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Lake Merritt Junior Center damaged in fire Sunday evening, creates relief fund
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Fire originated in a nearby homeless encampment, fire department officials said. Junior Center staff described the loss as "devastating."Featured in Category
Mills College dorms, classrooms will be filled with UC Berkeley students in fall pilot program
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The students will be part of an educational cohort aimed at building group identity and easing the transition to a big university.California
Vaccine appointments may be backed up for several weeks
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The CEO of Blue Shield predicts it will take until the end of April to ease California’s backlog. “When you make millions of people eligible overnight, there’s not millions of appointments immediately available,” he told CalMatters.California
Gov. Newsom and legislators have lots of money to spend, few strings attached
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The federal coronavirus relief package gives a $26 billion windfall to California. Business groups, doctors and activists all want their share.California
California lags behind most states in offering fully in-person instruction, new data show
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California is among states with the highest percentage of schools not yet offering fully in-person instruction, according to department of education data collected Feb. 22 through Mar.Bay Area
Bay Area office rentals expected to bounce back after pandemic
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A year of pandemic -- and the attendant shift to working from home for many office workers -- has upended the office rental market, but observers are optimistic about an (eventual) upswing.Bay Area
Ospreys on shipyard crane welcome first egg of the year
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Two more eggs are expected in the upcoming week, the Golden Gate Audubon Society reported, and all are likely to hatch in mid-May.California
Hospitals in much of California begin reopening to visitors
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With counties moving to less-restrictive tiers and the state loosening visitation restrictions, hospitals are allowing more visitors for non-COVID-19 patients, but the pace of reopening varies.California
