Around Town
nature
Hotel California: Migrating monarchs favor state’s parks for winter home, survey reveals
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Lighthouse Field State Beach, Natural Bridges State Beach, and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve are popular with the western monarch.Elections
Conflict over race, LGBTQ issues cost schools more than $3 billion last school year
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Uncivil discourse and hostile rhetoric come with a cost, according to recently released research.City
City Council approves an additional $2.8M for community pool project
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This action brings the total project cost to $34.9 million, an increase from the original project budget of $28.9 million.City
The Blotter | Multiple suspects sought in Ace Hardware burglary
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Store hit for cash and tools.
around town
Photos | Volunteers prep for Wednesday’s ‘Lights Up, Piedmont!’
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The plaza’s coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is bedecked in holiday finery.Books
Local Lit | December’s top tips for book lovers
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Oakland main library re-opens; Walden Books partners with Grand Lake for a film noir Santa whodunit; plus award-winning NorCal poet reads @ Cal.around town
