Around Town Buck Moon and more | The Exedra’s Monthly Almanac for July 2026 By David Thigpen | June 30, 2026 A compendium of useful information for local residents.
Bay Area Plan ahead for fireworks viewing: Bay Area road closures on July Fourth By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | June 30, 2026 The Golden Gate Bridge, streets around Lake Merritt, and portions of the East Bay hills will all be affected by Saturday's celebrations.
Technology Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works By Colin Lecher and Mohamed Al Elew | CalMatters | June 30, 2026 CalMatters and The Markup want to keep tabs on whether data companies comply with DROP, and that's where you come in.
Education California school libraries blindsided by ‘catastrophic’ state budget cut By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | June 30, 2026 The budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries, which pays online fees for student research materials in public schools across the state.
Education UC Berkeley launches Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy’s challenges By Josephine Tsai | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 The new research and teaching center has received more than $35 million in donations with a fundraising goal of $50 million.
California San Francisco Civic Center federal building renamed to honor late Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 Family members and elected officials came together for a small private ceremony to mark the event on Monday.
health Newsom’s parting gift: A budget that delays California’s deep cuts to 2027 By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | June 29, 2026 A final budget deal reached last week relies largely on AI revenue projections and new taxes to delay social service cuts and shrink future deficits.
Bay Area Alameda County approves $6.7B budget, preserving safety-net services By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 County officials said the budget closes a $91 million deficit without layoffs or major service reductions.
Bay Area Major League Cricket back for a fourth season at the Coliseum By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News and Exedra Staff | June 26, 2026 San Francisco Unicorns fall to Texas Super Kings in the home opener.
Bay Area They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | June 26, 2026 A conversation with the UC Berkeley authors of “Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide.”