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The California Nurses Association held pickets at Kaiser sites across California on Tuesday.
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San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging Kaiser to drop contract proposals they say would expand AI use and impact the quality of mental and behavioral healthcare.
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International bestselling author Isabel Allende chats with Host Jeneé Darden about her latest book “Story Telling: A Writing Life,” as well as her writing process and why she wrote a book with advice for writers.
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Oakland horror author Cynthia Gómez transports readers back to 1968 in this story about an Oakland Latina witch, whose caretaking for a rich, Orinda woman that has been cursed to be immobile and silent like a doll.
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On this segment of Crate Questions, meet the DJ who hosts Revolutions Per Minute, Sarah Cahill.
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The Grammy-winning singer from Benin dedicated her landmark achievement to the entire African continent.
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard.
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Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.
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The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows.
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Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.
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The bill is from Lakewood Democrat José Luis Solache and it sailed through the Legislature to Newsom’s desk despite GOP opposition.
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The police department conducted a sweep of East Oakland following feedback it got during National Night Out.
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The California Assembly killed a proposal on wildfire liability during their final day of session just days after the deal between lawmakers and Governor Gavin Newsom was announced.
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California lawmakers could temporarily ban the use of wearable electroshock devices by law enforcement, including federal agencies like ICE.