Around Town
Around Town
Piedmont Chalk Art Festival set for Sept. 7
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All are welcome to participate in this colorful annual event on the Beach blacktop.Bay Area
Gov. Newsom launches new task force to clear California homeless encampments
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Within the next month teams will be sent to camps in California’s 10 largest cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Long Beach, Anaheim, Bakersfield and Fresno.Environment
East Bay Regional Park District buys 82 acres at Point Molate to create new shoreline park
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The property includes Native American sacred sites, a historic Chinese fishing village, and Winehaven, once the world’s largest winery.Featured in Category
A New Perspective: Bon Voyage | Real Estate Insights
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[SPONSORED] Setting off to explore new horizons (and homes) takes courage -- and a leap of faith. We got you!Environment
Pickett Fire could cost an estimated $65M in damage to vintners and other agriculture
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As of Wednesday evening, the Pickett Fire was 29 percent contained.California
Newsom deploys ‘crime suppression’ teams statewide while mocking Trump’s threats
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Crime has again become a hot-button national topic.Bay Area
UC Berkeley receives ‘hostile campus’ label over suppression of anti-genocide speech
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A 2024 CAIR-California report found that 85% of Muslim students at UC Berkeley experienced Islamophobic harassment.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Silk purse from a sow’s ear? Ian McEwan can do it
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Plus other new works on tap this month, including "Replaceable You," the latest from the Oakland-based writer Mary Roach.Education
