Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.
Bay Area Assembly sees a new bill to legalize cannabis cafes By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | January 8, 2024 Assemblymember Matt Haney reboots "coffeeshop" proposal.
COVID-19 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby | KFF Health News | January 8, 2024 A recent COVID-19 subvariant, JN.1, is rapidly climbing the charts.
Oakland ‘We are disappointed’: Oakland A’s say no to planned B’s June baseball game at Coliseum By Tony Hicks | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The B’s released a statement Thursday saying they signed a lease agreement and paid a deposit.
Bay Area Arrests made at Berkeley’s People’s Park as controversial construction restarts By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The plan calls for building housing for 1,100 students and a separate building with 100 apartments for low-income, formerly unhoused people.
Bay Area Report: California’s new water conservation rules too stringent and costly By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 4, 2024 Legislative analysts recommend weaker outdoor conservation requirements and longer deadlines for urban water agencies.
Education This community college has 1 full-time Black faculty member out of 165. Why campuses struggle with diversity By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | January 4, 2024 Faculty diversity has increased slightly over the past 15 years but progress is slow.
Featured in Category Headed to Tahoe? Winter storm warning in effect through Wed. night By Exedra Staff | January 2, 2024 Plus: Another High Surf Advisory for the coast.
Education A ‘pocket of hope’: This California school district made a difference on Black students’ scores By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | January 2, 2024 Emeryville's public school district took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.
Bay Area Introducing the Golden Chanterelle, our new state mushroom By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | January 1, 2024 Foragers prize the enormous mushroom, which is the largest chanterelle in the world.