Bay Area Oakland students return to classroom Tuesday after week-plus strike By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | May 15, 2023 Tentative agreement gives most teachers a 15.5% salary bump.
Housing California is losing population and building new houses By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 15, 2023 There are now more homes per person than there have been since at least 1991.
Bay Area Newsom’s budget keeps promised funding bumps for UC and CSU By Michael Burke and Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | May 12, 2023 There's a caveat: campuses are being asked to borrow money for housing projects.
budget Balancing act: Newsom’s plan to cover California’s ballooning budget deficit By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | May 12, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan relies on more borrowing and doesn’t include asks for child care and public transit.
California California debates extending PTSD coverage to more first responders By Annie Sciacca | KFF Health News | May 12, 2023 A state Senate bill would extend workers’ compensation coverage of post-traumatic stress injuries for firefighters and police officers. But a separate bill to cover paramedics and EMTs is unlikely to be heard.
Bay Area University of California’s undocumented students push for right to campus jobs By Michael Burke | EdSource | May 12, 2023 UC would become the first known institution to defy interpretations of federal ban.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Jazz Mafia’s Wonder tribute, zine graffiti, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | May 10, 2023 Also: dance and the human condition, and two musical virtuosos perform.
Bay Area Rossmoor club teaches highs, lows of senior cannabis use By Tony Hicks | May 9, 2023 The retirement community's medical marijuana club, the Rossmoor Compassion Society, has met since 2011.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books from regional authors By Frances Dinkenspiel | Bay City News Foundation | May 9, 2023 New books from Bay Area and Northern California authors in May.
Oakland Oakland diocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of allegations of child sexual abuse By Kiley Russell | Bay City News Foundation | May 9, 2023 The diocese is home to Corpus Christi parish in Piedmont.