Food & Drink The Dish | Naan Gyros with Za’atar Pork By Kia Moore | October 13, 2026 A zesty weeknight dinner with Mediterranean flair.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Ballet Company to present ‘Luna Mexicana’ a celebration of Dia de los Muertos By Oakland Ballet Company | October 13, 2026 Get tickets now for the October 30 and November 1 performances.
Arts & Entertainment Review: TheatreWorks’ ‘Dracula’ appropriately, seasonally creepy By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 In Giovanna Sardelli’s production every chill-inducing moment hits its mark.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Green film fest, UN Association festival, ‘Atonement,’ Salman Rushdie doc By Anita Katz, Bay City News | October 12, 2026 Human-rights stories, Salman Rushdie, and a thespian chicken appear on local screens this week.
Arts & Entertainment First-ever Halloween experience for adults at Children’s Fairyland By Children's Fairyland | October 9, 2026 Monsters' Ball on October 23 is for guests 21+.
Arts & Entertainment Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir hosts benefit concert and auction this weekend By Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir | October 9, 2026 Ticket sales now closed but you can still support the choir via the silent auction through Sunday.
California Deadly e-bike crashes shaped 3 new California safety laws. Here’s what they do By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 9, 2026 High-profile collisions have raised concerns about safety.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Art Center’s ‘I see every wave’ installations invite meditation By Caroline Picard | Bay City News | October 8, 2026 The new site-specific installation runs through Thanksgiving week.
Technology ChatGPT for Teens poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to youth, report finds By William Melhado | EdSource | October 8, 2026 Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute found that the new product poses unacceptable risks to youth.
Education The UC got rid of the SAT in admissions. It may be on its way back By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 8, 2026 After the UC stopped requiring the SAT, some professors say students are coming in with weak math and writing skills.