Bay Area
Behind Newsom’s $301 billion budget, big financial concerns
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California has a whopping $100 billion surplus, but looming financial threats could threaten the state’s economy in just a few years.Around Town
Local with Lisa | Farm to table restaurant opens on Piedmont Avenue
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[SPONSORED] Meet farmer Aomboon Deasy of K & J Orchards -- and learn about the newly opened Pomet, a joint effort between her and Chef Alan Hsu.Bay Area
Starting this summer, EBMUD to add 8 percent drought surcharge
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For an average single-family home using 200 gallons of water per day, the surcharge will amount to approximately 10 cents per day.Arts & Entertainment
REMINDER | Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir sings in spring
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PEBCC honors grads and training departments in concerts on Saturday, May 21 and Saturday, June 4.Bay Area
Students lobby for bill to ease university housing crunch — but would it work?
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Student activists say SB 886 would fast-track campus housing projects, which can get tangled in lawsuits.Bay Area
Restaurants prepare for sales boost from Black Restaurant Week
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Organizers are helping Black businesses in 15 localities across the country, including the Bay Area.Arts & Entertainment
Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement
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Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.Bay Area
Do the rich see inequality as a zero-sum game?
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A UC Berkeley inequality study finds that, although efforts to reduce inequality are popular, many people in “advantaged groups” resist equity policies, believing they’ll be harmed.Around Town
