Bay Area One fifth of SF offices expected to remain vacant through 2026 By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | October 24, 2022 Office-based employers account for nearly three-quarters of San Francisco's gross domestic product.
Bay Area Fall undergraduate enrollment declines have slowed, but still ‘troubling’ By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | October 20, 2022 College matriculation declines nationwide are steeper at four-year schools than at community colleges.
Bay Area Was the public health workforce’s pandemic funding boost enough? By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | October 19, 2022 During the decade after the 2008 recession, state funding for public health dropped 64%.
California Agency battling wage theft in California is too short-staffed to do its job By Alejandro Lazo, Jeanne Kuang and Julie Watts | CalMatters | October 17, 2022 The state is a national leader in labor law, experts say, but its agency enforcing wage theft rules in California still struggles to staff up.
California Q&A: Teaching kids how to read on Zoom By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 17, 2022 Poor literacy can impact a person’s lifetime income potential by up to 42%.
gavin newsom Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | October 5, 2022 Union leaders hope that local wins for two measures to raise healthcare workers' wages at private facilities will spur a statewide movement.
Bay Area How can California workers transition to green energy jobs? By Grace Gedye and Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | October 5, 2022 Many green jobs pathways already exist, but quality is as important as quantity, panel of experts says.
Bay Area Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 27, 2022 Nearly twice as many teachers than in the past say that job conditions have changed for the worse.
Bay Area California passes bill to regulate wages for fast food workers By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | August 30, 2022 Supporters removed labor violations provision to sway moderate Democrats.
Education Why Cal State struggles to graduate Black students — and what could be done By Mikhail Zinshteyn, Michaella Huck, and Julie Watts | CalMatters | August 22, 2022 CSU graduates Black students at lower rates than other groups.