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A ticking clock: How states are preparing for a last-minute Obamacare deal
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As a state that runs its own exchange, California has devised backup plans.crime
Oakland council rejects re-appointments of police commission chair, alternate commissioner
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Mayor Barbara Lee said Wednesday that the council’s vote won’t “delay or disrupt the Chief of Police selection timeline.”activism
Teens march through downtown Oakland, call for companies to pay for pollution
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The march is part of an effort to pass state legislation requiring large corporations to offset their climate footprint by supporting environmental projects.Featured in Category
Don’t pass the Buck: Institute studying science of aging offers free guided tours
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The institute is considered one of the nation’s top aging research centers.City
In the News | Piedmont vice mayor joins meeting of local mayors to discuss impact of government shutdown
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Conna McCarthy joined mayors from other East Bay cities including Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro, Emeryville, and Albany.Crime & Safety
The Blotter | Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Incident happened late on Highland Avenue; also: stolen vehicles; home break-in; and a leash-law scofflaw with errant dogs at Bear Park.Housing
At first-ever California Big City Mayors summit, leaders call for unity, urgency on housing
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California Big City Mayors is a bipartisan coalition of 13 mayors from cities such as Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles.Elections
Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to California with voting on Prop. 50 underway
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Federal personnel from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will be sent to Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties.gavin newsom
