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Photographer Pieter Hugo illuminates Tenderloin denizens in ‘Californian Wildflowers’
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The photo exhibit opens Sept. 12 at Jonathan Carver Moore gallery.Education
California may ban legacy admissions at colleges. The end of affirmative action is a reason why
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About a half-dozen private institutions consider legacy in admissions; none of California's public universities do.Education
California passes bill to limit student cellphone use on K-12 campuses
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The Phone-Free School Act requires school districts and charter schools to develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: The race for the Booker is on, and the Bay Area has a stake
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Oakland's Tommy Orange and San Franciscan Rachel Kushner are both nominated.Bay Area
Oakland Ballers ‘truly overwhelmed’ as fan ownership surpasses $1M in investments
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The round will close when the team hits the $1.235 million limit and investments are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.Bay Area
1 in 6 CHP jobs are vacant — despite historic raises and Newsom’s hiring campaign
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In 2019, just 5% of CHP positions were unfilled.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra, ‘Frozen’ onstage, Linda Tillery birthday bash, Scottish Games concert, fiction writers at Kepler’s
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Bay Area singer-songwriter Meklit performs at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco on Aug. 31.public safety
‘Disturbing and painful’: Antisemitic flyers, signs turn up in four East Bay communities
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Lafayette was one of at least four cities in which residents reported antisemitic flyers being left on driveways the past week.Around Town
