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After multiple strikes, Kaiser workers ratify new contract, ending labor dispute
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Dispute had been about better wages, workplace safety improvements and solutions to staffing shortages.Bay Area
Bay Bridge artistic light installation returns with ‘grand lighting’ event
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"City of Awe" installation will return to the bridge on Friday evening.animals
Oakland Zoo’s last tiger euthanized following cancer diagnosis
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Mia, a rescued tiger, was 14 years old.featured
Oakland voters will decide June parcel tax measure to fund police, fire and city services
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The city services would include homelessness response programs and reducing illegal dumping, among other things.Bay Area
Bird flu kills more elephant seals, other marine mammals at Año Nuevo State Park
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Outbreak spares most adult females.Elections
Alameda County elections chief Tim Dupuis to retire; Cornejo named interim registrar
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Dupuis' tenure was marked by controversy.California
66% of normal: Sierra snowpack continues to lag historical average as winter winds down
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Only one month to go until the typical peak to the snow season -- meanwhile last month's storms haven't made up for a dry start to winter.Education
Oakland Unified board votes to lay off 400 workers to tackle massive budget shortfall
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Declining enrollment is one cause of OUSD's budget woes -- the student population has shrunk from 54,000 students to 34,000 students.animals
