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KITTREDGE — Laura Hayes picked up a binder at least 2 inches thick — all of it documentation needed to rent out her house to strangers — and laid it on her kitchen table. “It’s endless, endless red tape,” she said, as permit applications and room-by-room photos of her property spilled out of the folder. “The amount of paperwork to remain compliant is non-stop and exhausting.” The worst thing about it, Hayes said, is that she is one of only 17 property owners registered with Jefferson County to legally offer short-term…

Alameda County became the first in the Bay Area and perhaps the state to reimpose a requirement for people to wear face masks in most indoor settings starting Friday as rising COVID-19 cases from new omicron variants push hospitalizations to levels that alarmed local health officials. Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss issued an order that goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday that will require people to wear masks in offices, retail stores, restaurants and bars, theaters, family entertainment centers,…

Laura Survine remembers sitting on a curb, half a block from the Aurora home she had lived in for nearly a year, watching her possessions being placed on the front lawn. Her landlord, a one-time friend who had turned against her, had even gotten a temporary restraining order on Survine, forcing her to watch her own eviction from 100 yards away. “We had to find a hotel with what little money I had left,” said the 43-year-old single mother, who cares for her own teenage child, a goddaughter in high school and a 6-year-old…

Dallas County has authorized the purchase of three Tesla Model 3 vehicles to be used by the local police. It’s the latest example of electric vehicles gaining popularity with law enforcement. Tesla vehicles have become the go-to EV for police departments around the world. Many have started adding Tesla Model 3s to their fleets, most recently the NYPD. Last year, the Model Y started to gain momentum. Fremont police and the Spokane Police Department both bought Model Ys to use as patrol vehicles, and Boulder’s…