public safety SF leaders tout Union Square safety strategy ahead of holidays, APEC summit By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | November 9, 2023 Plans include additional uniformed and plainclothes police officers, downtown ambassadors, street closures and the installation of 400 new ALPRs.
Bay Area 10 California congressional races could tip the 2024 balance By Lynn La | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 California’s House delegation includes 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans, who hold an overall majority of a mere nine seats.
Bay Area UC stands by Israel-Hamas statement By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | November 3, 2023 The university was criticized by a faculty group for its statement condemning the attack on Israel.
Education How college admissions are changing after the end of affirmative action By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 Some colleges are boosting their student outreach to build diversity.
Bay Area Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses By Joshua Picazo | EdSource | November 3, 2023 All 116 California community college campuses now offer some form of tuition-free education.
Bay Area How will California public transit agencies spend $5 billion? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | November 2, 2023 One of the top arguments in the push for more state investment was that relying on passenger fares isn’t sustainable.
Bay Area Cal State faculty set to strike if demands not met By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The California Faculty Association has never gone on strike systemwide, although it came close in 2016.
crime Oakland Police Department pilots program for reporting auto burglaries on social media By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | October 30, 2023 The program will run through this weekend and then will be evaluated for possible expansion.
Bay Area More working Californians slipped into poverty as pandemic aid expired By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | October 27, 2023 California’s poverty rate climbed and its working poor grew this spring, says the Public Policy Institute of California.
Education A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 27, 2023 Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.