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Education
Oakland Unified board votes to lay off 400 workers to tackle massive budget shortfall
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Declining enrollment is one cause of OUSD's budget woes -- the student population has shrunk from 54,000 students to 34,000 students.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the Assad Brothers and a Rust-Edelmann recital
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Plus, last weekend of the OMCA White Elephant Sale.Bay Area
Oakland Unified School District teachers’ union votes to authorize strike
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Disagreement over pay and other issues.Bay Area
UC Davis experts to perform necropsy on Oakland Zoo giraffe after euthanasia
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Tsavo, a male reticulated giraffe was suffering with pain and showing a decline in coordination and balance, among other neurological symptoms.Education
Oakland teachers rally for job security, student-centered budget amid $50M deficit
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The rumblings of a possible strike come days after SF teachers went on a four-day strike last week and successfully secured their demands.Environment
West Oakland BART lot closes partially as preparations begin for transit village project
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Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2026 and will close an estimated 300 spaces out of the 440 at the station.BART
A transit system like 1976: BART lays out grim future if voters don’t approve sales tax hike
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Up to 15 stations could close.News
Mayor Lee signs executive orders to limit federal immigration activity in Oakland
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Federal agencies may not use any city property for civil immigration enforcement operations.Oakland
