Around Town
Bay Area
California’s plan to change literacy instruction advances
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Commission outlines timeline to implement new literacy standards and design new teacher assessment.Bay Area
Four things California can do as home insurers retreat
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Two major insurance providers are no longer selling new policies, but smaller firms remain.Education
Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife.
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In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.Around Town
Local with Lisa | Mr. Nova’s ice cream cart
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[SPONSORED VIDEO] The sun came out and so did neighbors when a local ice cream vendor helped welcome a new family to the block.Arts & Entertainment
Abigail Munn and Circus Bella go ‘Bananas’ in 2023
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The colorful troupe's free outdoor performances return to Bay Area parks from mid-June to mid-July.Bay Area
It’s complicated: California professors bring AI into the classroom, even as cheating debate continues
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Assignments seek to convey the benefits of AI as a research tool while acknowledging its limitations and propensity for error.business
Renters’ rights: California advocates chip away at landlords’ political influence
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As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.Bay Area
UC Berkeley chancellor announces plan to retire in 2024
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Carol Christ has been Berkeley’s chancellor since 2017.Arts & Entertainment
