Around Town Nominate a Piedmont Heritage Tree by March 20 By The City of Piedmont | March 6, 2026 Do you have a favorite tree in Piedmont’s parks and public spaces? Let the city know!
Bay Area Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon By Diana Lambert | EdSource | March 6, 2026 Nearly half of California teachers plan to leave education in 10 years.
Bay Area Celebration for gold medallist Alysa Liu on March 12 By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 6, 2026 Liu won gold in both the women's singles and team ice skating events at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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.
Education California colleges spend millions on faulty AI systems: ‘The chatbot is outdated’ By Martin Romero | CalMatters | March 6, 2026 AI-powered chatbots intended to help students navigate admissions, financial aid and campus services struggle to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.
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.