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California’s iconic golden bear graces the state flag, but has been absent from the state for almost a century. But the grizzly has made a symbolic return in a series of murals in Oakland, Calif., depicting the spirits of grizzly bears. The series of grizzly bears — nicknamed the “Laurel space bears” because of the galaxies in their silhouettes — are along MacArthur Boulevard at three locations between High Street and Maybelle Avenue in the Laurel District in Oakland. Muralists: Roger Peet, Fern