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Endangered fin whale died after ship strike, investigation determines
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The young male whale had blunt force injuries to its neck, researchers from the Marine Mammal Center said.Bay Area
Report: Oakland lacks budget, strategy to close and clean homeless encampments
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Homelessness increased in the city by 86 percent between 2015 and 2019, the report found, with lack of affordable housing a driving factor.California
Deadline to get a Real ID driver’s license extended into 2023
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The change in date is the second issued due to the pandemic -- the original deadline was October 2020.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Songs for Earth Day, an SF Opera drive-in and slack key guitar
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Plus: Hawaiian music at the Freight; Frederick Douglass dramatized; new, bold features from Theatreworks; and moreFeatured in Category
Who will claim the rare golden pheasant, Lord Pheatherington?
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The rescued pheasant was brought to the Peninsula Humane Society earlier this month but nobody has come forward to claim him.Bay Area
Bonta vows as California’s top cop he’ll be tougher on policing
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In hearings, Rob Bonta offers a new direction for a state justice department that progressives say has slow-walked reforms.Arts & Entertainment
New giraffe welcomed at Oakland Zoo, bringing herd to 6
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Tsavo, nearly 4 years old, will be the sixth member of the zoo's giraffe herd. Highly social animals, giraffes in captivity thrive best in groups that match wild herd sizes.Bay Area
Pandemic has college students wanting to study abroad in limbo
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Time marches on for college students hoping to put in time studying abroad, with plans for many still on hold more than a year after the pandemic began.Arts & Entertainment
