California California may extend financial aid deadline for students impacted by federal delays By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 15, 2024 A newly implemented federal student aid application is blocking some students from completing their forms.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Far Country’ an affecting look at Chinese immigrants on Angel Island By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | March 14, 2024 Berkeley Rep's production of Lloyd's Suh's play is poignant, painful, and gently comic.
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony announces 2024-25 season, followed by Salonen’s departure By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | March 14, 2024 The season includes five world premiere commissions and 13 other works new to the company.
Bay Area Amid faculty objections, UC considers limiting what faculty can say on university websites By Michael Burke | EdSource | March 14, 2024 Opponents say the policy change aims to limit comment on Israel's war in Gaza.
Bay Area UC has enrolled more Californians, but lawmakers say it’s not enough By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 13, 2024 Legislators propose further increasing tuition for students coming from outside California.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Mandolin Madness,’ ‘Mozart Serenades,’ ‘Great Leap,’ and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | March 13, 2024 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Health Matters Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes By Harris Meyer | KFF Health News | March 13, 2024 Will quality of care suffer in the name of making money? For-profit groups now own about 72% of the roughly 15,000 nursing homes in the US.
California Lawmakers want to help California be happy By Lynn La | CalMatters | March 12, 2024 A new committee in the Legislature holds its first hearing on the matter.
Arts & Entertainment SF Ballet, Joffrey Ballet’s award-winning ‘Anna Karenina’ this weekend By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | March 12, 2024 Two former San Francisco Ballet principal dancers collaborated to transform Tolstoy's classic novel into dance.
California Opponents to Prop. 1 — Gavin Newsom’s mental health plan — concede it’s likely to pass By Kristen Hwang and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | March 12, 2024 Polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day.