Magazine is doing something this week that it has never done before: dedicate an entire issue to California, where many of its readers live.

More than 10,000 asylum-seekers, mostly from Venezuela, have arrived in Chicago since August, after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, began putting recent refugees from Central and South America onto one-way buses to Chicago and other democratic cities, arguing that liberal "sanctuary cities" should readily take on more of the burden from the border crisis.

Chicago's corporate community sparked a spate of depressing headlines last year.Billionaire Ken Griffin took the headquarters of his Citadel investment firm to Miami.Boeing relocated its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, while Tyson Foods shut down its Chicago office.And McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski ruffled City Hall feathers during remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago when he warned, "there is a general sense out there that our city is in crisis."

Though he grew up just a few miles away, Jonah Markowitz, a photographer and documentarian based in Brooklyn, knew little about the neighborhood of Kensington before 2021.That's when he noticed, in New York City data from the year before, that an outsize portion of applications for new business licenses came from the area that included Kensington.

Good morning.It's Monday.We'll look at fare evasion in the subways.We'll see how the favorites did at the Tony Awards, and we'll get details on a deal for a movie studio at Pier 94.The question is, is it good for the city?Image Credit...Dakota Santiago for The New York Times If today is just another Monday in New York, about 700,000 passengers will ride buses without paying the fare.

Five months after a blizzard devastated western New York, killing 31 residents of Buffalo, a report released on Friday cited multiple failures in the city's response to the blinding snowfall that whipped through the region for three days, trapping many people in their cars, homes and workplaces.Emergency warnings from city officials did not adequately convey how life-threatening the storm would be, the report said.

A year ago, the schoolyard at the Add B. Anderson School in West Philadelphia was nothing but bare concrete.Now, it's a revamped green space that serves the whole community.Meredith Rizzo Late morning on a sunny weekday near the end of the school year, a group of kids shot baskets into a shiny orange hoop in the schoolyard at the Add B. Anderson School in West Philadelphia.

A spaceship lands near a small town in the Amazon, leaving the local government to manage an alien invasion.Dissidents who disappeared during a military dictatorship return years later as zombies.Bodies suddenly begin to fuse upon physical contact, forcing Colombians to navigate newly dangerous salsa bars and FARC guerrillas who have merged with tropical birds.

Status of the Natonal housing market
Status of the Natonal housing market
For the first time in 11 years, home prices dropped year-over-year in February as mortgage rates more than doubled following the Fed's consecutive interest rate hikes, curbing affordability.However, the median price of a home increased month-over-month for the second consecutive month in March.

Community leaders and city officials gathered Monday on the West Side to launch their campaign to measure heat across the city this summer.Chicago is the latest city to participate in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Heat Watch program, which aims to map temperature disparities and raise public awareness.

A winter storm slammed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with torrential rain on Friday, killing four people, leaving nine missing and prompting a helicopter search and rescue for victims wading in flooded neighborhoods, the authorities said.The storm system that struck the country was an extra-tropical cyclone.

New satellite images released by Planet Labs late on Wednesday offer some of the clearest glimpses yet of the scale of flooding in cities and villages downstream from the destroyed Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.Ukrainian officials have estimated that 41,000 people are at risk from flooding on both banks of the Dnipro River, where the dam is.

Oleksiy Kolesnik waded ashore and stood, trembling, on dry land for the first time in hours, rescued after spending the predawn sitting on top of a cabinet in his flooded living room.The water came really quickly, said Mr. Kolesnik, who was so weak he had to be helped out of a rubber boat by two rescue workers.

Skip to content Continue reading the main story Washington June 6, 6:43 a.m.A critical dam and hydroelectric power plant along the front line in southern Ukraine was destroyed on Tuesday, videos verified by The New York Times show, putting thousands of people at risk of flooding and raising questions about safety at a nuclear plant upstream.

A broad coalition of groups in Atlanta has launched a referendum to give voters a chance to say whether they want the controversial police and fire department training center known as Cop City built in a forest southeast of the city.The effort requires organizers to collect about 70,000 signatures from Atlanta registered voters in 60 days.

How can I track you?Let me count the ... hundreds of thousands of ways.analyzed a spreadsheet linked to a public page on Microsoft-owned Xandr's website, and it was quite the trove of audience data.The spreadsheet contains 650,000 rows of raw data, each populated with the name of an audience segment and the tech company that supplied the data to create it.

Getty Images Overwhelmingly, home buyers view finding the right home as the hardest part of the buying process.There's so much to consider: What can I afford?How much space do I need?And the most harrowing question of all - what am I willing to give up?This question is even more loaded for LGBTQ+ buyers, who may face the added pressure of evaluating a new community for safety and comfort.

Half a dozen Los Angeles restaurants, and three from Orange County, were added to the California Michelin Guide this week.The latest round of "New Discoveries," announced periodically throughout the year, arrive ahead of next month's award ceremony in Oakland, California where some of the restaurants will be officially awarded one, two, or three Michelin stars, or recognzied as Bib Gourmands.

When actress Greta Lee moved back to Los Angeles in 2020 after spending 17 years in New York, it was a homecoming for her.She reexplored her old stomping grounds, especially in neighborhoods like Koreatown, hitting up spots with the best jjajangmyeon and banchan.She's also been connecting with her Korean roots in other ways as the star of the new A24 film - a love story about childhood friends who are separated in South Korea and reunite 20 years later in New York City - that's in theaters June 23.

It has been said that he who pays the piper dictates the tune.As taxpayers, we pay elected officials to solve problems and work for us.Unfortunately, labor unions have a stranglehold on a majority of elected officials.At every level of local government in Illinois, Democrats are overwhelmingly in charge.

Spring unfolds each year in color, yes, but also in sound.And, regrettably, in noise some of it emanating from our gardens.When Nancy Lawson, a Maryland-based naturalist and nature writer, speaks about the voices of frogs or birds, she uses the word sound.When she refers to humanity's voice the din of mowers, blowers and chain saws she describes it as noise, specifically anthropogenic noise.

As New York City's 14 miles of public beaches open for Memorial Day weekend, the city is confronting its worst lifeguard shortage on record something officials say is partly the result of a bitter fight between the city and the little-known but extraordinarily powerful unions that represent lifeguards.

I'm back!A special thanks to Becky Hughes for covering last week as I put the final touches on our big, colorful guide, Where to Eat in New York City This Summer.Have you checked out the beautiful interactive map yet?Over the past three months, New York Times food writers have assembled dozens of recommendations that will keep you busy (and full) all summer long.

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Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a years-long parade of elected city officials to face public corruption allegations from state or federal prosecutors.

Flown out of Palmdale International Airport lately?Or maybe you found it more convenient to book a flight out of DeMille Field?In your dreams - and in our past.In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.

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With a torrent of criticism swirling around California's largest environmental cleanup, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Friday visited Boyle Heights and renewed his call for the federal Environmental Protection Agency to aid state efforts in removing lead contamination from neighborhoods surrounding a shuttered battery recycling plant in Southeast Los Angeles County.

Jovani Ramirez wakes well before dawn most work days to head from his Santa Clarita home to his 6 a.m.shift as a cook at the Beverly Hilton hotel, one of the three jobs he juggles to support his family.When he's done at 2 p.m., Ramirez travels to the nearby Century Plaza Hotel for another eight-hour stint.

A new program will help smaller communities start the process of redesigning highways and other transportation investments that tore apart their communities - and shine a light on why it's so hard for them to do it without outside help.With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a coalition of sustainable transportation nonprofits led by Smart Growth America recently launched the new Community Connectors program, which will grant up to $130,000 and a package of training and support services to each of 15 small and mid-sized communities across the U.S. "to help advance locally driven projects that will reconnect communities separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure and tap available federal and state funds to support them."

The view from the Jerome C. Daniel Overlook on Mulholland Drive.Willem Verbeeck for NPR To live and die in LA is to have driven and parked in this city.Most Angelenos have probably had their fair share of morning coffees, meaningful conversations, and midnight kisses in their cars, giving rise to a whole new definition of "parking."

Oahu is known for its captivating blend of city living conveniences and laid-back island lifestyle.The pristine beaches, majestic mountains, and year-round warmth and sunshine can entice just about anyone to call the Aloha State home.Beyond the natural beauty, Oahu offers something even more special-the Aloha spirit, promoting a culture of kindness, respect, and connection, creating a sense of community that sets Oahu apart.

A new grassroots-funded documentary will expose the ways that America's autocentric approach to building infrastructure is destroying our physical and mental health - and why we can only become well by rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges for people rather than cars.Planner, engineer, and multi-media storyteller Andy Boenau recently launched a fundraising effort for his new film "White Collar Epidemic: How Infrastructure is Crumbling Our Minds and Bodies," which he hopes will "sound an alarm, provoke critical thought, and to inspire people to band together to make their neighborhoods healthy and delightful places to live."

Wildfire smoke forced several local organizations to call off concerts and events planned for Wednesday night as health officials urged New Yorkers to stay inside.Air quality was ranked " very unhealthy" in Brooklyn on Wednesday, with conditions expected to worsen throughout the day.Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Canada, and a haze of hazardous sepia-toned smoke has enveloped parts of the U.S., putting public health at risk.

On Thursday, neighbors will gather outside 1 Center Street in Manhattan to support the owner of an important longtime community gathering spot and bar on the south side of Williamsburg, Caribbean Social Club, aka Tonita's, as the beloved matriarch faces a legal summons.According to an Instagram post made by Gabriel Hernandez Solano and shared by Tonita's, the adored neighborhood spot and vital community hub is under threat due to the accumulation of fines and increased scrutiny and pressure, which the post says is occurring amid changing demographics and rising rents.

Oleksiy Kolesnik waded ashore and stood, trembling, on dry land for the first time in hours, rescued on Wednesday morning after spending the predawn sitting on top of a cabinet in his flooded living room.The water came really quickly, said Mr. Kolesnik, who was so weak he had to be helped out of a rubber boat by two rescue workers.

Architecture studio HOK has unveiled the planned renovation of the National Football League stadium in Jacksonville, USA, which would cover the existing building with a fritted dome.The studio will expand the current program of the stadium by wrapping it in sinuous, reflective cladding and covering it in a see-through "membrane".

At Ford Realty Inc, we take pride in presenting you with the finest selection of luxury condos in the beautiful town of Lexington, Massachusetts.With our unparalleled expertise in real estate and a deep understanding of your desires for a comfortable and elegant lifestyle, we are confident in offering you the best condos that will surpass your expectations.

Anyone who frequents inner southeast Portland is familiar with the persistent-yet unpredictable-freight train bottlenecks near railroad crossings in the area.Union Pacific freight trains rolling into town via the Brooklyn Intermodal Rail Yard cause such notable logjams in Portland's Central Eastside that more than 1,500 people signed a Change.org

Portland won't be implementing gunshot detection technology anytime soon.Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday, June 2, that he and Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell decided not to move forward with the technology, which would have seen acoustic sensors placed on utility poles in targeted areas of the city.

Outstanding craftsmanship and an unwavering commitment to quality have been the platform on which Tim Lewis Communities has built its exceptional reputation.From its humble roots as a local builder, Tim Lewis Communities has grown to become one of the region's most respected homebuilding companies.There is a limited opportunity to own a single-story home on 1 acre in Magnolia in Granite Bay by Tim Lewis Communities.

A recent decision by Santa Clara to forego sponsorship of a Project HomeKey development for homeless families leaves the fate of a proposed 30-unit interim housing complex in the hands of the more experienced, better equipped Santa Clara County, which will vote on the project next week.The Board of Supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to take on the responsibility of serving as the co-sponsor with the nonprofit LifeMoves on an application for critical state funding through Project HomeKey, the pandemic-era initiative that has helped convert and create housing for homeless individuals in California.

Mayor Brandon Johnson feels an affinity for the biblical Joseph.We learned this from a rather personal address he made at an interfaith breakfast before his inauguration: He noted that he is the youngest of his many siblings, at times feeling like he is metaphorically "in a pit," and has now been elected to lead one of America's greatest cities.

It seems somewhat unnecessary to write a post of this nature, given that any part of Paris could be considered an ideal place to loiter.A blind-folded novice could be dropped in any corner of this city and, after a few minutes of wandering, would have no trouble finding a scenic spot in which to spend a few hours.

A clout-heavy scrap shredder should be allowed to begin operating on Chicago's heavily polluted Southeast Side, an administrative law judge ruled Thursday in a decision that scrapped one of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot's key overtures to the environmental justice movement.The ruling by Administrative Judge Mitchell Ex noted that a consultant hired by the city had concluded Reserve Management Group's shredder would not pose unacceptable cancer risks - defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as more than one case per million people during a lifetime.

For the first time in its 146-year history, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is tackling crime, looking to bring business leaders to the table in a bid to make the city safer.The influential organization, which has spearheaded everything from the city's parks system to modernization of O'Hare International Airport, is outlining a plan to reduce homicides and gun violence in Chicago over the next decade with the backing of the broader business community.

I once worked at a business where the owner had placed in the breakroom a plaque with the saying: "The beatings will continue until morale improves."This cynical, tongue-in-cheek display was understood as a reflection of my boss's wacky sense of humor.So I was dismayed to hear Mayor Brandon Johnson suggest a similar strategy in response to the spate of gun violence that gripped our city this past weekend.

It was A. Philip Randolph, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, who said: "Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law.There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship.

This post originally appeared in the May 27, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a biweekly dispatch from Eater's staff about navigating places where food is the main attraction.Subscribe now.There are many reasons why we travel - to visit friends; to help a loved one in need; to conquer a fear; to have an Eat, Pray, Love moment; to expand our palettes and our minds; or to simply scratch an itch, get out of our homes, and experience something new.

Restaurants had a rough pandemic, but customers were understanding.The industry's struggle brought out the best in many Chicagoans.Loyal patrons went out of their way to ensure favorite venues survived, and in some cases showered workers with extra tips and gratitude.Today, the pandemic emergency is officially over.

On the morning Sudan's rival military forces began fighting, Yasir Algrai was in his studio in the center of the country's capital, prepping for another day of work surrounded by paint colors and canvases.That was on April 15 and in the three days that followed, Mr. Algrai remained trapped in his studio, starving and dehydrated as battles raged outside his door on the streets of Khartoum.

Kennedy High was built like a college campus - each department had its own building and opened out to the fresh air.The school was designed for flexible scheduling, team-teaching and big chunks of unstructured time that students could use to work on projects.It was a model that encouraged students to use their non-classroom time wisely and to take responsibility for their own learning.

In December, China abruptly abandoned its draconian Zero Covid policies, battered by a surge of infections and rising public anger against lockdowns.Half a year on, Covid cases again are on the rise, but this time the nation appears to be determined to press on with normal life as the government focuses on reigniting economic growth.

In the midst of an ongoing national chess boom, a Whitney Young Magnet High School student started tutoring other students on how to play the game in his apartment courtyard.Then struck by the traditionally limited diversity in the chess world, Chetan Cherukuri began his own website, CourtyardChess.club, to help attract underrepresented players.

When Bobby Hossain heard his friend was launching a food truck - the now-famous Chairman, serving stuffed bao on wheels - he knew he wanted in on the action.That's why he opened Phat Thai in 2010, his first food truck but also the fifth food business for his family.His grandmother owned three restaurants in Thailand, and Hossain ran Rama Thai with his parents in San Francisco until it closed in the early aughts.

Home to 8.8 million people as of 2020, New York City is by far the most populous city in the U.S.And the mass of the buildings needed to support all those residentsand the work they doreally adds up.New research published on May 8 in Earth's Future suggests that the weight of the city itself is pressing down on the land it occupies and contributing to local sea-level rise that increases flood risks.