Bay Area Four in a row: California drought likely to continue By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | September 28, 2022 The state has seen the driest three-year stretch on record, but could see another year with below-average snow and rain.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Something About the Light’ art exhibit at PCA By Lou Fancher | September 27, 2022 Open Oct 8-9, the show highlights the work of Ellen Dreibelbis and John Q McDonald.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Symphony performs ‘Fall Colors’ this Sunday at PCA By Lou Fancher | September 27, 2022 Featuring compositions by Brian Raphael Nabors, Florence Price, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Bay Area Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 27, 2022 Nearly twice as many teachers than in the past say that job conditions have changed for the worse.
Arts & Entertainment Touring the nature trails and history museum at China Camp State Park By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News Foundation | September 26, 2022 The historic coastal site receives no state funding.
Bay Area ‘Mandela’ bill would limit solitary confinement in California prisons and jails By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | September 26, 2022 The bill would be the most wide-ranging change to solitary confinement of any state.
Bay Area COVID still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting By Phillip Reese | Kaiser Health News | September 23, 2022 The virus remained among the state’s leading causes of death in July.
education Lawmakers make it easier to become a substitute teacher By Diana Lambert | EdSource | September 23, 2022 From Jan 1, 2023, the basic skills proficiency requirement for an emergency 30-day substitute permit will be waived.
Bay Area Opponents of California’s abortion rights measure mislead on expense to taxpayers By Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | September 23, 2022 Group falsely claims out-of-state patients will drain tax coffers.
cannabis Clearing the air: cannabis company removes polluting generators in East Oakland By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation | September 23, 2022 Green Sage continued to run multiple diesel generators in defiance of an air quality order.