Arts & Entertainment New Philharmonia Baroque director Peter Whelan opens season with Handel’s ‘Tolomeo’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 The San Francisco ensemble that plays Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on period instruments.
Bay Area Bay Area health officials urge vaccinations as measles cases continue to surge nationwide By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 Measles is highly contagious -- in a room where one person is infected, nine out of 10 unvaccinated people will contract the disease.
Arts & Entertainment Don’t forget the breath mints: Garlic Festival returns to Gilroy this weekend with food, fun By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 For those brave enough, there’s also the festival’s famous garlic ice cream.
Arts & Entertainment Alameda County Fair draws 400,000 visitors, generates $312 million for local economy By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 The fair ran from June 19 to July 12 and supported nearly 2,000 jobs, producing $14.3 million dollars in sales tax
Arts & Entertainment Looking for summer activities? SF LIVE arts platform now includes museums, galleries By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 The online calendar helps residents and visitors discover cultural events across the city.
Education White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants By Mikhail Zinshteyn | July 21, 2026 The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. UC's legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.
Education Fundraiser | Aspire Education and Community Reading Buddies program By Katherine O'Connor | reader submission | July 20, 2026 Tickets available now for the "Creating Leaders & Readers” event on August 22.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: SF Jewish film fest continues, ‘Maltese Falcon’ at The Paramount By Anita Katz | Bay City News | July 20, 2026 Plus, after much anticipation, "Odyssey" sweeps Bay Area screens.
Health Matters Rejuvenation science: Rewinding biological clock works for mice, not yet for humans By Esther Landhuis | Stanford Center on Longevity | July 19, 2026 A study marks a turning point for longevity research.
Bay Area Drive to double Berkeley ‘soda tax’ to 2 cents heads to November ballot By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 16, 2026 A projected $2.2 million brought in by the higher tax would go toward public education programs and grants in Berkeley.