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Diablo Valley Employers Should Pay Students to Check AI’s Work
As artificial intelligence changes the workplace, local businesses could help students develop a valuable new skill: verifying what AI…
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Fremont Chamber members can get free business help from SFBU students
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco Bay University opened a joint program on Sept. 8 that puts students and faculty to…
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Real Estate
Investors Buy $28M SF Google Building and $193M Half Moon Bay Hotel
Florida-based 1754 Properties purchased the six-floor Google-occupied building at 40 Jessie St. in San Francisco for nearly $28…
Civic life
Emeryville Incumbents and Measure BB Win as Oakland Preps Book Fair
Emeryville voters reelected City Council incumbents David Mourra (1,903 votes, 38.5%) and Kalimah Priforce (1,424 votes, 28.87%) while…
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Napa Valley College Trustee Tallies, Early Flu Spike & Canopy Plan
Higher-education governance, early seasonal respiratory surveillance, and urban forestry restoration led Napa Valley and regional news…
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California Passes Prop 42 Asset Tax Ban as Democrats Gain 5 Seats
California voters are approving Proposition 42 by a 54% margin with nearly 60% of anticipated ballots counted, enacting a…
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DVC Launches Compass Mentorship as Court Halts DHS Student Rule
Diablo Valley College has rolled out its Compass Mentorship program pairing first-year students with experienced peers who have…
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Billionaires Spend $300M Against Prop. 40 as Feds Probe SFUSD Course
Campaign finance filings show California billionaires have spent roughly $304 million opposing Proposition 40 and backing competing…
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Alameda Delegates Reflect on Boys & Girls State as Altarena Opens
Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…
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UC Berkeley Engineers Show Hula Hooping Relies on Full Lower Body
A new study in Nonlinear Dynamics by UC Berkeley mechanical engineering researchers Oliver O’Reilly, Chrystal Chern, and Theresa…
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Report Urges Direct Intervention Powers for New K-12 Commissioner
A new report published through the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence by researchers Heather Hough and Jason Willis…
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California Prepares K-12 Overhaul Under New Education Commissioner
Under Assembly Bill 181—proposed by Gov.
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Community
Oakland Roots Fall 3-2 in Finale as Piedmont Opens NCS Playoffs
Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…
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Los Medanos College's hot-food vending machine departs after two years
The automated FoodTure hot meals kiosk stationed inside the Los Medanos College Student Union in Pittsburg will conclude campus…
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Con Fire opens its doors Oct. 10 for live rescue demonstrations
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will host its popular annual community open house and public safety exposition on…
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Jewish Community Center opens first piece of its Rockridge campus
The JCC of the East Bay began classes in late August at its new Oakland campus on Chabot Road.
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Schools
UC Berkeley fixes Middle Class Scholarship delays and waives late fees
Campus financial aid office recalculates disbursements for eligible undergraduates following state portal synchronization glitch and…
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