Arts & Entertainment William Kentridge’s ‘SIBYL’ a dazzling, life-affirming display By Hilda Scheib | Bay City News Foundation | March 21, 2023 Kentridge-related events continue at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and UC Berkeley.
Around Town Diocese of Oakland considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 17, 2023 The diocese is home to Corpus Christi parish in Piedmont.
California California bill would require school employees to notify parents if child identifies as transgender By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 17, 2023 A 2022 survey of 34,000 LGBTQ youth found that only a third of transgender and nonbinary children consider home a gender-affirming place.
Bay Area The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: A one-off calamity, or sign of more trouble for California? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 14, 2023 Depositors began withdrawing money just as the bank’s investments began to tank.
Bay Area Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb joins state Senate race By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | March 6, 2023 Kalb joins Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin in the contest for retiring state Sen. Nancy Skinner's seat.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ revisits Khmer Rouge horrors By Caroline Crawford | Local News Matters | March 6, 2023 The Berkeley Rep production addresses the message of torture in an (almost) unbearable way.
Bay Area Newsom says law ‘needs to change’ after UC Berkeley housing project blocked By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 28, 2023 The governor criticized the state's environmental quality act, which has repeatedly delayed the construction of proposed student housing.
Bay Area Veteran activist and ‘MacArthur Genius’ to run for Barbara Lee’s House seat By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | February 28, 2023 Lateefah Simon is the District 7 director on BART's board, where she has served since 2016.
Bay Area Bay Area’s post-pandemic economic recovery is among worst in large metro areas By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | February 28, 2023 Pandemic recovery was measured via 15 different metrics, including local population growth, office occupancy, and the construction of new housing.
Arts & Entertainment Aerialists join opera singers for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ adaptation By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | February 27, 2023 The show updates the classic 1890 opera and transfers the action to Sicily in the swinging 1960s.