Food & Drink The Dish | Summer Orzo Salad By Cass Caulfield | August 11, 2026 A fresh, flavorful summer salad.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Characters take sublime emotional journey in Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Orpheus Descending’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 11, 2026 The Tennessee Williams drama continues through August 23 at 1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland.
Environment San Jose airport creating sensory room for young neurodivergent travelers By Keith Menconi | San Jose Spotlight | August 10, 2026 Stress and anxiety from crowded airports and unfamiliar sights and sounds can be pronounced for children with autism or other sensory sensitivities.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘Mr. Advocate,’ ‘Samurai and the Prisoner,’ ‘Olmo,’ ‘Floaters,’ GaHee Park-inspired films at YBCA, Dorksky/Hiler selections By Anita Katz | Bay City News | August 10, 2026 A film about modern education, a samurai whodunit, a Mexican American coming-of-age tale, and a Jewish summer-camp comedy on tap this week.
Technology Would you trust your boss with data about your brain? California moves to regulate neurotech By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | August 10, 2026 Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.
featured Stanford drops Flock license plate cameras after campus pushback, will use Genetec By Kayla Chan | Bay City News | August 7, 2026 Students’ discomfort with Flock is part of a broader trend of backlash against the company.
Around Town Piedmont cub scout recruiting season kicks off By Piedmont Council, Scouting America | August 7, 2026 Piedmont Council Packs are co-ed and are hosting welcome events throughout August for new families and youth in grades K-5.
Careers Life in the slow lane: Economic headwinds delay life milestones for many millennials By MP Dunleavey, Stanford Center on Longevity | August 7, 2026 The hurdles are real and unlike what previous generations faced.
California California craft liquor delivery is about go away thanks to big money lobbying By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | August 7, 2026 Distillers say powerful alcohol companies, the wine industry, and Teamsters killed a possible extension of deliveries.
health Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 7, 2026 Medi-Cal cuts will strain hospitals already operating at a loss, resulting in fewer services and higher costs for the privately insured too.