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A new California law prevents schools from requiring teachers to ‘out’ LGBTQ students
AMID A FLURRY of recent school board policies aimed at the rights of transgender students, California passed a new law in July that prevents schools from ...
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Silicon Valley minimum wage to rise next year, but workers say it’s not enough to get by
Next month will bring a minimum wage bump to workers in Silicon Valley, but it’s barely enough for these earners to survive in one of the most expensive ...
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Antioch 911 dispatcher’s training results in lifesaving Christmas gift for stranded boater
Antioch police say one of their dispatchers helped save the life of a man whose boat sank on Christmas Eve. Dispatcher Autumn Turnage received a 911 call ...