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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2018, file photo, Tony Thurmond appears at a debate in Sacramento, Calif. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Thurmond on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, applauded the state's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, for this week's decision not to reopen classrooms this fall amid rising coronavirus cases but said the same rules need not apply in counties with low rates of infection. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

San Francisco, Sacramento say school term to start online

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 photo, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, then a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, appears at a candidates debate hosted by the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif. Now California's education chief, Thurmond says he plans to lead a new effort that focuses on racism and implicit bias in California's schools. Thurmond announced his plan in emotional remarks Monday, June 1, 2020 on the killing of George Floyd, saying he has struggled to answer his own children when asked &quot;Why did this happen?&quot; and could it happen to them. Thurmond is the only elected government official in California who is African American. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California schools chief calls for new plan on racism, bias

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 photo, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, then a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, appears at a candidates debate hosted by the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif. Now California's education chief, Thurmond says he plans to lead a new effort that focuses on racism and implicit bias in California's schools. Thurmond announced his plan in emotional remarks Monday, June 1, 2020 on the killing of George Floyd, saying he has struggled to answer his own children when asked "Why did this happen?" and could it happen to them. Thurmond is the only elected government official in California who is African American. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Tony Thurmond, California schools chief, announces plan to address ‘racism and implicit bias’

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FILE - In this March 8, 2018, file photo, California gubernatorial candidate, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, discusses the state's housing problems at a conference in Sacramento, Calif. Charter school advocates are far outpacing teachers unions in spending to support candidates for California governor and state schools chief. Wealthy donors who support charter schools and education reform have poured more than $22 million into independent committees to support Villaraigosa for governor and former schools executive Marshall Tuck for state schools chief. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Charter backers outspend teachers in 2 California races

By SOPHIA BOLLAG - Associated Press

In this Oct. 7, 2001 file photo, San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn fights back tears as he acknowledges the standing ovation prior to the Padres' game against the Colorado Rockies, the final game of his career, in San Diego. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Gwynn died of cancer on Monday, June 16, 2014. He was 54. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

Tony Thurmond, California Democrat, seeks to ban chewing tobacco from baseball

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times