California LAUSD, CSBA and others call on Newsom to veto bill requiring schools to buy mostly US-grown food By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | September 2, 2022 The 2022-23 school year will be the first that California provides every child with free breakfast and lunch.
Bay Area Rare, endangered plant found in new Mount Diablo location By Tony Hicks | Bay City News Foundation | September 2, 2022 The known population of Mount Diablo buckwheat currently consists of fewer than 100 plants.
Around Town Record heat prompts calls for power conservation By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation | September 2, 2022 Officials warn of power grid strain as temperatures climb.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Goddess’ world premiere is musical theater at its best By Hilda Scheib | Bay City News Foundation | September 2, 2022 The exuberant new production, at Berkeley Rep, adapts a Kenyan myth to modern times.
Around Town A (very) hot weekend lies ahead By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 30, 2022 Hydrate and hibernate to stay cool.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Shakespeare, eternally reimagined, reinterpreted By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | August 30, 2022 California Shakespeare Theater launches a radically reimagined “Lear” next month.
Bay Area Student racial diversity falters without affirmative action, UC tells U.S. Supreme Court By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 30, 2022 Outreach programs aimed at building diversity have not been effective -- both systemwide and at its most selective campuses.
California Kindergarten may soon be mandatory in California By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | August 30, 2022 California, like most states, does not mandate school until children are 6 years old.
Bay Area Teens may soon have access to updated COVID-19 booster shots By Kate Sequeira | EdSource | August 26, 2022 The move to authorize the vaccines comes as the BA.5 subvariant accounts for 90% of new cases in the country.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Ramses the Great’ immersive exhibition: mummies and more By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation | August 26, 2022 Portions of ticket sales will go to preservation and excavation efforts for ancient artifacts in Egypt.