California Stanford longevity panel highlights need for lifelong learning to support longer work lives By Susan Nash | Bay City News | February 20, 2026 With average life expectancy having increased by 30 years over the last century, people need to think differently about work.
California California’s revised TK definition would remove ‘modified kindergarten curriculum’ By Betty Márquez Rosales | EdSource | February 20, 2026 Early education experts herald the proposed clarification as "game-changing."
Bay Area Cal State pressured to cut ties with groups that help people of color By EdSource Staff | February 20, 2026 More than a dozen CSU campuses have quietly signed pacts with the Trump administration.
Books Café Beaujolais cookbook chronicles Mendocino restaurant’s 50-plus-year story By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | February 20, 2026 Recipes celebrate more than 85 seasonal offerings as well as 10 classics.
California U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how they’ve affected California By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 20, 2026 California ports, farms, businesses, workers and consumers have all been impacted.
Education Modern parenting means apps for sports, school and more. Where is the data going? By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | February 20, 2026 California law has gaps that allow companies to collect and sell students’ data.
public safety Bay Area skiers among those killed in Tahoe avalanche By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | February 19, 2026 Six victims were rescued, but eight others died and one is still missing.
Elections Bernie Sanders warns of ‘billionaire class’ as California wealth tax fight intensifies By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | February 19, 2026 A proposed ballot measure would tax billionaires’ net worth by 5% for health care and schools, but top Democrats say it will drive them away.
Elections Furious with Trump, California Democrats plot election strategy in San Francisco By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | February 19, 2026 Democrats face pressure to support candidates who'll push back hard against the GOP.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tet Vietnamese New Year, ‘The Sex Lives of Puppets,’ and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 18, 2026 Also: Kyle Abraham and AIM, all-Beethoven performance, and pianist George Harliono.