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Grant puts spotlight on inequities in Black-owned businesses
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Thanks to inequalities in banking, zoning and more, Black-owned businesses operate on thin margins, with limited ability to weather hard times.Bay Area
Sonoma County invests in artificial intelligence technology to detect fires faster
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Fire cameras will operate around the clock and provide real-time data streams and automated email and text alerts to fire personnel for critical incidents, officials said.Bay Area
Will Newsom appoint an Asian attorney general?
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Pressure is mounting on Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint an Asian American or Pacific Islander attorney general amid a surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence, including Tuesday shootings in Atlanta in which a man killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. On Wednesday, top Asian American and Latino officials called on Newsom to replace Xavier Becerra — […]California
Colleges offer gift cards, outdoor activities in bid to make spring break a staycation
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Universities and colleges across California want students to ditch flights and a vacation week far from home in a bid to keep coronavirus infection numbers on downward trajectory.Bay Area
Precautions urged with second case of South African COVID-19 variant in Santa Clara County
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The B.1.351 variant was first identified in the Bay Area in early February, with one case in Alameda County and a second in Santa Clara County.COVID-19
Texas winter storm exposes gaps in senior living oversight
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Of the state’s 1,200 nursing facilities, about 50% lost power or had burst pipes or water issues, and 23 had to be evacuated.California
9,000 California schools on track to reopen; 47 counties move out of purple tier
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Public schools across California are reopening as counties loosen pandemic restrictions amid decline in COVID-19 cases.Bay Area
‘No one is sure what to expect’: Schools, colleges add more counseling services for student mental health
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After more than a year of fragmented, disrupted learning, schools and colleges are preparing for a rush of student mental health needs as campuses reopen.Bay Area
