Arts & Entertainment Gripping history about a slave couple’s escape among Bay Area book fest’s plentiful offerings By Rowena Gonden | Bay City News Foundation | May 4, 2023 Ilyon Woo speaks about “Master Slave Husband Wife” at 2 p.m., May 7 at the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley.
education Oakland teachers strike to raise some of the state’s lowest salaries By Diana Lambert and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | May 4, 2023 Of the state’s 22 largest school districts that filed teacher pay data with the state, OUSD ranks 22 in pay adjusted for local cost of living.
Around Town 19th Annual Bringing Back the Natives | Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase By Kathy Kramer | Bringing Back the Natives | May 4, 2023 Register now for in-person tours on May 6-7.
regional After the collapse of two California banks, what can the state do? By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | May 4, 2023 A clearer picture will emerge once the state’s regulator publishes a report, and lawmakers discuss options.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland artist Marvin McMillian to showcase paintings at PCA By Deborah Dinerman | Reader submission | May 3, 2023 McMillian will show works related to Sidney Dearing, redlining, and more; exhibit is on view weekends throughout May.
Family & Kids Beach Elementary teachers’ lounge gets mural and makeover, thanks to fifth graders By Etienne Fang | Reader Submission | May 2, 2023 A celebration of the transformed space was held Wednesday, May 3 at Beach Elementary School.
Featured in Category ‘BBQ Without Borders’ fundraiser at Oakland Museum on May 13 By No Immigrants No Spice | reader submission | May 2, 2023 Tickets on sale now for the food fest hosted by Bay Area nonprofit No Immigrants No Spice.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Doclands fest offers vivid stories of overcoming adversity By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 2, 2023 True tales of people who learn to live alongside grief, illness, and devastation are in this year’s DocLands festival in San Rafael.
Bay Area Survey: 41% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in last year By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | May 2, 2023 More than half the respondents reported being discriminated against, and the vast majority said people in their lives needed to know more about support and acceptance.
California Chico State drops therapist who counseled professor accused of making gun threats By Thomas Peele | EdSource | May 2, 2023 The counselor was hired to work with faculty members concerned about professor's alleged behavior.