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High Levels of Lead Detected in Tap Water at Some San Francisco Schools

KQED News Fix
New documents obtained by KQED show that half of San Francisco schools have lead in their water, but levels vary widely from school to school. The science classroom faucet at San Francisco International High School registered lead at 5,600 parts per billion. The Environmental Protection Agency sets the allowable limit at 15 ppb. Read the story at KQED News Fix.

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Young DACA Immigrants Struggle With What’s Next

KQED News Fix/KPCC
As  hope dwindles to  resolve the status of young unauthorized immigrants, the possibility looms for many  that they could face deportation. Since 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has provided roughly 800,000 young immigrants, who arrived as children in the U.S., with temporary work permits and protection from deportation,  renewable every two years. In September, the Trump administration rescinded the program and called on Congress to find a solution to the young immigrants’ status. 
Read the story at KQED News Fix/KPCC.

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New California Law Expands Low-Income Parents’ Access to Subsidized Child Care

EdSource
A new law could ease access to child care for low-income parents taking classes to learn English or complete high school. The law will expand the eligibility requirements for subsidized child care. Low-income parents  enrolled in English as a second language classes or a program to earn a high school diploma or general education development certificate can put their children in subsidized care. Read the story at EdSource. 

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Affordable Housing Buildings Planned for the Mission — Where Are They?

Mission Local
It has been close to 10 years since a large, affordable building was completed in the Mission, and it will be probably be longer still before seven affordable projects break ground. Many of these projects — that include more than 770 affordable housing units — have run into  delays from neighbors as well as administrative roadblocks. Now,  YIMBYs — Yes In My Back Yard, a group that advocates for the development of housing — are backing a ballot measure that would eliminate  the power of neighbors to try to block low-income housing. Read the story at  Mission Local

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Public Press Weekly: Big-City Life — Displacement Blues

Everyone’s favorite city — San Francisco — looks like it’s not everyone’s favorite place to live in. Lots of Bay Area residents, say, 20,000 a year, are saying “enough already” to the city and surrounding areas, and fleeing to the Sacramento region, where the summers are triple-digit scorchers, the pace of life slower and the housing prices helluva cheaper. » Read more

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Thousands of Sonoma, Napa County Residents Unemployed in Wake of Fires

KQED News Fix
Officials in Sonoma and Napa counties are just finding out about the effect the North Bay fires had on the job market. Data released by the Employment Development Department, which tracks jobs by county and industry, shows 4,487 Sonoma County and 1,829 Napa County residents have filed unemployment claims as a result of the wildfires. That number is expected to go up as the department has extended the deadline to apply for benefits until Dec. 18. Read the story at KQED News Fix.

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New Jobs? California Program to Boost Hiring Falls Short

CALmatters
Four years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown launched a program to boost California jobs by giving tax credits to the businesses that create them. The upshot? Two-thirds of those available credits are unclaimed — a sign that most expected jobs have not yet materialized. Read the story at CALmatters.

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California Housing Crisis FAQs — Answered

CALmatters
A few months ago, CALmatters created an explainer to answer two questions: How bad is California’s housing crisis, and how did it get so bad? It could not address all the issues, so it asked readers: “What did we miss?” 
CALmatters received more than 130 questions, and here are some the frequently asked questions. 
Read the story at CALmatters. 

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San Franciscans and Homeless Take to the Streets to Raise Awareness

KQED News Fix
The Coalition on Homelessness held a sleepout for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to illuminate the continuing encampment sweeps and the adult city shelter waitlist that has exceeded 1,100 people. Dozens of homeless people and community allies gathered for the event on Thursday as people left work and rush hour began. Read the story at KQED News Fix.