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Middle name is not Denver. New Yorker 🗽 w/ stops in the Hudson Valley, NM, MN & CA. @nbcnewyork reporter. Got a story idea? Email Melissa.Colorado@nbcuni.com

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Some Visit Beaches to Cool Off Despite Smoky Air, Crowds

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By Melissa Colorado 
| KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)
Thousands of people headed to the San Francisco Bay shoreline Monday to cool off, even if it meant breathing in smoky air and being around crowds. After spending the past few weeks cooped up at home, some families said they were willing to chance the crowds and the poor air quality for a final farewell to summer 2020. Tanisia Townsend said any place along the shore beat her sweltering home in Fairfield where Monday's temperature peaked at 112 degrees.
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Alameda Unified Drops Online School Program After Claims of Racist, Sexist Content Original

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By Melissa Colorado 
| KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)
A school district in the East Bay is dropping out of a controversial online learning program. The decision comes after several parents in Alameda raised red flags about learning materials that some argued is racist and sexist. Acellus Learning Accelerator is an online learning program the Alameda Unified School District handpicked for all remote learning students to use in the fall.
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Lawmaker Denied Proxy Vote Gets Praise From Working Moms Around the Country Original

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By Melissa Colorado 
| KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)
An East Bay assemblywoman is getting high praise from thousands of working mothers around the country – including Hillary Clinton. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, who just gave birth to a baby girl a month ago, says she wasn’t allowed to vote remotely so she showed up to the state Capitol with her newborn. “Elly agrees that we absolutely need to pass this bill,” she said.
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