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California debates extending PTSD coverage to more first responders
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A state Senate bill would extend workers’ compensation coverage of post-traumatic stress injuries for firefighters and police officers. But a separate bill to cover paramedics and EMTs is unlikely to be heard.Bay Area
University of California’s undocumented students push for right to campus jobs
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UC would become the first known institution to defy interpretations of federal ban.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Jazz Mafia’s Wonder tribute, zine graffiti, and more
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Also: dance and the human condition, and two musical virtuosos perform.Bay Area
Rossmoor club teaches highs, lows of senior cannabis use
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The retirement community's medical marijuana club, the Rossmoor Compassion Society, has met since 2011.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New books from regional authors
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New books from Bay Area and Northern California authors in May.Oakland
Oakland diocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of allegations of child sexual abuse
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The diocese is home to Corpus Christi parish in Piedmont.Bay Area
Report: Regulators saw problems, but didn’t make Silicon Valley Bank fix them fast enough
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State lawmakers will get a chance to ask questions on Wednesday when they hold an oversight hearing on Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.Housing
A Bay Area homebuilder planned a project with union rules. Can it work anywhere else?
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A builder in a wealthy Bay Area community agreed to a strict union-hiring standard to take advantage of a new housing law. Then it tried to change the deal.Arts & Entertainment
