A strike by teachers in Dublin entered its third day Wednesday but both sides said they moved a little closer to an agreement during late night negotiations.

Hundreds of Dublin Unified School District teachers hit the picket lines again following contract talks that lasted until about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, but union and district leaders expressed some optimism that discussions were headed in a positive direction.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.