Tracking COVID in Piedmont | July 5
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All eyes on BA.5
COVID-19
How Pfizer won the pandemic, reaping outsize profit and influence
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The reliance on Pfizer products at each stage of the pandemic has steered the U.S. response, including critical public health decisions.Arts & Entertainment
Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger, 83, rode Oakland biker club to international notoriety
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Barger, who died in June at the age of 83, was the founding member of the Oakland branch of the motorcycle club, known for its outlaw reputation and the scrapes with law enforcement.Uncategorized
Late start law for middle and high schools begins today
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It might be the height of summer, but today marks the official start of later school days for secondary students.housing
Tens of thousands of Californians in limbo as eviction protections end
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Many low-income California tenants still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications.business
Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot
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Had the California Living Wage Act proposal succeeded, it would have increased base wages to $16 an hour next January and $18 by 2025.COVID-19
FDA recommends modified COVID-19 boosters targeting omicron subvariants
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The updated vaccines would be used as boosters this fall and winter in anticipation of future omicron-based surges.Bay Area
Nearly 1 out of 5 classes in California taught by underprepared teachers
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A new state database of teacher assignments shows that 17% of K-12 classes in 2020-21 were taught by teachers without the credential or training to teach the course.gavin newsom
California climate rules won’t be undercut by Supreme Court’s ruling, experts say
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State leaders say they are doubling down on their climate commitment.COVID-19
California will require health facilities to start sharing patient data with each other
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Under the state’s new data-sharing requirement, a doctor or case worker could get immediate access to a patient’s full medical history, and patients could view their own records easily.Bay Area
