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Community voices concern over lead pipes in Oakland schools
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — An Oakland school board meeting Wednesday lasted around six hours, with dozens of parents showing frustration and urging the Oakland Unified School District to do something regarding the toxic lead levels in their kids’ drinking water. At the beginning of the school year, Oakland Unified said elevated lead levels were found […]
Pro-Palestinian supporters stage walkout at UC Berkeley, met by counter-protesters
Hundreds of Justice for Palestine supporters, many of them faculty, staff and students of UC Berkeley, walked out of classrooms Tuesday afternoon in solidarity with Palestine.They gathered at Sproul Plaza wearing masks and unwilling to disclose their identities, like a tenured UC Berkeley faculty member."We have a lot of grievances against the university right now, and that's why I walked out," the faculty member said.Leslie Brinkley: "Did you walk out of an actual classroom you should be in?"Faculty member: "Yes, I did. I walked out of a class."Brinkley: "And do you fear repercussions because of that?"Faculty member: "Yes I do,...
East Bay school district hopes Measure R will fund drinking water, fix sinking classroom
Superintendent of the Byron Union School District, Crystal Castaneda, didn't think doing research on water wells would be part of her job."We have to run, maintain, and make sure it's always up to standard by all the codes for the state," says Castaneda.In rural school districts like Bryon, deep in eastern Contra Costa County and surrounded by farmland, well water is Excelsior Middle School's only source of water. But the well is decades old. First, the pump broke. Then, they discovered a leaking pipes."We are seeing a lot of additional new holes coming in. And the well is deteriorating and...
Cal Football: Five takeaways after first 5 Cal games
The California Golden Bears have surpassed the five-game mark already in 2024 – and could easily be sitting at 5-0 overall and highly ranked. Instead, Cal sits at 3-2 overall and still searching for its historic first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference win. More recently, the Cal campus witnessed 16 hours of euphoria with ESPN College GameDay in town ahead of a dominating 35-10 lead over No. 8 Miami. But the night witnessed one hour of an astonishing collapse in the 39-38 loss to the Hurricanes.
All Around Alameda – Sweet Heat Relief
Catch King Lear , Big Truck Bonanza, a sensory-friendly movie, the AUSD Board Candidate forum, and a literary festival. After a full week of battling the heat, this week’s outdoor events can finally expect cooler temperatures. Join the Foodbank Players for theater under the sun at their opening weekend of King Lear at the Healing Garden on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13. Kids of all ages who love big trucks can head over to the City Hall parking lot on Saturday, October 12, for the annual touch-a-truck event, Big Truck Bonanza . The Alameda Free Library welcomes kids to an indoor “sensory-friendly” showing of Kung Fu Panda 4 on Saturday, October 13. Voters are invited to tune into the virtual AUSD Board of Governors Candidate Forum on Monday, October 14, on Zoom. Finally, on Thursday, October 17, check out San Francisco’s Literary Festival, Litquake , at RADIUM Runway on Alameda Point.
AUSD October Updates and Events
Alameda Unified School District ( AUSD ) will host a number of exciting events this month, starting with a family forum on “Where to Find Resources in AUSD Schools” on Tuesday, October 15, at 6 p.m., via Teams. The forum will cover AUSD’s academic and social-emotional resources. Click here to join the meeting online.
Cal makes great impression three-star quarterback Ashton Pannell
Ashton Pannell was among the star-studded group of visitors that made it to Berkeley last weekend for California's much anticipated ACC home opener against Miami. The three-star quarterback from Loyola in Los Angeles landed the scholarship offer from the Golden Bears back in May during the spring evaluation period, and the recent trip was a big opportunity for him to gather more information.
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