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Betting on the bubble: Legislative analysts say Newsom overestimating AI revenue
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LAO says $42 billion in higher revenues, with $22 billion going to education, is a reach.Bay Area
Looking out for ICE, California parents, teachers help students get to school
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School staff in Oakland and other districts say patrols outside schools have boosted attendance and mental health.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.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Orinda Theatre, a ‘pun off,’ and ‘In the Name of Love’ concert
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Also, Youth Orchestra Festival and benefit concert, and Chicago Symphony at Zellerbach.Arts & Entertainment
Bay Area teens teach peers about Chinese opera
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Registration for students in grades 4 through 7 closes January 21.California
Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175 million funding deal with Google
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The governor included no new funding for local journalism in his budget proposal, walking back an August 2024 deal with Google.Business & Finance
Gavin Newsom forecasts a rosier California budget and banks on AI boom continuing
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The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.California
Newsom proposes governor controls the California Department of Education
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Under the shift, the state superintendent of public instruction would have a different role.California
