Newsom appoints director of new state Office of Civil Rights
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Lele Yutzy will oversee the enforcement of Assembly Bill 715, a highly contested anti-discrimination law that went into effect Jan. 1.
Bay Area
Sonoma State University to reinstate NCAA Division II athletics program
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Revival backed by state funding.California
Newsom reverses on long-sought paid leave benefit for teachers in California
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California lawmakers had given public school and community college employees up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave in the education bill.Bay Area
Bay Area sports leaders eye World Cup, other major events to expand regional economy
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The Bay Area Host Committee has already submitted its bid to co-host games for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup.California
Are California voters signaling tax fatigue toward school bonds and parcel taxes?
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The defeat of Palo Alto Unified’s four-year parcel tax — the district’s first parcel tax defeat in 22 years — was the biggest surprise of the June 2 election.Bay Area
Nvidia CEO donates $75M to Vanderbilt University’s new San Francisco arts college
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The new school will be part of the 4.5-acre site in Potrero Hill that the university is acquiring from the California College of the Arts.California
Newsom appoints podcaster Scott Galloway to University of California Board of Regents
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Galloway is a longtime booster of the UC system and has written about isolation and loneliness among young men.Education
Cal State gives $340K job to ex-president who stepped down after discrimination lawsuit
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The outgoing president of Cal State San Bernardino, Tomás Morales, stepped down after he was sued for discrimination and harassment.Education
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
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The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. UC's legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.Education
Fundraiser | Aspire Education and Community Reading Buddies program
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Tickets available now for the "Creating Leaders & Readers” event on August 22.Education
