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Just as Mayor Daniel Lurie was introducing his pick for the new SFPD chief, an inmate was stabbed at the County Jail nearby. The inmate reportedly suffered a puncture wound to the abdomen in a one-on-one confrontation involving a folding knife. [Chronicle] Teachers in the West Contra Costa County school district went on strike Thursday morning, after some last-minute contract negotiations failed to produce a contract satisfactory to the union. Teachers are demanding 5% annual pay raises over the next three years, and help for international educators on H1-B visas. [Chronicle] Meanwhile, SF Unified teachers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to authorize a strike, though we just went through this two years ago, and a second vote will still be called, and the union has not gone on

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