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Students, Families Celebrate at West Contra Costa Unified’s First Prom for Students With Special Needs
Students with special needs at West Contra Costa Unified were full of smiles and laughter Saturday as they danced and…
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Public Health Officer Sounds Alarm on Rising Rates of Syphilis in Women, Their Infants
Sonoma County is seeing "alarming" increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon…
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Oakland Teachers Walk Out
After negotiating late into the night and months of fruitless bargaining with the Oakland Unified School District, Oakland teachers went…
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How to Exercise Good Financial Health
With spring in full bloom — now is a perfect time to start a fresh foundation for a healthy financial…
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar, Badge 371
April 12 was the 23rd anniversary of the end of watch for Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar, Badge #371, who was…
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April 22, 2023 is Earth Day – AND It is also Beautify Vallejo Day!
The Vallejo Beautification Commission is teaming up with the Vallejo Watershed Alliance to help celebrate Earth Day. Celebrate Earth Day…
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Richmond’s Cinco de Mayo Festivities to Return After 3-Year Hiatus
Richmond’s 23rd Street Merchants Association is organizing the return of the Cinco de Mayo festival Sunday, May 7 from 10…
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Vallejo Juneteenth Invites Auditions for Individual and Group Performers
Aspiring singers, dancers, musicians, orators, and other types of performers are invited to audition for Vallejo’s Juneteenth Festival & Parade…
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Marin Ranked Healthiest County in State
Marin County again has been ranked the healthiest of California’s 58 counties because of its relatively low burden of premature…
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Celebrate Earth Day All Around the East Bay
Happy Earth Month! Whether you're interested in learning how to get started with worm composting, how to electrify your home,…
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From Tahoe to Stockton: Local Baptist Church Brings Snow to the Community
The parking lot at Quail Lakes Baptist Church was transformed into a winter wonderland with nearly 40 tons of snow…
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Food Insecurity, Hunger Expected to Soar After Cuts to Extra SNAP Benefits
Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress…
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Open Bible Baptist Church Pastor, First Lady Celebrate Retirement
The Pastoral Retirement for Revered Eddie C. Thomas and First Lady Brenda Thomas was held on Sunday, March 26 at…
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Spring Fling & Art Stroll readies for return to ‘The Point’
By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Standard Signaling that better weather is around the corner, Point Richmond’s “Spring Fling & Art…
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Popular Barbers Bring ‘Empire’ to Hercules
When he was a child, Drew DeGuzman said his parents couldn’t always afford to get his hair cut.“So, when I…
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Women’s History Month: Assemblywoman McKinnor Joins Panel of Legislators at Sacramento Event
Last week, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) joined a diverse panel of women legislators at the “Women in California’s Legislature: 2023…
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Op-Ed: When Black Learners Thrive, Our Communities Thrive
Source: Brazil Photos / Getty Last month, Gallup and Lumina Foundation released the “State of Higher Education: Black Learners” report.…
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Where’s the Justice?: They Called for His Firing, Instead Columbus Officer Who Shot Sleeping, Unarmed Black Man Within Seconds of the Encounter Retired with His Pension
Weeks after Donovan Lewis’ family filed a civil lawsuit against a Columbus police officer for his wrongful death, the same…
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Missouri Cops Unload Bullets Into Black Motorist Pinned In Wreck Vehicle, Dragged Out His Limp Body Before Realizing He Is Unarmed: ‘I Don’t See a Pistol’
Lawyers for the family of a Black man killed in his wrecked car by police in suburban Kansas City, Missouri,…
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What Asian American Oscar Victories Mean for All of Us
After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists,…
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Women’s History Spotlight: Harlon’s Bar-B-Que and Two Generations of Female Trailblazers Making History in the Food Service Industry
ABOVE: Candace Brooks (Owner and operator of Harlon’s Bar-B-Que) and mother, Alfreddie Brooks (Co-Founder of… The post Women’s History Spotlight:…
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Over $70k Raised for Woman Left Paralyzed by Thief During Robbery | Video
Still images of the attack in Houston, Texas, from February 2023. HPD *A Texas woman was left paralyzed after being…
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Marin City Market Owner Nita Hayden Vasquez, 80
Nita Hayden Vasquez, who owned Hayden’s Market in Marin City, died Jan. 11, 2023, in Tampa, Fla., of natural causes.…
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City of Stockton and Lincoln Unified School District Safety Department: Teach Safe Bicycling with Fun and Educational Bike Rodeo – March 25
City of Stockton Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and Lincoln Unified School District Department of Public Safety will hold a…
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‘But Kyle’s Mother …’: Father Sentenced to 18 Months for Giving Son Weapon Used in Nashville Waffle House Shooting Has Some Questioning Punishment for Rittenhouse’s Parents
An Illinois judge sentenced a man to a year and a half in prison after he illegally gave his son…
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