Bay Area Violent weekend in Oakland leaves 3 dead By Keith Burbank | Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 31, 2021 More than 80 people have died in killings so far this year in Oakland.
Bay Area East Bay Leadership Council seeks nominations for Philanthropy Awards By Rowena Gonden | Bay City News Foundation | August 31, 2021 This year the awards will once again include smaller altruists in addition to large, well-funded nominees.
Featured in Category Could this plan ease transfer woes for California Community College students? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 31, 2021 A proposed bill aims to make transfers easier — but faces fierce resistance from faculty, the UC, and California community college leadership.
California Delta cutting ‘like a buzzsaw’ through Oregon-California border counties By Erik Neumann | Jefferson Public Radio | August 31, 2021 Clinicians say most ICU patients are unvaccinated, and more are dying than in earlier waves of the pandemic.
Bay Area Nearly all Bay Area counties outpace state’s COVID-19 vaccination rates By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation and Exedra Staff | August 31, 2021 Nearly 90 percent of eligible Alameda County residents have received at least one dose of vaccine.
Around Town Wildfire smoke to linger through Saturday, causing more pollution than expected By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 27, 2021 Poor air quality prompted cancellation of all PUSD sports activities, including Friday's football.
Bay Area Judge orders UC Berkeley to freeze enrollment By Michael Burke | EdSource | August 27, 2021 The university must redo an environmental impact report for new construction on the north side of campus.
Bay Area West Contra Costa Unified considering vaccine mandate By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | August 27, 2021 The school district serves around 30,000 students.
Around Town Claims of vaccine side effects in VAERS can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy By Matt Motta and Dominik Stecuła | The Conversation | August 27, 2021 Two political scientists discuss how COVID vaccine misinformation offers new insights into the origins of vaccine hesitancy in the U.S.
Featured in Category I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here’s what I found By Selin Malkoc, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University | The Conversation | August 27, 2021 The belief that leisure is wasteful is deeply entrenched in some cultures, and is prevalent in the U.S.