Arts & Entertainment
Bay Area
Schools ditching asphalt playgrounds to protect kids from rising heat
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Green spaces provide shade on hot days and can also can improve mental and physical health, one expert says.health
Medical cannabis patients, who paved the way for legalization in California, feel left behind
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Some patients and advocates say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting medical needs.COVID-19
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
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Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Three new films where sound plays a central role
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“32 Sounds,” “Oppenheimer” and “Stephen Curry: Underrated” are auditory as well as visual feasts.Bay Area
Student leaders, lieutenant governor urge Cal State to delay vote on tuition increase
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CSU trustees plan to vote in September on annual 6% tuition increases.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: ‘Cymbeline,’ new dance, blind artists’ exhibition, and more
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The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.Education
When ‘culture wars’ rip through California school boards, should the state intervene?
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California gives school boards a lot of local control, but some recent events have pushed the state to rein that in.Arts & Entertainment
An unusually robust August for new shows on Bay Area stages
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Summer Shakespeare fare plus a theater festival and two world premieres.Around Town
