Bay Area Why are container ships clogged up in SoCal but so few at Oakland port? By Christopher Giles | Peninsula Press | November 2, 2021 Oakland will be receiving more goods again soon and is ready for a busy holiday season.
Around Town A dry weekend through Sunday but rain to come By Exedra Staff | October 29, 2021 A little rain, a little sun for the week ahead.
Arts & Entertainment Lawrence Hall of Science reopens with spooky fun By Bay City News and Exedra staff | October 29, 2021 The popular science museum closed for 19 months because of the pandemic.
Bay Area Climate change: 8 key terms explained By Wändi Bruine de Bruin Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | October 29, 2021 Climate reports are often written at a scientific level and in technical language.
Arts & Entertainment How mass-marketing over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead By Mathew Sandoval Lecturer in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University | The Conversation | October 29, 2021 The Day of the Dead appears to have been commercialized since its earliest incarnation.
education Report: Muslim students are bullied at more than twice the rate of national statistics By Jana Kadah | Bay City News Foundation | October 29, 2021 "Examining Islamophobia in California Schools" is based on findings from a statewide survey of Muslim students between the ages of 11 and 18 from mid-2018 until the end of 2020.
Bay Area U.C. Hastings law school could be renamed as founder’s racist past is reexamined By Thomas Peele | EdSource | October 29, 2021 Serranus Hastings, a wealthy rancher, played a significant role in the mass killing of California’s Indigenous peoples.
covid FDA: Pfizer COVID vaccine can be given to children under emergency use rules By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 29, 2021 The decision paves the way for vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11.
covid Oakland Unified mandates vaccine for students 12 and older by January By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation and Exedra Staff | October 29, 2021 OUSD rules include exemptions on medical and personal belief grounds.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland’s ‘Driveway Follies’ Halloween puppet show is back By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | October 29, 2021 The elaborate puppetry of the vaudeville-style show returns to the Glenview neighborhood after a pandemic hiatus.