Education California colleges spend millions on faulty AI systems: ‘The chatbot is outdated’ By Martin Romero | CalMatters | March 6, 2026 AI-powered chatbots intended to help students navigate admissions, financial aid and campus services struggle to consistently provide clear and accurate answers.
Environment Is California’s ski season deadlier than usual? Here’s why we don’t know By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | March 6, 2026 The state doesn't track resort injuries or deaths.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors from February-March 2026 By Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News | March 5, 2026 Books and poems on far-ranging topics including digital surveillance, Golden Gate Park, grief, motherhood, pain and more.
wildfires California’s next insurance commissioner will have ‘brutal’ balancing act By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | March 5, 2026 The next commissioner will have to balance availability with affordability.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Golden Gate Park concerts, ‘Book of Mormon,’ Grand Lake Theater, John Malkovich, Symphony San Jose By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 4, 2026 Of special note for locals: March 6 marks 100 years of Oakland's Grand Lake Theater.
Arts & Entertainment Alameda’s Kate Schatz examines women’s reproductive rights in the 1960s in new novel By Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News | March 4, 2026 Schatz is known for her nonfiction “Rad Women” books and “Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book,” written with W. Kamau Bell.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2026 lineup unveiled with Charli XCX, the Strokes among headliners By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | March 4, 2026 The iconic three-day music festival takes place August 7-9 in Golden Gate Park.
Bay Area Teachers need training on artificial intelligence, U.S. House legislators say By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | March 3, 2026 Trump administration’s closure of the Office of Educational Technology would make new training nearly impossible.
Around Town Piedmont Council Scouting America holds recruitment season throughout March By Piedmont Council, Scouting America | March 3, 2026 Youth in fifth grade and up can learn more about the five troops in Piedmont.
Food & Drink The Dish | Sesame Miso Hummus By Barbara Giuffre | March 3, 2026 This hummus is a creamy, savory spread perfect for dipping or slathering on just about anything.