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Local Lit | September’s top tips for book lovers
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Inspired podcasts; NorCal book awards; Elizabeth Rosner's 'Third Ear;' Fairyland's kid-lit festival; and poet Matthew Zapruder all on tap this month.Featured in Category
Who’s that Good Dog?
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Buddy's adoption story is about how the least squeaky wheel gets the grease.Uncategorized
In the News | A tragic mountaineering tale from Piedmont’s past
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The Starr family's search for their missing son in the Sierras in 1933 is the subject of a recent SFGate article.Bay Area
Aggressive yellow fever mosquito moves up to Contra Costa County from Southern California
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The district is asking for reports of encounters with the mosquito -- it has white stripes on its back and legs and typically bites around the legs and ankles.Schools
Piedmont Adult School | Explore your family history
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Building Skills for Successful Family Research is a class for aspiring family historians who want to build accurate family trees and learn about the lives of their ancestors.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.public safety
