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Smokers fund California’s early childhood programs. What happens when they quit?
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A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services.California
California Legislature could boost night markets
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A new bill aims to cut red tape and costs in establishing night markets.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New books in July from local authors – July 2023
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Plus an interview with Ilana DeBare on her gritty fiction debut set in Hell.Bay Area
Report: Governor’s mental health plan could strip more than $700 million from services
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County-run mental health programs could lose out under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to redirect the state's millionaires' tax toward housing.Featured in Category
In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing
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Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.California
Judge rejects suit to force California schools to report students’ gender identity to parents
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U.S. District Judge John Mendez ruled that a 2015 law addressing transgender students does not interfere with parent-child communications, as plaintiffs asserted.Arts & Entertainment
PHS student featured in YMTC’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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You can catch Dahlia Saffouri as Esmeralda this weekend at the El Cerrito Performing Arts Theater.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Black history in hockey, ‘M:I 7’ and more
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Silents, stunts, and road tales are on the slate this week.Around Town
