Opinion

Rosa Parks Elementary School won’t have the official dedication ceremony for its new name until February, but students, parents, and teachers are gearing up now to get as much educational mileage as possible out of the highly symbolic designation. -more-

Some skip school because they can’t afford to get there; schools say they’re losing attendance revenue -more-

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SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly one in three San Franciscans would have difficulty electing an immigrant to public office, according to a new citywide poll. -more-

The Berkeley Historical Society received the governor’s Historic Preservation Award on Oct. 5 for its local history publication “Tales from the Elmwood, A Community Memory” by Burl Willes. -more-

Three nonprofit groups in Berkeley were awarded $85,000 in health care grants this month from the Alameda Alliance for Health. -more-

Three months after Proposition 36 took effect, first- and second-time nonviolent drug offenders who might have once spent time behind bars now sit in treatment centers. And in Alameda County, there is room for everyone – in outpatient treatment, at least. -more-