Bay Area ‘A change in narrative’: Ethnic studies program helps incarcerated youth navigate identity By Emma Hall | CalMatters | February 10, 2022 San Francisco State University is pioneering the first ethnic studies program inside youth prison.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Faye Carol sings Black history, winter jazz, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | February 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.
Around Town Rec Dept preschool updates and news By Piedmont Rec Department | February 8, 2022 Get the latest on preschool registration, summer activity guide, and more.
Around Town Scouts turn out for annual Pinewood Derby By Beth Weisbrock and Dave Cole | Reader submissions | February 8, 2022 Girls and boys participated in the Feb 5 event at Piedmont Community Church.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Swept Away’ is a riveting, foreboding ride at Berkeley Rep By Hilda Scheib | Bay City News Foundation | February 8, 2022 The tale of sailors more comfortable at sea than on land is set to the music of the Avett Brothers.
Arts & Entertainment Want to beat Wordle? Here’s the best strategy for your first guess By Derek Horstmeyer Professor of Finance, George Mason University | The Conversation | February 8, 2022 Optimal strategies depend on whether you just want to win, or win as quickly as possible.
Arts & Entertainment The high-speed physics of bobsled, luge and skeleton By John Eric Goff Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg | The Conversation | February 8, 2022 Fans often miss the subtleties involved in turning and steering in these high-speed winter sports.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star on her Oakland Symphony ‘Playlist’ By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News Foundation | February 7, 2022 Debbie Allen's selection is inspired by the symphony's late conductor, Michael Morgan.
Education California will reward volunteering college students with aid — but spend half the money on overhead By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | February 7, 2022 A new volunteer financial aid program for college students is using less than half of its budgeted money on actual student aid.
Bay Area Mills College will no longer offer women’s studies major By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | February 4, 2022 The historically women's college entered a partnership with Northeastern University in 2021.