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.
Bay Area Former Oakland police chief fired in retaliation, jury finds By Kiley Russell | Bay City News Foundation | May 27, 2022 Kirkpatrick sued the city in August 2020 after she was fired by Mayor Libby Schaaf in February after almost three years on the job.
California California schools try to outrace COVID outbreaks By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | May 27, 2022 Most districts haven’t revisited their guidance as summer draws near but cases rise.