Bay Area Stanford institute helps older adults figure out their next act By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News Foundation | September 19, 2023 After successful careers in law, business, medicine and other fields, "fellows" take classes with Stanford undergraduates and graduates.
health With uptick in patients, these California Planned Parenthood employees want to unionize By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | September 19, 2023 Several Southern California clinics estimate 10 percent of their patients travel from states that now restrict reproductive healthcare.
housing That’s a wrap for California Legislature By Lynn La | CalMatters | September 15, 2023 Labor groups win big this year.
health A $25 minimum wage is in sight for California health care workers under new legislative deal By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | September 12, 2023 How soon these employees may see the $25 hourly wage floor depends on where they work.
Education Want a degree without classes and lectures? California community colleges test a new approach By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | September 12, 2023 The new model defines success by the skills a student learns, not the time they spend in a classroom.
Bay Area California lawmakers send caste discrimination bill to Newsom By Lynn La | CalMatters | September 8, 2023 The first-in-the-nation bill bans caste discrimination under California’s housing and employment laws.
Business & Finance As more Californians allege on-the-job violations, labor groups say bosses retaliate By Jeanne Kuang and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | September 1, 2023 The state’s waitlist for investigations and hearings is growing, and few workers have won their claims.
California Gov. Newsom signs executive order for a master plan for career education By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 31, 2023 The order emphasizes building connections between education institutions and employers in addition to between educational agencies.
Bay Area Affordable housing for teachers breaks ground in Palo Alto By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 22, 2023 Teachers and school employees from districts in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties will be eligible to rent units in the new complex.
Education Why Cal State is pushing back on community colleges’ plans to offer bachelor’s degrees By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | August 11, 2023 The dispute centers around whether some new community college programs duplicate those at CSU.