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College application season is here. So is the struggle to find out if AI wrote students’ essays
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With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.California
Newsom signs bill creating new transfer pilot program between UC and community colleges
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Supporters say the bill will help streamline the transfer process but students say it doesn't go far enough.Arts & Entertainment
REMINDER: Local talent on display at upcoming Ikebana flower show
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Save the dates -- October 14 and 15 -- for "Expression Unbound" at the Orinda Community Center, featuring over 90 exhibits and daily Ikebana demonstrations.Arts & Entertainment
Oakland Comedy Festival marks 5 years as talent showcase
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Five years strong, the festival has been instrumental in launching some well-known names in comedy.California
Newsom signs bill that aims to change California’s mental health system
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New conservatorship law would include people with serious mental illness, addiction problems.gavin newsom
California bans cosmetics chemicals, following EU (again)
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A new California law will ban over two dozen chemicals from fragrances and cosmetics.California
Climate change took them to ‘dark places.’ Now they’re doing something about it
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Young activists are creating communities for people to talk about feelings of hopelessness and despair that arise amid the facts of climate change.California
New state law to hold social media liable for child sex trafficking
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The new law was authored by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks.Books
