U.S. reports first human bird flu death. What does it mean for California, which has highest number of cases?
California has reported 37 cases of human infection from avian influenza, about 56% of the country’s total. And on Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health reported that nation’s first human read more…
What has become of the effort to bring a historically Black college to Oakland?
The Oakland mayor’s office had been working to bring a Historically Black College to the city. That effort is now uncertain, after Oaklanders voted to recall Sheng Thao, who officially read more…
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