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A new California law prevents schools from requiring teachers to ‘out’ LGBTQ students
AMID A FLURRY of recent school board policies aimed at the rights of transgender students, California passed a new law in July that prevents schools from ...
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Silicon Valley minimum wage to rise next year, but workers say it’s not enough to get by
Next month will bring a minimum wage bump to workers in Silicon Valley, but it’s barely enough for these earners to survive in one of the most expensive ...
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Antioch 911 dispatcher’s training results in lifesaving Christmas gift for stranded boater
Antioch police say one of their dispatchers helped save the life of a man whose boat sank on Christmas Eve. Dispatcher Autumn Turnage received a 911 call ...
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Beloved pachyderm perishes: Oakland Zoo’s former elephant Donna dies Christmas Eve
Donna the elephant, who moved from the Oakland Zoo to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in 2023, died on Christmas Eve. The Oakland Zoo said on social ...