Bay Area Is California’s drought over? Water providers still predict shortages next year By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | December 13, 2022 Despite December storms, water supplies remain low in many areas.
California Are you an optimist? Could you learn to be? Your health may depend on it By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | December 13, 2022 Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and healthy aging.
Arts & Entertainment Brendan Fraser receives Mill Valley film fest award, discusses ‘The Whale’ By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | December 12, 2022 Watch Local News Matters' film critic Randy Myers in conversation with Fraser
Bay Area Study: Paid family leave in California keeps women in jobs By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | December 12, 2022 For women with spouses who have serious medical issues, access to paid family leave reduces the likelihood that they leave work.
Around Town Holiday Art Sale Show By Karen Stanton | Reader Submission | December 9, 2022 Local artists Karen Stanton and Raul Jorcino exhibit work for sale -- Saturdays, Dec 10 and 17.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Rockin’ with Jim Irsay, Hitchcock Christmas, Little Shop of Horrors, Kitka and SF Girls Chorus By Holly Hanke | December 9, 2022 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.
Lifestyle Life with Money | One Step Forward By Nick Levinson | Park Piedmont Advisors | December 9, 2022 [SPONSORED] The fragility of market recoveries; plus a silver lining in a down market.
Books Local Lit | Give the gift of books By Lou Fancher | December 9, 2022 Shop for the lit-minded at the likes of Great Good Place for Books, Mrs. Dalloway's, Marcus Books, BAMPFA, OMCA and more.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Nothing second-hand in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ revival at TheatreWorks By Robert Sokol, Bay City News Foundation | December 8, 2022 Faustian fable of a nerdy flower shop worker secretly yearning for a romantically challenged colleague is a joyful reunion.
Arts & Entertainment Telling stories through dance: Camille A. Brown brings ‘ink’ to Cal Performances By J.L. Odom, Bay City News Foundation | December 8, 2022 Personal, ancestral and cultural stories that touch on themes such as resilience, identity and race.