Arts & Entertainment Review: Scary-good ‘Paranormal Activity’ turns horror tropes into gripping theater By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 26, 2026 Plenty of scares alongside deeply felt portrayal of main characters' marriage struggles.
Education AI images scandalized a California elementary school. Now the state is pushing new safeguards By Khari Johnson, CalMatters | February 26, 2026 With AI rapidly becoming more prevalent in society, effectively managing the technology in schools has become an urgent issue.
Technology He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California’s border By Wendy Fry and Khari Johnson, Cal Matters | February 26, 2026 The cameras are raising concerns with privacy experts, civil liberties advocates and humanitarian aid workers.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the Assad Brothers and a Rust-Edelmann recital By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 25, 2026 Plus, last weekend of the OMCA White Elephant Sale.
Featured in Category The Drink | The Espresso Martini By Robert Dorsey | February 24, 2026 A clean and neutral cocktail that allows the coffee to lead.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Events showcase Jewish, LGBTQ+, and Oscar-nominated short films this week By Anita Katz | Bay City News | February 23, 2026 Plus a stirring Spanish psychodrama with a rave culture backdrop set in the Moroccan Sahara.
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.
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.
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.
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.