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Category: California Currents

Stories about education, the economy, demographics, politics, health care, the environment and immigration in the state often impact the Bay Area. You can find stories about relevant California news here.

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CHP will deploy officers in Oakland to help reduce violent crime, but can plan succeed?

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News August 8, 2023August 7, 2023
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San Jose ordinance would ban homeless from living near schools; some see policy as cruel

by Ben Irwin, San Jose Spotlight August 7, 2023August 4, 2023
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The Bay Area fentanyl crisis: Everything you need to know about this deadly epidemic

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News Foundation August 7, 2023August 5, 2023
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Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to recycle your sewage into drinking water

by Rachel Becker, CalMatters August 6, 2023August 4, 2023
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Health officials see greater Valley fever risk following wet winter, dry summer conditions

by Deidre Foley, Bay City News Foundation August 6, 2023August 4, 2023
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‘It’s really gotten worse’: State needs nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters August 4, 2023August 1, 2023
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Amid the explosive growth in generative AI, SJ sets workplace policies for hot new tech

by Julia Forrest, San Jose Spotlight August 3, 2023July 31, 2023
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Rallying for respect: SJ fast-food employees protest low wages, poor working conditions

by Prachi Singh, Bay City News August 3, 2023August 2, 2023
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Haunted by Half Moon Bay mass shootings, Chinese farmworkers search for a way back

by Peter Schurmann, Special to Bay City News. Photos by Manuel Ortiz Escamez, Peninsula 360 Press August 2, 2023August 3, 2023
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When culture wars rip through California school boards, should the state intervene?

by Carolyn Jones, CalMatters August 2, 2023July 31, 2023

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