Study: unconventional teaching jobs are more satisfying By Diana Lambert | EdSource | 21 hours ago Teachers also expressed concern about the sustainability of their unconventional roles.
City Piedmont’s Housing Element gets state stamp of approval By Sam Richards | November 28, 2023 Plus: AC Transit considering changes to Piedmont bus line.
California ‘Everybody in this community has a gun’: How Oakland lost its grip on gun violence By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | November 28, 2023 A few years ago, Oakland won national acclaim for slashing gun-related crimes. Now it's facing a new wave of violent crime.
California Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist By Mark Kreidler | KFF Health News | November 28, 2023 Physical therapists left the field en masse during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as demand from aging baby boomers skyrocketed.
Featured in Category ILLUSTRATED REPORT: How the thyroid gland mystifies doctors and patients By Oona Tempest & Andy Miller | KFF Health News | November 27, 2023 Stories from endocrinologists who treat hypothyroidism and several patients who live with it.
California CA Legislature shake-up on public safety By Lynn La | CalMatters | November 27, 2023 Los Angeles Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer will be replaced as chairperson before he terms out next year.
Featured in Category Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care By Andy Miller | KFF Health News | November 27, 2023 There are often no definitive diagnostic tests, so patients may rack up big bills as they search for confirmation of their condition and for treatment options.
City Piedmont Police host ‘Cop on the Block’ events By Exedra Staff | November 26, 2023 Get to know your local police officers at one of these upcoming meet-ups. November's last event takes place this Thursday on Oak Road at 6:30 pm.
berkeley Eviction cases across California have reached — or even surpassed — pre-pandemic levels By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | November 26, 2023 Some blame moratoria for “creating a culture” of permitting the nonpayment of rent even for tenants who were working and had income.
food Why do people get red wine headaches? UC researchers may have figured out the culprit By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | November 26, 2023 Although more research is needed to say definitively, the culprit appears to be linked to a plant pigment found in greater quantities in red wine.
Books Pride flag gone. Library books under review. The new era of backlash politics in California By Alexei Kosoff | CalMatters | November 25, 2023 Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance as a form of protest against liberal California.