Arts & Entertainment How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll By Carol Hay | The Conversation | July 18, 2023 A feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie. Director Greta Gerwig's movie "Barbie" premieres this week.
Bay Area It’s official. Backers of bid to unseat Price as Alameda County DA file paperwork By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | July 18, 2023 Pamela Price was elected in November on a platform of criminal justice reform.
California Judge rejects suit to force California schools to report students’ gender identity to parents By Thomas Peele | EdSource | July 14, 2023 U.S. District Judge John Mendez ruled that a 2015 law addressing transgender students does not interfere with parent-child communications, as plaintiffs asserted.
Around Town Here’s what you need to know about this weekend’s heatwave By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 14, 2023 Excessive heat warning, health advisories, "Spare the Air" alert, and more.
Around Town The Blotter | Loaded gun recovered after foot chase By Damin Esper | July 11, 2023 Suspect leads police through neighborhood around Beach Elementary. Also, multiple burglaries and vehicle incidents.
Business & Finance Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | July 11, 2023 State supreme court leery of setting unwieldy precedent with workers’ comp payout to a Bay Area woman who sued her husband's employer.
Books Bill opposing textbook bans moves through Senate Education Committee By Diana Lambert | EdSource | July 11, 2023 Districts could face financial penalties if they don’t provide books and materials that accurately reflect the diversity of the state’s students.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Hurricane Diane’ fuses classics, climate change, comedy By Leslie Katz | Bay City New Foundation | July 11, 2023 Berkeley's Aurora Theater makes the utmost of a pithy, witty, provocative script.
around town A piping hot weekend lies ahead for some in the Bay Area By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 11, 2023 Piedmont is expected to escape triple-digit highs but an excessive heat watch will be in effect for much of the region.
Bay Area California’s struggling child care providers negotiate big bump in pay By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | July 4, 2023 Child care providers are hailing it as a milestone for a long-underpaid workforce dominated by women of color.