Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Jo Koy’s family comedy, plus a glossy SF-set potboiler By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 3, 2022 A jaunty comedy/drama about family dysfunction, a glossy Apple TV+ potboiler, outdoor movies in Berkeley, and more.
Around Town PRD offers fall activities for kids starting Aug. 22 By Piedmont Recreation Department | August 2, 2022 For Schoolmates, PMS sports and holiday camps, registration opened Aug 2.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | August’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | August 2, 2022 In-person and online events this month feature a range of local luminaries and new voices.
Bay Area Monkeypox outbreak: Newsom declares state of emergency By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | August 2, 2022 Two-thirds of total cases have been reported in Los Angeles County and San Francisco.
health Kaiser mental health workers signal open-ended strike in Northern California By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | August 2, 2022 The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health workers cited high workloads and long waits for patients.
Bay Area Is California headed for an economic downturn? By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | August 2, 2022 For the first time since early 2020, California’s tax revenues in June fell short of projections rather than exceeding them.
Bay Area New batch of CSU records shows professors disciplined for sexual harassment By Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | August 2, 2022 Records show students suffered sexual advances from faculty. Some professors were suspended or fired while others resigned or retired.
COVID-19 Buckle up for a busy month in Sacramento By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | August 1, 2022 Legislators face an Aug. 31 deadline to determine the fate of hundreds of bills.
California Citing a mental health crisis among young people, California lawmakers target social media By Zinnia Finn | Kaiser Health News | August 1, 2022 Two bills address online addiction among children, but Big Tech is fighting the effort.
Education What’s in a name? From ‘Hastings’ to UC Law SF By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | August 1, 2022 The law school's board voted to replace the Hastings name with San Francisco because of its founder’s genocidal acts against Native Americans in the 1850s.