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Pierre Andre Leclercq/Wikimedia CommonsThe national average climbed above $6/gallon for the first time last week. In California, diesel is now nearly $8/gallon. -
The city of Oakland will deploy artificial intelligence-assisted drones to proactively detect abandoned trash on streets as part of its plan to crack down on illegal dumping.
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Courtesy of Gabriel LopezIn Oakland, the borders between the natural and human worlds offer a new way of making music.
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A banner for the podcast series, Song Exploder Remix, featuring digital illustrations of the artists Waxahatchee and MJ LendermanOn this episode, we're doing a little appreciation of two Americana collaborators: Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman. -
After almost 20 years on the air, we mark our final broadcast from the studios at Phillip and Sala Burton High School with blues for high school graduates—like us! Sunday, September 13 at 4 pm.
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A lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at federal agencies' use of waivers to expedite construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and claims that landowner's constitutional rights are being violated. -
Cliff Owen/APFederal agents may have broken state laws after the Department of Homeland Security began surging personnel for what it called the Unlawful Voter Initiative, a federal whistleblower alleges. -
Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesIn two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.
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