Bay Area Elementary students are recovering faster from COVID learning loss, research shows By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | July 26, 2022 Students across all grades had bigger gains in math than reading.
Bay Area Food trucks: A taco, falafel, and banh mi walk into Bay Area inflation By Rya Jetha | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 Food trucks, a quintessential part of Bay Area dining, are feeling the pinch of inflation and are raising prices to survive.
Bay Area UC tracks drop in students returning after COVID start By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 22, 2022 Retention rates hit low-income and first-generation students the most, but officials expect rates will rebound.
business Small business grants overshadow loan program in COVID-19 response By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | July 21, 2022 California rolled out the two financial assistance programs about a week apart in late 2020.
Bay Area California’s public health tax is dead for the year By Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | July 19, 2022 Organizers reported gathering enough signatures but lacked a broad base of support among legislators and health and business groups.
Bay Area Some college, K-12 campuses reinstating mask mandates By EdSource Staff | July 19, 2022 Mask rules are in effect because of a recent surge in cases.
Arts & Entertainment How Nataki Garrett ushered Oregon Shakespeare Festival through the pandemic By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | July 18, 2022 The Oakland native is the sixth artistic director in the history of the 87-year-old fest based in Ashland, Oregon.
gavin newsom Full steam ahead for November election — and 2024 By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | July 18, 2022 Voters will make decisions on education, healthcare, and gambling in the upcoming election.
COVID-19 Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen | Kaiser Health News | July 18, 2022 About 70% of people 50 and older haven't received the recommended second booster, according to the CDC.