Food & Drink The Dish | One Pot Dinner By Barbara Giuffre | September 1, 2026 A flexible, flavorful one-pot weeknight favorite.
Why car crashes are more dangerous — and more often deadly — for older pedestrians By Paula Span | KFF Health News | September 1, 2026 The latest threat: explosive growth in the use of e-bikes.
California These college majors lead to the highest-paying jobs for California students By William Melhado | EdSource | September 1, 2026 Three majors lead the pack in a survey of recent undergraduates' earnings.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Diop, Scorsese retrospectives, Gen Z horror, and more By Anita Katz | Bay City News | August 31, 2026 Filmmaker retrospectives and horror classics highlight the week’s screen scene.
City Piedmont Adult Recreation Expo seeks exhibitors By City of Piedmont | August 28, 2026 Recreational, educational, or social programs and activities for adults are encouraged to showcase their offerings on Sunday, November 15.
Around Town Piedmont Play School finds a new home By Reader submission | Piedmont Play School | August 28, 2026 Longtime local co-op preschool is now located on Clarewood Drive in Oakland.
Books Letter to the Editor | Media literacy and research skills are critical for our students By Robin Ludmer, Tiffany Cothran, Marguerite Talley-Hughes, Anjuna Lohne | PUSD Teacher Librarians | August 28, 2026 PUSD elementary teacher librarians ask for the community's help in contacting lawmakers to restore critical teaching tools.
featured The Isle of AI: Tech promised a better future. These Bay Area cities think it’s already here By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | August 28, 2026 Oakland highlighted several issue areas where AI will be used to improve services.
Technology The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it By Katherine Ortiz and Khari Johnson | CalMatters | August 28, 2026 The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors September 2026 By Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News | August 27, 2026 New fiction, memoir, poetry, and history from authors around the region.