Bay Area Bay Area nonprofit looks to end childhood illiteracy By Nick Marnell | Bay City News Foundation | August 17, 2021 The Jewish Coalition for Literacy works with 50 Bay Area K-5 schools and largely in underserved districts.
Bay Area Mills College trustee gets access to college financial conditions By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | August 17, 2021 Mills College must hand over the documents by the end of the business day Wednesday.
Arts & Entertainment In the Artist’s Studio | Hadley Williams By Katie Korotzer | August 17, 2021 Early inspiration from weaving is evident in Williams' latest body of work.
Arts & Entertainment Rep. Barbara Lee on new film and why she doesn’t have ‘enemies’ By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 16, 2021 In addition to her decade-spanning political career, the film explores Lee’s personal story of resiliency.
Nonprofit PEF releases latest donor impact report By Piedmont Education Foundation | August 13, 2021 "The Patron" will be mailed to all residents and includes financial statements, donor listings, and information on PEF's $3,015,704 grant to the schools.
covid Getting a COVID vaccine during pregnancy even more urgent as ICU beds fill up By Ashley Lopez | KUT and Kaiser Health News | August 12, 2021 The CDC recommends that pregnant people be vaccinated against covid-19, based on new safety and effectiveness evidence on the covid vaccines.
Arts & Entertainment Opera Parallèle performs ‘Everest — A Graphic Novel Opera’ By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | August 11, 2021 The unusual and innovative format allows for visualizations that a book, a film, or a stage production couldn't render.
Arts & Entertainment A rude frog is a guide to freedom in Oakland author’s latest novel By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | August 11, 2021 “The President and the Frog” is equal parts fable, political manifesto, and utterly engaging testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Live theater, dance, and music, plus San Jose summer jazz By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | August 10, 2021 Hamilton returns to the Orpheum; live performances of Jake Heggie's chamber operas; Donizetti's opera about Elizabethan romance; and more.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Peter Nicks’ ‘Homeroom’ is Oakland trilogy finale By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | August 10, 2021 The filmmaker understands Oakland's public institutions and wants audiences to gain insight and clarity about them, too.