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Oakland Pride is happening this Sunday with the theme “In Unity, We Thrive,” a “rallying call” for 2025. The festival will take place outside City Hall, and the parade route will be reversed this year due to street construction near 20th Street where the festival usually takes place. [BAR] Newsom is reportedly dragging his feet over signing a $750 million emergency aid loan aimed at keeping Muni, BART, and other Bay Area transit agencies running through 2026 as the September 12 deadline looms. For the long-term, lawmakers are considering a transit measure for the 2026 ballot — SB 63, which would increase the sales tax by half a cent in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, and a full cent in San Francisco. [Bay Area News Group] Mayor Lurie announced the gra

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