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Newer crop of tax writers prepares to take on legacy 2017 law
![Member turnover on the tax-writing committees and in Congress broadly has given rise to a feeling that nothing is off the table in next year’s tax deadline negotiations. Member turnover on the tax-writing committees and in Congress broadly has given rise to a feeling that nothing is off the table in next year’s tax deadline negotiations.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/US-NEWS-CONGRESS-TAXWRITERS-GET.jpg?w=525)
Member turnover on the tax-writing committees and in Congress broadly has given rise to a feeling that nothing is off the table in next year’s tax deadline negotiations.
Politics
![President Joe Biden pledged to fellow Democrats he will remain in the 2024 presidential race, seeking to quell an intraparty revolt against his campaign. President Joe Biden pledged to fellow Democrats he will remain in the 2024 presidential race, seeking to quell an intraparty revolt against his campaign.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24187593288465_e747f1-1.jpg?w=525)
Biden tells lawmakers he’s running and to end talk of a swap
President Joe Biden pledged to fellow Democrats he will remain in the 2024 presidential race, seeking to quell an intraparty revolt against his campaign.
California Politics
![The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records. The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/060223-LGBT-Pride-Protest-School-LA-AP-CM-01.webp?w=525)
Ban on schools’ gender notification policies heads to Gov. Newsom. Will he sign it?
The bill would stop California schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records.
National Politics
![For much of this year, Roberts and the justices succeeded in defusing partisan splits with narrow or procedural rulings. But he did not seek to bridge the partisan divide in the case of Trump vs. United States. For much of this year, Roberts and the justices succeeded in defusing partisan splits with narrow or procedural rulings. But he did not seek to bridge the partisan divide in the case of Trump vs. United States.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/US-NEWS-SCOTUS-IMMUNITY-DIVISION-GET.jpg?w=456)
Barrett sought middle ground in Trump immunity case. This time Roberts said no
For much of this year, Roberts and the justices succeeded in defusing partisan splits with narrow or procedural rulings. But he did not seek to bridge the partisan divide in the case of Trump vs. United States.
City Politics
![The yearly gatherings on the first Tuesday in August are chances to build community and improve neighborhood safety. The yearly gatherings on the first Tuesday in August are chances to build community and improve neighborhood safety.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ALJ-L-MAYOR-COL-0301-1.jpg?w=547)
Alameda mayor: Now a good time to plan for National Night Out events
The yearly gatherings on the first Tuesday in August are chances to build community and...
Immigration
![The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to deny appeals attempting to block a 40-unit, downtown apartment complex for senior farmworkers, clearing the way for the project to continue. The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to deny appeals attempting to block a 40-unit, downtown apartment complex for senior farmworkers, clearing the way for the project to continue.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-HMBHOUSES.jpg?w=620)
Half Moon Bay residents appealed approval of senior farmworker housing. Here’s what the City Council just decided
The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to deny appeals attempting to block...