Day Around the Bay: 20,000 Safeway Workers Could Strike Saturday if Deal Not Met

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  • Oakland Unified has hired Nelson Alegria as its first executive director of safety, five years after the district disbanded its school police. Alegria, a veteran in school emergency planning, says he’s focused on restorative justice and trauma-informed safety strategies. [Oaklandside]
  • Tickets go on sale July 30 for “Golden Girls Live,” the long-running drag parody returning to the Curran this December with two holiday-themed episodes. Now in its 20th year, the show is directed by D’Arcy Drollinger and stars Coco Peru, Matthew Martin, and Holotta Tymes. [Broadway World]
  • Around 20,000 Safeway workers could walk off the job at more than 200 Northern California stores Saturday if a deal over pay and benefits isn’t secured by Friday night. [KQED]
  • New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is cutting 25,000 jobs and ending remote work to reduce costs and overhaul the Santa Clara-based chipmaker. [Chronicle]
  • The World War II-era U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, known as “America’s Tall Ship,” is docked at San Francisco’s Pier 17 this weekend offering free public tours July 25–27, serving as a training vessel and goodwill ambassador for the Coast Guard. [Local News Matters]

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