Education Rural LGBTQ students and administrators describe campus strife. By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | June 15, 2023 In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
Arts & Entertainment Science and empathy unite in Josh Kornbluth’s new solo show ‘Citizen Brain’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | June 12, 2023 Both personal and political, Kornbluth's show touches on a range of interconnected themes, from empathy to aging to injustice.
Bay Area As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help By Rya Jetha | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
California In California’s youth justice system, many high schoolers graduate with elementary-level reading skills By Betty Márquez Rosales and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | June 6, 2023 A shift of incarcerated youth from state to county facilities is putting a spotlight on their education.
California California confronts threat of ‘tranq’ as overdose crisis rages By Brian Rinker | KFF Health News | June 5, 2023 The powerful animal sedative xylazine extends the strong yet short-lived fentanyl high and has appeared in overdose cases in San Francisco.
California Media literacy would be required for California K-12 students under new bill By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | June 5, 2023 New curriculum would address misinformation and cyberbullying, among other online hazards.
health California’s digital privacy battle: It’s police vs. civil libertarians, with an abortion twist By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | June 2, 2023 A ban on “reverse search warrants” would prevent tech companies from disclosing identities of individuals based their phone and internet history.
Education California Legislature beats deadline on key bills By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 2, 2023 A handful of intriguing bills that didn’t pass may resurface because their authors aren’t giving up.
Bay Area Attempts to ban books will face investigation by attorney general, Gov. Newsom warns By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 2, 2023 The warning comes amid a nationwide rise in book bans.
California Gov. Newsom and Democratic lawmakers at odds over billions in health care funds By Angela Hart | KFF Health News | May 30, 2023 The money comes from fining Californians who go without health insurance.