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Students spoke at an open forum with members of the Mills administration to talk about possible curriculum cuts.

East Bay team includes the city of Livermore, Pacific Gas & Electric and SolarCity. Together, they must install at least ten megawatts of solar panels within 18 months.

The board also approved the establishment of Lodestar Charter School and a resolution that would continue collaborative efforts to end the sexual exploitation of children.

The East Bay Municipal Water District provided updates on drought measures, difficult labor negotiations, and watershed restoration after the Butte wildfire.

The mayor covered inequity, policing and housing in the address.

Thanks to an Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) school board vote Wednesday night, within the next three years ethnic studies classes like this one will be offered at all Oakland high schools. The courses may count as an academic graduation credit, but will not be required.

As the one-year anniversary of Prop. 47’s passage approaches, many people working in the state’s legal system are evaluating its effectiveness.

Oaklanders get a range of broken items fixed by local repair shops.

Oaklanders gathered by moonlight for a traditional Japanese celebration of the Harvest Moon.