Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Flower Power,’ ‘Wild Parrots,’ Jaap van Zweden conducts By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | January 12, 2024 Also, percussionist and bandleader John Santos at Freight & Salvage, and a musical salon recreated.
climate change Will avalanches in California worsen with climate change? By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 11, 2024 Lower-elevation areas may see fewer avalanches, but uncertainties remain about higher elevations.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: ‘Stripped for Parts’ on a news industry in crisis By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | January 11, 2024 Documentary illustrates the clandestine activities of a hedge fund that owns several Bay Area newspapers and others across the nation.
Arts & Entertainment A Jewish comic brilliantly works the crowd in ‘Just For Us’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | January 11, 2024 Alex Edelman’s funny, suspenseful, solo show is now playing at Berkeley Rep.
homelessness Newsom administration makes progress on tiny home promise By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | January 11, 2024 The state has chosen who will build 1,200 tiny homes, but it remains to be seen when they will be built.
California California offers a lifeline for medical residents who can’t find abortion training By Laurie Udesky | KFF Health News | January 11, 2024 Abortion restrictions in 18 states have curtailed training in skills that doctors say are critical for OB-GYN specialists and others.
California California is poised to protect workers from extreme heat — indoors By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | January 9, 2024 In some workplaces temperatures can soar to potentially dangerous levels.
California Schools start new year with new laws covering everything from suspensions to school safety By Diana Lambert | EdSource | January 9, 2024 A round-up of new education legislation now in effect.
Education Cal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final pay offer By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 9, 2024 University's 5% pay raise offer is well below the 12% sought by the union that represents faculty.
Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.