California
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.Environment
Elephant seals at famed Año Nuevo colony test positive for highly infectious bird flu
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Though only seven animals have been confirmed by lab tests as having the virus, 30 animals have already died at the park.California
Kaiser nurses to end 4-week strike Tuesday, return to work while contract talks continue
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The union has been asking for better wages, workplace safety improvements, and solutions around staffing shortages.Bay Area
UC Davis experts to perform necropsy on Oakland Zoo giraffe after euthanasia
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Tsavo, a male reticulated giraffe was suffering with pain and showing a decline in coordination and balance, among other neurological symptoms.Climate
Bay Area rain to clear out, low temps to linger; more storms possible in coming days
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A cold weekend with very strong coastal winds and chance of more rain next week.Bay Area
Alameda County supes approve ‘ICE-Free Zones,’ direct staff to draft response plan
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County parking lots, vacant lots, garages and the nonpublic areas of county buildings are now off-limits to ICE.Bay Area
‘We want to change behavior’: Oakland speed cameras go live as 5-year safety pilot begins
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The cameras have been installed in the 8% of the city’s streets that account for 60% of its severe and fatal collisions.Bay Area
Giants star Brandon Crawford, four others inducted into Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
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All the inductees will be celebrated at the BASHOF Class of 2026 Enshrinement Dinner on May 14.events
