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Mulberry’s Home to close at end of March
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Owners Chad Olcott and Laura Pochop opened the store just off Piedmont Ave. in late 2014.Bay Area
Residents may also be affected by contaminated groundwater near Oakland’s McClymonds High
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The source of the cancer-causing chemical was "a former industrial site a few blocks from the school" said an Oakland city councilwoman on Thursday.Bay Area
Inside the governor’s bid to fix homelessness: changing how CA deals with mental illness
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About a third of homeless people have serious mental illness, according to the Treatment Advocacy Center — even by conservative estimates, that encompasses tens of thousands of Californians.Bay Area
State will pay millions to settle suit claiming it violated children’s rights by not teaching them to read
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CA will provide $50 million specifically to improve literacy in the 75 CA elementary schools with the highest concentration of third-graders scoring in the bottom tier of the state’s standardized reading exam.Bay Area
Regulators loosen state’s groundbreaking rule to require residential rooftop solar
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The California Energy Commission’s decision ended a months-long standoff between rooftop solar advocates and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.Bay Area
Broken trust prompts Oakland Police Commission, mayor to fire police chief
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Commissioners cited the OPD's failure to increase compliance with court-ordered reforms as a reason for the dismissal.Bay Area
Richmond Bridge bike path to close weekdays later this month
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The pathway, which opened in Nov 2019, will be closed from 9 am - 2 pm M-F through Mar 13 for inspections.Featured in Category
School Board recap: Condoms, construction, and district goals
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In a first, the Board approved a plan to make condoms available to high school students.Around Town
