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About 500 Oakland Unified teachers called in sick Friday
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The sickout led to the closure of 12 schools and came as a high school student petition demanded more COVID protections.California
Standardized test scores in California fell during year in distance learning
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State officials cautioned that the conditions of test-taking and the smaller number of students taking tests impacts results.health
Unboosted: California COVID-19 booster rate falls below 40% in most counties
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The Bay Area boasts the highest rate, at 55%, but in only San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties are more than half the population boosted.Arts & Entertainment
Omicron shakes up Bay Area arts calendar
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Oakland's relaunched First Friday is canceled this month and SF Ballet's gala is postponed until late March.Bay Area
State to extend indoor mask mandate through Feb. 15 amid omicron wave
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Top state health officer says no plans to require distance learning for schools.COVID-19
COVID surge upends some California courts – again
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While some California courts pull back amid the Omicron surge, others forge ahead with business as usual.COVID-19
California admits to COVID data weakness
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The state lacks critical data on just how severely the virus, especially the omicron variant, is affecting Californians.City
Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Jan. 4
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Another big bump in cases over the weekend. Students, staff encouraged to test prior to a return to school Wednesday.Bay Area
