California Legislature to pass its own budget this week to buy time to negotiate with Newsom By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 13, 2023 Still on the table: where to make cuts and how much more to spend for child care.
teachers Is destination in sight for California public transit? By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 Public transit agencies have pleaded for assistance amid ridership declines.
Arts & Entertainment Science and empathy unite in Josh Kornbluth’s new solo show ‘Citizen Brain’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | June 12, 2023 Both personal and political, Kornbluth's show touches on a range of interconnected themes, from empathy to aging to injustice.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: “The Brightest Star” and other new books from Bay Area Authors – June 2023 By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | June 12, 2023 Gail Tsukiyama explores Anna May Wong's Hollywood legacy, plus new releases.
Bay Area California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | June 12, 2023 Newly released book details the technical and political failures that plague major civic tech efforts like CA's EDD pandemic response.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Circus Bella delights, a new ‘Steel Magnolias,’ and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2023 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.
climate change California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.
Bay Area As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help By Rya Jetha | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Pride films hit the big screen in June By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2023 A rundown of the Film Institute’s first Pride series, plus an unrelated gem at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.