Arts & Entertainment Bay Area teens teach peers about Chinese opera By Stephanie Lam | Bay City News | January 15, 2026 Registration for students in grades 4 through 7 closes January 21.
Around Town REMINDER: Local garden club hosts ‘Living With Wildfire’ community meeting on Jan. 21 By Piedmont Garden Club | January 14, 2026 Noted photojournalist and dry garden expert Saxon Holt and Fire Chief Dave Brannigan discuss fire-wise landscaping and share tips for safer, more resilient outdoor spaces.
Food & Drink The Dish | Little Gem Salad with Lemon-Cream Dressing By Katie Goldberg | January 13, 2026 A bright, creamy Little Gem salad with crunch and citrusy depth.
events Oakland gets Super Bowl spotlight as Bay Area’s only official watch party host By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | January 13, 2026 Family-friendly event at the Henry J Kaiser Center for the Arts kicks off at 11am and runs until 6pm.
Crime & Safety Oakland launches literacy program leaders say could boost education, curb crime By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | January 12, 2026 The new, free citywide initiative Oakland Reads 1234! aims to increase literacy rates for very young students.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Noir City at Grand Lake, Jim Jarmusch’s newest, and more By Anita Katz | Bay City News | January 12, 2026 It's the 23rd run of Noir City, with a line-up of 24 films and music as the guiding theme this year.
Around Town Local with Lisa | Senior Sidekick By Lisa Chan Carnazzo | The Grubb Company | January 9, 2026 [SPONSORED VIDEO] Meet Anne Callahan and Mary Cutler of Senior Sidekick, which provides compassionate care and companionship to local seniors.
Business & Finance Gavin Newsom forecasts a rosier California budget and banks on AI boom continuing By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | January 9, 2026 The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.
California UC enrolls more Californians, driven by increases at Riverside By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 9, 2026 Systemwide, UC saw increases in enrollments of new out-of-state and international students.
California California rejects CDC’s latest rollback of childhood vaccine guidelines By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | January 9, 2026 The federal agency on Monday scaled back recommendations for several common vaccines.