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  • New CCSF chancellor Arthur Tyler
  • A new chancellor named to head City College of San Francisco is vowing to help the embattled school maintain accreditation.
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san francisco city college, budget cuts, teachers, unions, tuition, education, lyanne melendez
  • Cal Sports Coors Light billboard
  • A measure to ban alcohol billboards near Richmond schools is expected to pass, but not everyone thinks it will deter teens from drinking.
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richmond, alcohol, laws, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Lafayette girl writes songs for Malala
  • A 12-year-old Lafayette girl wrote two songs for Malala and was able to reach out and speak to her via Skype.
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lafayette, pakistan, children, music, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Government shutdown protester at the Cliff House in San Francisco
  • The federal government shutdown continues to affect all sorts of services in the Bay Area, leaving a lot of people disappointed.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, democrats, soldiers, politics, lyanne melendez
  • Students at Washington High in San Francisco drove a simulator and learned why they shouldn't text and drive.
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crash, smartphones, driving, AT&T, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • San Francico middle school students with donated iPads
  • Middle schools in San Francisco are trying something new, iPads in the classroom, and it's all thanks to a huge gift from Salesforce.
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iPad, charities, ed lee, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Alcatraz cruise
  • If the government shutdown continues businesses fear the economic impact to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf will be huge.
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fleet week, fisherman's wharf, san francisco bay, tourism, travel, budget cuts, government shutdown, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • U.C. Berkeley substation.
  • Officials confirm that stolen copper from a substation caused a campus-wide outage at U.C. Berkeley Monday night.
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UC, uc berkeley, berkeley, power outage, fire, evacuation, explosion, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Kristina Chesterman died after a drunk driver plowed into her as she cycled home from the library.
  • Kristina Chesterman died after a drunk driver plowed into her as she cycled home from the library.
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DUI, driving, alcohol, bikes, crash, CSU, livermore, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Breast cancer scan
  • There is some encouraging news about breast cancer rates in the state of California and hard-hit Marin County -- they're declining.
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marin county, cancer, study, medical research, women's health, north bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Charalampos Loannou of Greece shows his experiment at the Google Science Fair
  • On Monday students from around the world showed off their experiments at the Google Science Fair in Mountain View.
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google, children, school competition, education, lyanne melendez
  • San Jose State University student
  • The San Jose State University wireless internet system isn't keeping up with demand and it's making things tough for students.
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san jose state, internet, gadgets, computers, iPad, tablets, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • San Ramon shooting suspect led away by SWAT
  • The man who apparently opened fire as he was being evicted on Wednesday is a former investment advisor who had fallen on hard times.
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contra costa county, san ramon, shooting, foreclosures, housing market, crime, guns, violence, standoff, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Zuckerberg attends opening of first SF KIPP school
  • On Tuesday Mark Zuckerberg attended the opening ceremony for a new public KIPP charter school in San Francisco.
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mark zuckerberg, facebook, children, education, lyanne melendez
  • Students in Oakland and Sacramento are being offered a two-year program in video game design.
  • Parents in the East Bay may soon actually be encouraging their teens to play video games.
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jerry brown, oakland, video game, technology, lyanne melendez
  • school bus
  • Imagine putting your child on a school bus only to learn she was dropped off at the wrong school.
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hayward, autism, children, education, lyanne melendez
  • Belmont-Redwood Shores School District construction
  • The school year has finally started for Belmont-Redwood Shores School students, delayed due to a major construction project.
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belmont, redwood shores, construction, real estate, peninsula news, lyanne melendez
  • student working on car at Washington High School
  • Washington High School in San Francisco is revving up its auto shop program and encouraging other students to sign up.
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auto industry, jobs, toyota, education, lyanne melendez
  • A new Harvard study finds if women get mammograms before the age of 50, it could help save lives.
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cancer, women's health, mammogram, health, lyanne melendez
  • Kid eating
  • In the Bay Area, several organizations have come together during Hunger Action Month to tackle hunger, especially among children.
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charities, children, food, tenderloin, marin county, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • YouTube has come up with an education category focused on sharing lessons for anyone around the world.
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youtube, teachers, education, lyanne melendez
  • San Jose police car
  • San Jose may be the first city in the nation to document every time an officer temporarily detains someone on the curb.
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racial profiling, san jose, SJPD, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • CCSF
  • The same accrediting commission that investigated City College is now being reprimanded by the Department of Education.
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san francisco city college, budget cuts, teachers, unions, tuition, education, lyanne melendez
  • Oakland Unified School District building
  • The Oakland Unified School District school board will vote Wednesday on a strategic plan on a how to best manage its assets.
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oakland, budget cuts, voting, real estate, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Hunter Kilbourn
  • A young boy from Antioch, about to celebrate his birthday, needed more than 100 stitches after he was attacked by a pit bull.
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antioch, dog attack, children, animal, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Some high school students interning at SF General as part of a unique learning experience are getting to see everything -- even the cadavers.
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san francisco general hospital, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Dr. Steven Chu shares his concerns over global warming
  • Former US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu is teaching at Stanford and says climate change continues to be his biggest concern.
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uc berkeley, climate change, stanford university, politics, lyanne melendez
  • The private ambulance company that serves Santa Clara County is still rolling, even after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  • Rural/Metro, a private ambulance company serving Santa Clara County, is fully operational even after it filed for bankruptcy.
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bankruptcy, business, lyanne melendez
  • Man working on laptop at workspace during BART strike
  • If there is a BART strike next week, many people can take advantage of work spaces to avoid getting stuck in traffic.
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transportation, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • Blind BART rider
  • For the disabled and those from underserved communities, another BART strike would be a huge inconvenience.
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oakland, BART, unions, strike, SEIU, traffic, transportation, disability, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • Commuters passing through BART fare gates
  • BART and its unions are back at the bargaining table, trying to avert a second strike that would again cripple Bay Area commutes.
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oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • More surveillance throughout Oakland could be coming soon.
  • More surveillance throughout Oakland could be coming soon.
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oakland, port of oakland, crime, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • BART train car.
  • BART and its unions are running out of time to reach a deal to stop another strike.
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oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • Bay Bridge
  • There was a large traffic back up during Friday's evening commute due in part to a closure of the Bay Bridge around 3 p.m.
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bay bridge, traffic, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • Nada al-Ahdal
  • An 11-year-old girl's fight against forced marriages and her viral YouTube video is capturing attention around the world.
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children, marriage, national/world, lyanne melendez
  • Special trustee Robert Agrella is tasked with turning CCSF around
  • In an exclusive interview with ABC7 news, the man chosen to lead CCSF on its path to accreditation vowed to save the institution.
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san francisco city college, budget cuts, teachers, unions, tuition, education, lyanne melendez
  • Advance Placement test handout
  • The San Mateo Union High School District voted to sue to try to get students' Advanced Placement test scores reinstated.
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millbrae, school testing, education, lyanne melendez
  • 14-year-old Varun Jain plays the sitar
  • We're not sure Varun Jain has ever used the word "average." He not only took the SAT, but he nailed it, scoring a perfect 2400.
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education, lyanne melendez
  • A young President Obama and Trayvon Martin
  • President Obama's words on Trayvon Martin and the Zimmerman verdict resonated with Oakland's African-American community.
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barack obama, trayvon martin, george zimmerman, trials, crime, shooting, protest, oakland, children, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • The UC Board of Regents voted Thursday to appoint Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
  • The UC Board of Regents appointed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the next president of the UC system.
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UC, uc berkeley, uc davis, uc santa cruz, UCSF, Janet Napolitano, education, lyanne melendez
  • Sadia Saifuddin walks to take her chair after being confirmed during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in San Francisco.
  • The UC's governing board confirmed its first Muslim student member Wednesday, despite opposition from some Jewish groups.
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UC, uc berkeley, israel, palestine, religion, protest, education, lyanne melendez
  • Double homicide at JewelryMart was over $300
  • Police now know the motive behind the double homicide and chaotic scene that shut down a shopping district last Friday.
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crime, shooting, SFPD, soma, greg suhr, george gascon, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • New robotics could help stroke victims walk again
  • There is new hope for stroke sufferers -- researchers are testing a wearable robotic device that could help them walk again.
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santa clara county, san jose, medical research, robots, health, lyanne melendez
  • Asiana Flight 214 crash survivor Wendell Hom
  • A Silicon Valley engineer who was on board Asiana Flight 214 describes the moment of impact and the rush to get out.
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san francisco international airport, plane crash, Asiana Airlines crash, NTSB, silicon valley, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • The Chinese Consul General spoke with survivors of the Asiana Flight 214 crash Monday in San Jose.
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Asiana Airlines crash, crash, china, san francisco international airport, los angeles, san jose, south bay news, lyanne melendez
  • East Bay workers find ways to work around BART strike
  • According to the Bay Area Council, the BART strike is costing at least $73 million a day in lost productivity.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, transportation, oakland, ac transit, lawsuit, health care, health insurance, pensions, driving, bay bridge, transbay terminal, bay area traffic, lyanne melendez
  • wedding rings
  • The Supreme Court's decision on DOMA should help keep some same-sex couples from being separated by an immigration order.
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same sex marriage, supreme court, lgbt, castro, immigration, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Stanford study: charter schools are performing better
  • A Stanford study released on Tuesday finds that charter schools are performing better than traditional public schools.
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stanford university, school testing, education, lyanne melendez
  • Obese person walking
  • The American Medical Association has decided to recognize obesity as a disease, not just a major public health problem.
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obesity, diets, food, fitness, medical research, san francisco general hospital, diabetes, heart disease, children, kaiser permanente, health, lyanne melendez
  • Unless Congress does something about it, the interest rate on subsidized loans will double on July 1.
  • Unless Congress does something about it, the interest rate on subsidized loans will double on July 1.
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loans, congress, education, lyanne melendez