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.
Business & Finance 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.
Featured in Category Young People’s Symphony’s Nov. 4 concert kicks off new season By YPSO | October 28, 2023 Program features works by Berlioz, Cavaterra, Tchaikovsky.
Uncategorized PEN America prize finalist to speak at Facing History event Nov. 1 By Exedra Staff | October 27, 2023 Author and activist Helen Zia will speak about the importance of sharing stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences that helped shape California.
Around Town Local with Lisa | Colonial Donuts By Lisa Chan Carnazzo | GrubbCo | October 27, 2023 [SPONSORED VIDEO] The owners purchased this East Bay institution 40 years ago as immigrants from Cambodia.
Arts & Entertainment How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead By Mathew Sandoval | The Conversation | October 27, 2023 La Catrina is a transcultural icon whose prestige and popularity are equal parts invention and accident.