As Trump’s spending bill looms, California immigrants fear more healthcare rollbacks |
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Guadalupe S., 62, who asked to be identified by first name only, embraces the plants at San Francisco’s Cayuga Park on June 27, 2025. She suffers from osteoporosis in her hands, causing pain and reduced grip strength. The Medi-Cal coverage she depends on faces uncertainty amid looming medical cuts. |
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88-year-old audio engineer Sandy Stone survived transphobic backlash and made history |
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Sandy Stone, 88-year-old legendary audio engineer and trans woman who worked with rock ’n’ roll greats and was the in-house engineer at feminist label Olivia Records in the 1970s, in her home in Aptos on April 14, 2025.
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Queer Prom chic |
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Photo by Ximena Natera for Gazetteer SF/CatchLight Local |
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Drag performer Polly Amber Ross dances for a crowd of young people at this year’s vampire-themed Queer Prom, a free event hosted by the San Francisco LGBTQ Community Center, on June 13, 2025. |
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San Francisco Giants’ mental wellness team is one of the largest in Major League Baseball |
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Drew Robinson sits with his dog, Ellie, in the Giants' dugout at Oracle Park on May 21, 2025. A former professional baseball player, Robinson now serves as a mental health advocate with the San Francisco Giants. |
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72 hours in LA: Immigration sweeps, protests and a historic National Guard deployment |
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California National Guard soldiers stand with shields outside the Federal Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, on June 8, 2025. |
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72 hours in LA: Immigration sweeps, protests and a historic National Guard deployment
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California Highway Patrol troopers attempt to clear demonstrators from the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. |
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72 hours in LA: Immigration sweeps, protests and a historic National Guard deployment
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Protesters clash with officers of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in Compton on June 7, 2025. |
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Mono Lake could be losing its California gulls
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Photo by Beth LaBerge for KQED |
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Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. |
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