Arts & Entertainment Arts education funding in California: How will Proposition 28 roll out? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | February 21, 2023 Austin Beutner, the former LAUSD superintendent, talks about the groundbreaking arts education initiative.
Bay Area Newsom announces 20-state alliance for reproductive rights By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation | February 21, 2023 Governors will be able to coordinate safeguarding abortion rights in their states and collectively respond to states pushing legislation that does the opposite.
Bay Area California lawmaker introduces bill to require all-gender restrooms in schools By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 21, 2023 The bill would mandate schools have at least one gender-neutral bathroom alongside traditional gender-segregated bathrooms.
Bay Area Do you know this Mini Cooper? Police ask for help in fatal hit-and-run By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | February 21, 2023 The victim, a 100-year-old man, died at the scene of the collision near Lake Merritt.
Bay Area Key lawmaker endorses transfer admissions guarantee across University of California By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 21, 2023 Unlike CSU, UC does not currently participate in the Associate Degree for Transfer program
Bay Area Barbara Lee announces US Senate bid By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | February 21, 2023 The longstanding liberal East Bay representative joins a field of influential contenders.
Arts & Entertainment Cara Levine’s CJM exhibition probes racism, grief, trauma By Woody Weingarten | Bay City News Foundation | February 21, 2023 A large part of the display is “This Is Not a Gun,” an ongoing collaborative work that addresses police violence and sharing grief.
Bay Area Former Oakland police chief may sue for retaliatory firing By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | February 17, 2023 Armstrong was fired by Mayor Sheng Thao on Feb 15 after a report alleging misconduct in the police department.
Bay Area Berkeley removes name from fifth campus building for racist past By Kate Sequeira | EdSource | February 17, 2023 Boalt, LeConte, and Barrows halls were stripped of their names in 2020; Kroeber Hall’s name was removed in 2021, according to UC Berkeley.
Bay Area Feinstein announces retirement; long career praised by politicians from across Bay Area By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | February 14, 2023 The trailblazing US senator forged numerous "firsts" in California politics.