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Bay Area
Many hills and inland East Bay Regional Parks to close due to heat/fire conditions this week
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Swim facilities like the newly re-opened Roberts Pool and shoreline parks will be open.California
‘This is a responsible budget’: Newsom signs state budget into law, closing $46.8B deficit
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The gap was closed with a combination of $16 billion in cuts including include $1.1 billion to various affordable housing programs.Oakland
Despite facing budget cuts, Oakland police launch program to ramp up street presence
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Recent shootings near the lake, as well as a separate shooting and a homicide that same day, show the department is stretched thin.animals
Bay Area cities set up cooling centers as temperatures soar above 100 degrees
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While Piedmont is missing its community pool this season, the city of Berkeley will have several libraries and senior facilities open as cooling centers.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: SF director H.P. Mendoza’s appealing ‘Secret,’ Fraenkel artists curate benefit film fest
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“The Secret Art of Human Flight,” an indie dramedy about a children’s book author trying to overcome crippling grief by learning how to fly.Arts & Entertainment
July 2024 author events: Jude Berman, Olivia Gatwood, Marjan Kamali, Janie Kim, Penny Lane, Elizabeth Stix, and more
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Also: Amy Stewart has several events in the region to promote her new title, The Tree Collections: Tales of Arboreal Obsession.”Featured in Category
The Concierge Catch: Better access for a few patients disrupts care for many
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Research by a Berkeley health economist suggests concierge care, and the extra associated costs, may not notably improve some health outcomes.Arts & Entertainment
Sailing through history: Oakland harbor tours offer unique peek into port’s past and future
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Getting out on the Bay is one way to beat the heat this summer.Featured in Category
