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For Muni, One Minute Isn't Necessarily 60 Seconds

A new Bay Citizen report finds that the on-time performance rate for San Francisco's Muni is worse than it seems, due to how the agency measures time.

Rarer Than an Eclipse: Sun Sets on the USS Iowa

On Sunday, the historic Navy battlewagon will depart San Francisco Bay for the last time.

Free Screenings for Hepatitis C--a Virus Deadlier Than HIV

Health officials say baby boomers should take advantage of free hepatitis C testing to fight a slow-moving, curable disease.

'Opera Idol' Sing Off in San Jose This Weekend

Opera San Jose is hosting the West Coast Auditions, where opera singers go head-to-head before an audience of judges -- and potential employers.

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California Primary: Redistricting and the Races

With a new top-two system and newly drawn redistricting lines, the results of the upcoming June 5 primary are hard to predict. We'll talk with election experts, political players and journalists about the important races to watch. How is redistricting changing the political landscape? And how is what's happening in California impacting the national political stage?

Voices of the Tenderloin

A formerly homeless photographer. The bartender from Aunt Charlie's Lounge, a local drag bar. A retired Tenderloin police captain. A Cambodian refugee and juvenile delinquent-turned-youth counselor. These are just some of the many characters inhabiting the new play "Tenderloin," at Cutting Ball Theater. The piece uses documentary-style techniques to take the pulse of the complex and gritty neighborhood. We meet the director and some of the cast.

Rohnert Park Casino Wins Senate Approval

Plans for a tribal gambling casino in Rohnert Park have been approved by the state Senate and will now move on to the Assembly. We discuss the proposed casino, which would allow for 3,000 slot machines and card games.

Foie Gras: To Ban or Not to Ban

Foie gras is at the center of debate in the California culinary world. More than 100 chefs are working to repeal a new law that would ban the force-feeding of ducks and sale of foie gras in the state starting on July 1. The chefs say foie gras can be produced humanely. But animal welfare advocates say the production of foie gras is cruel, and that any way you slice it the animals will suffer.

The California Report

Easing Pressure on the Delta

California is always just one long drought away from a crisis. At the center of the state's complicated and aging water system is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Polls show many Californians aren't sure what or where the Delta is -- but the fate of cities, farmers and even fish depends on it. Efforts to relieve some of that pressure on the Delta often result in political deadlock. We look at the latest effort to break the Delta log jam.

CSU Faculty Approve Limited Strike Plan

Faculty at the 23 California State University campuses have voted overwhelmingly in favor of an ongoing series of rolling two-day strikes, if their negotiators fail to reach a deal.

Activists Take to the Streets Across California

Thousands of people throughout California joined the worldwide May Day action Tuesday, with agendas as varied as the protesters themselves.

May Day Protests, Rallies Across State

It's May Day, a day when workers traditionally stage strikes and demonstrations in celebration of labor rights. Major rallies, marches and civil disobedience are expected in cities across the country and the state as employed workers join with the unemployed, students, immigrants and Occupy protesters.