Bay Area How will California public transit agencies spend $5 billion? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | November 2, 2023 One of the top arguments in the push for more state investment was that relying on passenger fares isn’t sustainable.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Ain’t Too Proud,’ Desi Comedy Festival, guitar masters, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | November 2, 2023 Also: The free arts and culture extravaganza Fiesta Alameda returns this weekend for the second year.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area book calendar: Author, literary events for November By Leslie Katz | Bay City News Foundation | November 1, 2023 Gail Tsukiyama, Michael Lewis, Henry Winkler and Susan Kiyo Ito are among the local fiction and nonfiction authors and celebrities taking the spotlight this month.
Bay Area Cal State faculty set to strike if demands not met By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The California Faculty Association has never gone on strike systemwide, although it came close in 2016.
Arts & Entertainment New Century Chamber Orchestra’s 31st season boasts music on all levels By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | October 31, 2023 The Bay Area-based ensemble opens its 2023-24 season this week.
gavin newsom Unemployment insurance: California’s ‘urgent’ $20 billion problem By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The state’s unemployment insurance debt ballooned during the pandemic and has no clear path forward.
Education The need for student services at community colleges has changed dramatically since the 1960s. Has state law kept up? By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 Administrators say they are stifled by a decades-old law that requires community colleges to spend at least half their general fund on instructors.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Text Messages’ at MoAD reveals JoeSam.’s virtuoso oeuvre By Hilda Scheib | Bay City News Foundation | October 30, 2023 JoeSam.'s four decades of art practice intersect with his earlier work in academia and juvenile justice.
College California universities evacuate students from Israel, citing war risk By Larry Gordon | EdSource | October 30, 2023 UC and CSU uncertain about spring semester programs in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Around Town Annual DBFL Ski Sale is Nov. 4 By Dress Best for Less | October 30, 2023 Once-a-year giant outdoor sale of gently used ski and snowboarding jackets, bibs, pants and accessories for the whole family.