Arts & Entertainment August 2025 author events: Robert Reich, Charlie Jane Anders, Sonia Daccarett, Daniel Kraus, Linda Lenhoff, Mac Muir, Shoshana Walter, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Authors of fascinating memoirs, intense thrillers, timely non-fiction titles, and debut novels appear across the region.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Mike Epps, Third World’s reggae, ‘H.M.S. Pinafore,’ ‘Dolores’ opera premiere By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 All kinds of musicians are playing all kinds of music at free community concerts enlivening the Bay Area this summer.
china San Jose tech firm pleads guilty to supplying Chinese military supercomputer program By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 The company’s plea agreement is still subject to approval by a federal judge.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for August By Lou Fancher | July 29, 2025 Oakland Public Library's end of summer festival; Clio's book talks; "Once Upon a Time in Dollywood," and more.
Around Town Registration for Schoolmates now open By City of Piedmont | PRD | July 29, 2025 PRD also introduces a new program this year -- "The Hangout"-- for fourth and fifth graders.
Food & Drink The Dish | Brownie Pudding By Wendy Szczech | July 29, 2025 An Ina Garten favorite, this easy-to-make dessert tastes like you’ve been baking all day.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Cloud,’ Stanford theater summer fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | July 28, 2025 Two exceptional documentaries about struggles for liberation are coming to Bay Area theaters, with filmmaker appearances.
Arts & Entertainment Sun Ra Arkestra descends into four-night stand at SFJazz By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 28, 2025 Sun Ra Arkestra appears at 7:30 pm July 31-August 3 in Miner Auditorium, SFJazz Center in San Francisco.
Travel East Brother, can you spare a dime? Historic lighthouse in the Bay needs funds for repairs By Samantha Kennedy | Bay City News | July 27, 2025 It needs at least $750,000 to fund repairs to the pier and gangway to ensure access to East Brother Island.
animals Ready to rock and growl: Safari West welcomes newborn southern white rhino Ozzy By Finbar LaBelle | Bay City News | July 26, 2025 The name Ozzy is a respectful nod to the late music icon Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on the same day as the calf’s birth.