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Oakland Exhibit Explores Black Male Identity

The Oakland Museum is hosting "Question Bridge:Black Males," a video installation that uses interviews with 160 men to explore and redefine black male identity. Co-creator Chris Johnson, a photography professor at Oakland's California College for the Arts, says the project is designed to break through stereotypes of what he calls "one of the most opaque demographics in the country."

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S.F. Chapter of Komen Foundation Urges Continued Support of Organization; Statement from Komen Reverses Decision on Planned Parenthood Funding posted 5:45pm Fri.
Tech Boom-Era Mall Reboots (Photos) posted 4:58pm Fri.
Good News for California From Jobs Report posted 3:38pm Fri.

In Ukraine, A Daughter Takes Up Her Mother's Cause

With Ukraine's former prime minister in jail, her daughter comes to Washington to plead her case.

Job Market Could Help Obama's Election Stock

Experts are cautiously optimistic, but the boost in hiring may give the president extra momentum.

Out West, GOP Candidates Mine For Caucus Votes

Saturday is the Republican presidential caucus in Nevada; Mitt Romney is counting on another win.

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By Steven Cuevas

A Dark Side to the Inland Empire's Warehouse Boom?

Southern California's Inland Empire continues to battle one of the highest jobless rates in the nation. There are plenty of entry level jobs in the region's thriving warehouse industry, but many of those jobs are just temporary, or part-time. And some warehouse employees are also exposed to what they say are unfair working conditions.

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The Trouble With Sugar

Researchers at UCSF argue that sugar poses a danger to health and should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Is sugar just empty calories, or something much worse?

Sugar: A Sweetener Gone Sour?

Unemployment Dips to Lowest Rate in Three Years

The national unemployment rate continued to trend downward Friday, reaching 8.3 percent, the lowest rate in three years. A broader measure of unemployment, which includes those who have given up looking for work and those working part time, also fell.