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Reporter. Dad. Union thug (The NewsGuild/CWA). Fan of all things Cal. Covering the news at the San Francisco Chronicle.
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By Michael Cabanatuan
| Fresno Bee
With the return of rain to the Bay Area, drivers should make sure their headlights are flipped on whenever it's coming down hard enough to turn on their windshield wipers. After all, it's the law. A subsection of the California Vehicle Code, amended in 2004, requires drivers to turn on their lights anytime their wipers are "in continuous use because of rain, mist, snow, fog or moisture." But the law doesn't seem to get much attention from motorists.
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Daylight saving 2025: Why we still ‘spring forward’ despite voters’ wishes

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By Michael Cabanatuan
| The Sacramento Bee
Just when you finally got all your clocks changed and your body and attitude adjusted, it's time to take another leap in time - ahead to daylight saving time. Daylight saving begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Californians and most other Americans will set their clocks ahead an hour, losing an hour of sleep and making the mornings darker and the daylight later - until Nov. 3.
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California’s insurance woes turn into cash-only crisis at this upscale community Original

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By Michael Cabanatuan
| San Francisco Chronicle
Nestled in the rolling hills of southwest Walnut Creek, the retirement community of Rossmoor is a verdant oasis sheltered from the hustle and bustle of the Bay Area. But for the community’s roughly 10,000 residents, there’s no escape from the homeowners’ insurance troubles that have spread across the state in the wake of the massive destruction wrought by California wildfires.
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