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Alan Harvey Theater to be closed March 12; razed in April

Demolition will begin on March 12 to make room for a new STEAM building, set to open in the 2020-21 school year.
Bay Area at 85 to 90 percent of normal rainfall

That's up from 60 to 65 percent at the start of January, according to the National Weather Service.
Oakland teachers march for higher pay, better classroom conditions

Teachers are demanding a 12 percent pay raise after Oakland Unified School District offered them only 5 percent.
MLK Day event to focus on King’s anti-poverty message

All are welcome to attend the free January 21 event at the Veteran's Memorial Building, starting at 11:30 a.m.
Home surveillance video helping police track suspects in recent home invasion

Saturday's incident happened on the same block of Scenic Ave. as a 2016 case.

CALIFORNIA

Frayed Wires: As California enters a brave new energy world, can it keep the lights on?
California is casting off fossil fuels on its way to becoming a fully electrified state. But it's unclear whether the aging electricity grid can deliver.
PG&E bankruptcy, LAUSD strike—and it’s only Gavin Newsom’s second week
California’s largest school district is set to strike, California’s largest utility is signaling bankruptcy and President Trump is threatening to divert emergency aid from California to fund his border wall.
Parents petitioning Dixie School District to change its name
The school district was founded in 1864 and its three K-5 elementary schools and one grade 6-8 school.
10 takeaways from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $209 billion budget
Surplus surprise, pension paydowns, teacher strike antidotes, funds for community college, affordable housing and more.