By Holly McDedeBy Holly McDede

Housing Legislation Aims to Snip Away at California’s Red Tape

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Criminal Charges Dropped Against Former Oakland Teacher in Sexual Abuse Case

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The California Jazz Conservatory’s Degree Program Comes to an End

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After Small Press Distribution’s Closure, Indie Publishers Band Together

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Rent Control is Back on the Ballot

As Berkeley Unified Settles Lawsuit Over Teacher's Decades of Alleged Abuse, Survivors Say It Doesn't Feel Over

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Stanford Sparks Literary Backlash by Phasing Out Creative Writing Lecturers’ Jobs

Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Nomination

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'Dignity Where There Was Little to Be Found': Inside the Fight for California Needle Exchange Programs