Bay Area Salaries, benefits increase as school superintendents become harder to find By Diana Lambert | EdSource | December 11, 2023 Superintendent pay in California has skyrocketed in the last decade, with salaries in some districts growing more than 60%.
gavin newsom California budget rollercoaster: Analyst predicts $68 billion deficit By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | December 7, 2023 The state could dip into reserves and cut some one-time spending.
Bay Area Lawsuit intensifies spotlight on free speech controversies at UC Berkeley By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | December 6, 2023 The social strife rampant on campuses across the country, experts say, may be indicative of a deeply divided nation coping with myriad crises, foreign and domestic.
Bay Area Alameda County DA changes tune after blocking reporters from briefings By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | December 5, 2023 Earlier this week DA Pamela Price's office excluded some journalists, including those from Exedra affiliate Bay City News, from a media briefing.
Bay Area Pay for Cal State presidents has grown at nearly twice the rate as pay for lecturers By Elizabeth Wilson and Hugo Rios | CalMatters | December 1, 2023 Faculty are preparing to strike in early December and the system is raising tuition.
Bay Area Oakland Ballers, the new baseball team in town, promise to never leave By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | November 28, 2023 The B's will play home games at Laney College baseball field.
Bay Area A proposal to alter the county’s recall rules could impact efforts to oust DA Pamela Price By Joshua Picazo | Bay City News | November 28, 2023 Supervisors approved putting the proposed changes to voters in March next year.
California ‘Everybody in this community has a gun’: How Oakland lost its grip on gun violence By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | November 28, 2023 A few years ago, Oakland won national acclaim for slashing gun-related crimes. Now it's facing a new wave of violent crime.
Bay Area BART bidding farewell to paper tickets after more than 50 years, switches to Clipper-only By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | November 27, 2023 The change took effect Nov 30 as BART rolled out new fare gates that won’t accept the old paper/magstripe tickets.
berkeley Eviction cases across California have reached — or even surpassed — pre-pandemic levels By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | November 26, 2023 Some blame moratoria for “creating a culture” of permitting the nonpayment of rent even for tenants who were working and had income.