Bay Area California’s food assistance plan for undocumented residents leaves some out By Melissa Montalvo and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | June 14, 2022 California will offer food assistance to undocumented people over 55. Advocates say younger people need help, too.
Bay Area California’s healthcare workers face burnout. These universities want to help By Joliamour Dubose-Morris and Colleen Murphy | June 10, 2022 Two Bay Area universities are part of a federally funded effort to improve retention in a health care industry rocked by the pandemic.
Education Secrecy shrouds pandemic spending at some California schools By Robert Lewis and Joe Hong | CalMatters | June 9, 2022 California schools received more than $33 billion in COVID stimulus money. Some districts won’t say how they’ve spent it.
Bay Area USDA invests in programs to bring more healthy, fresh food to schools By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 7, 2022 Last year, California promised to provide free school meals to every student.
Arts & Entertainment ‘We Were Hyphy’ attempts to capture a uniquely Bay movement By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 The Antioch-raised director, Laurence Madrigal, talks about his love letter to Bay Area culture, screening at SF DocFest.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renews an old debate By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 When books are turned into cinema and TV, there is immeasurable room for debate on which version is the best.
Bay Area Masks are once again mandated in Alameda County By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The order does not apply to the city of Berkeley, which has its own health jurisdiction.
California Reparations could include tuition, housing grants, California task force says By Lil Kalish | CalMatters | June 1, 2022 The first-in-the-nation task force has released the first of two reports.
California Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID vaccine mandates By Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | May 31, 2022 Lawmakers blame the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.
homelessness Progressive tax proposed for big businesses heads to Oakland voters on November ballot By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 31, 2022 The measure is a rare compromise among elected leaders, businesses, and labor.