California Citing a mental health crisis among young people, California lawmakers target social media By Zinnia Finn | Kaiser Health News | August 1, 2022 Two bills address online addiction among children, but Big Tech is fighting the effort.
Around Town Piedmont Language School expands Spanish instruction By Piedmont Language School | July 29, 2022 PLS returns to offering in-person classes taught by native Spanish speakers.
Arts & Entertainment Art + Soul returns to Oakland for its 20th year this Saturday By Janis Mara | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 The festival covers five blocks in downtown Oakland and is free this year.
Bay Area The politics of public swimming at the College of Marin By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | June 20, 2022 A nonprofit swim club for children raises equity questions about how swim time is allocated among community groups.
Bay Area Children’s day camps: Attend at your own risk By Elizabeth Aguilera | CalMatters | June 16, 2022 California day camps require no background checks, CPR training, child/adult ratios, or required reporting of injury and death.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Juneteenth events to celebrate Black culture and history By Olivia Green | Bay City News Foundation | June 14, 2022 Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were notified of their freedom.
Arts & Entertainment Can arts education help kids heal from the trauma of the pandemic? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | June 9, 2022 The arts can be a safe haven for California schoolchildren to face big emotions and to channel fears and frustrations into acts of creativity, experts say.
Around Town Farewell to ‘one in a zillion’ cat that adopted Beach Elementary as his own By Exedra Staff | May 17, 2022 Sparkles, a gregarious orange tabby, was around 11 years old when he died Saturday.
Around Town Girl Scouts create art from trash By Jae Kim | Reader Submission | May 10, 2022 'One person's trash is a scout's treasure;' and other insights into littering behaviors observed at PMS.
Bay Area Science for all ages at open-air exhibit this weekend By Exedra Staff | April 25, 2022 A program of interactive and entertaining science activities is on offer at the Lawrence Hall of Science.