Education One loophole remains in student COVID-19 vaccination mandate By Joe Hong | CalMatters | October 6, 2021 A key lawmaker says he may push legislation to eliminate the personal belief exemption for students and staff in the state's schools.
Featured in Category In the News | PHS alum draws on date rape culture of her youth in new graphic novel By Exedra Staff | October 5, 2021 Maggie Tokuda-Hall says "Squad" was inspired by her experience with Piedmont's teen party culture in the early aughts.
Around Town Piedmont Church seeks feedback in town hall gatherings By Piedmont Community Church | October 5, 2021 Three Sundays this month, the wider community is invited to help the church navigate a time of transition and consider future direction.
Featured in Category ‘Tis the season (already)? By Exedra Staff | October 5, 2021 We spotted holiday lights going up in Berkeley this week; problems in Santa's supply chain mean it's probably not too soon to start shopping.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | October’s top literary happenings By Lou Fancher | October 5, 2021 Litquake; Amy Tan with Michael Krasny; BLM's Alicia Garza; and transition at Mrs. Dalloway's all on tap for this month.
Around Town Giving Campaign smashes all previous records for the first week By The Giving Campaign Team | October 5, 2021 The Piedmont community steps up to support schools; and PEF Board members collectively pledge $200,000 to match donations made between Oct 4 and Oct 18.
Bay Area With sale of PG&E’s downtown HQ, farewell to SF falcon cam By Olivia Wynkoop | Bay City News Foundation | October 5, 2021 Almost 50 peregrines have hatched in front of an international audience since livestreaming of the nesting site began in 2005.
Bay Area UC workforce churn: Why a quarter of lecturers don’t return each year By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 5, 2021 Relatively low pay and little job stability create precarious working conditions and now lecturers are considering a strike.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Exuberant opening night at the SF Symphony By Caroline Crawford | Local News Matters | October 4, 2021 The nontraditional program, received enthusiastically, signaled what future programming will look like.
California Youthful advisers shape mental health program for their peers By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | October 4, 2021 A college student who grew up in the pressure cooker environment of Palo Alto is one of dozens of young people advising the new program.