Arts & Entertainment Review: World premiere of John Adams’ ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is driven by passion By Caroline Crawford | Local News Matters | September 20, 2022 San Francisco Opera commissioned the work for its hundredth season.
Bay Area Book bans on pace to set new record, new data shows By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | September 20, 2022 Library professionals documented 1,651 titles that were targeted in the first eight months of 2022.
Bay Area Cities and towns across California only get the libraries they can afford By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | September 20, 2022 Local elected officials decide how to fund libraries.
Bay Area ‘At an impasse’: Safety panel unswayed by OPD chief’s support for license plate readers By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | September 16, 2022 Police Chief says crime fighting will be will be impacted without the use of the readers. The next meeting of the commission is Oct.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: AXIS Dance, a ‘ripple’ at Berkeley Rep and a piano prodigy By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | September 16, 2022 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
California Teachers and students both learned from this intensive summer English class By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | September 13, 2022 The program was designed to strengthen English language skills for elementary and middle school students who speak another language at home.
Arts & Entertainment The backstory behind Oakland Public Library’s new photo blog and exhibition By Megan Keene | Oakland Public Library | September 13, 2022 Ticket stubs, photos, recipes, and more tell stories of those who once read the books.
Bay Area California launches website with reproductive care information By Heather Allen | Bay City News Foundation | September 13, 2022 The new website hosts a collection of resources for people interested in learning about abortion in California.
Arts & Entertainment Acclaimed debut shows how vulnerable Black girls are By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | September 9, 2022 'Nightcrawling' is a New York Times bestseller, an Oprah’s Book Club pick, and part of the 2022 Booker Prize Longlist.
Bay Area Oakland plans to return Sequoia Point land to indigenous ownership By Molly Burke | Bay City News Foundation | September 9, 2022 Five acres would return to Sogorea Te' Land Trust and the East Bay Ohlone tribe Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation.