Tension grows in the African American community over Prop. 8, with the leader of the S.F. branch of the NAACP expecting some black ministers to boycott the group's annual fundraiser. Leslie Fulbright

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Superintendent Carlos Garcia wants to raise the bar for a diploma, requiring every graduating senior, starting in 2014, to pass all the college prep classes required for college admission in California. Jill Tucker

• UC regents drop fee increases from budget plan

Environmental leaders are counting on a $1 billion investment to build the nation's first electric vehicle network -- with stations to recharge batteries and garages to swap depleted batteries. Erin Allday

At a ceremony for police academy grads, Ron Dellums praised the department for beefing up the force. But he had already sunk the city's chances of keeping a police force of that size. Chip Johnson

• Palo Alto police chief retires amid furor

Gov. Schwarzenegger is proposing a $230 million hit to public transit. Agency bosses and transit advocates are lobbying lawmakers to buck the plan and keep funding intact. Rachel Gordon

An unstable cliff prompted officials to permanently close some cabins in a popular Yosemite National Park complex that has a long history of rockslides.

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