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Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Amalia Mesa-Bains, Louise Brooks, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and more
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The 1929 silent picture "Pandora's Box," starring Louise Brooks, will screen with musical accompaniment by Club Foot Orchestra, which specializes in silent film scores.Bay Area
Is the child care crisis escalating?
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Child care for a baby in Alameda County cost about $20,000 a year in 2021.Books
Local Lit | May’s top tips for book lovers
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Bay Area Book Festival on tap; also: Kwame Alexander in conversation with W Kamau Bell; Luke Russert; writing workshop with Anne Lamott; and more.Business & Finance
Life with Money | The Hidden Curriculum of Money
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[SPONSORED] Everything we learn about money without being taught. Unfortunately, this means we’re not always well-informed.Bay Area
Facing California deadlines, automakers race to produce electric cars
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A look inside the factory that assembles Ford’s F-150 electric pickup.California
Latest national test results underscore declining knowledge of U.S. history and civics
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As they did for math and reading, eighth grade scores dropped in 2022 for U.S. history and civics; impact of COVID may be just one factor.Arts & Entertainment
Gripping history about a slave couple’s escape among Bay Area book fest’s plentiful offerings
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Ilyon Woo speaks about “Master Slave Husband Wife” at 2 p.m., May 7 at the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley.education
Oakland teachers strike to raise some of the state’s lowest salaries
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Of the state’s 22 largest school districts that filed teacher pay data with the state, OUSD ranks 22 in pay adjusted for local cost of living.Around Town
