Bay Area health officials urge vaccinations as measles cases continue to surge nationwide
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Measles is highly contagious -- in a room where one person is infected, nine out of 10 unvaccinated people will contract the disease.
Education
California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?
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In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.Housing
BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood
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Plans would transform the area to a mixed-use space with five buildings that would include more than 600 apartments.California
Judge demands immigrants at Adelanto ICE center get clean water and medical care
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The ruling comes as scrutiny over the conditions inside immigrant detention centers in the Trump administration continues to mount.Bay Area
BART records highest ridership month since pandemic-induced low
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Even with the positive trend, the transit agency will continue to face a budget deficit unless new sources of revenue are found.climate change
California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state
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In a 4-0 vote, the CPUC lowered the temperature at which utilities must stop shutting off power to delinquent customers, from 100 to 90 degrees.Bay Area
Drive to double Berkeley ‘soda tax’ to 2 cents heads to November ballot
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A projected $2.2 million brought in by the higher tax would go toward public education programs and grants in Berkeley.Education
A new law holds colleges accountable if their grads don’t earn more than $36,000 a year
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About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.California
Californians may get a new way to sue big companies. Some Democrats are nervous
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A contentious bill is pitting labor unions and trial lawyers against the lobbying might of California’s business and tech industries.Education
A new review of the SAT at University of California is coming by June 2027
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The UC Board of Regents removed the SAT from the admissions process in 2020.California
