Trump travel bans are back, with Trump announcing late Wednesday that citizens of a dozen countries won't be allowed to enter the US, not explaining why those 12 were chosen. We'll see how this holds up in court this time. [New York Times] Among the projects that now can't be paid for with the demise of the SF Parks Alliance is the 'Steps to Wisdom' project in Portola. The installation of the colorful tiled steps was completed this week, but the neighborhood group now owes a contractor $91,000, and that money may be gone. [Chronicle] A federal judge has again halted encampment clearings in Berkeley, just as the city was dismantling a large one at 8th and Harrison streets. It's not clear how the judge's ruling squares with last year's Supreme Court ruling that mostly opened the door to su

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