Bay Area University of California opposes bill aimed at simplifying transfer process By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 20, 2023 UC officials argue many students would arrive underprepared because associate degree requirements don't always match UC prerequisites.
Arts & Entertainment How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll By Carol Hay | The Conversation | July 18, 2023 A feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie. Director Greta Gerwig's movie "Barbie" premieres this week.
Bay Area Audit finds Cal State failed to fully address sexual harassment on campuses By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | July 18, 2023 Sexual harassment and misconduct complaints across the system came from faculty, staff, contractors, and students.
California Smokers fund California’s early childhood programs. What happens when they quit? By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | July 18, 2023 A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services.
California California Legislature could boost night markets By Lynn La | CalMatters | July 18, 2023 A new bill aims to cut red tape and costs in establishing night markets.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books in July from local authors – July 2023 By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | July 17, 2023 Plus an interview with Ilana DeBare on her gritty fiction debut set in Hell.
Bay Area Report: Governor’s mental health plan could strip more than $700 million from services By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 17, 2023 County-run mental health programs could lose out under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to redirect the state's millionaires' tax toward housing.
Featured in Category In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing By Judith Graham | July 17, 2023 Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.
California Judge rejects suit to force California schools to report students’ gender identity to parents By Thomas Peele | EdSource | July 14, 2023 U.S. District Judge John Mendez ruled that a 2015 law addressing transgender students does not interfere with parent-child communications, as plaintiffs asserted.
Arts & Entertainment PHS student featured in YMTC’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame By Reader submission | July 14, 2023 You can catch Dahlia Saffouri as Esmeralda this weekend at the El Cerrito Performing Arts Theater.