Bay Area Cal, Stanford ditch flailing Pac-12 for Atlantic Coast Conference By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | September 1, 2023 The ACC will now have 18 teams.
Business & Finance As more Californians allege on-the-job violations, labor groups say bosses retaliate By Jeanne Kuang and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | September 1, 2023 The state’s waitlist for investigations and hearings is growing, and few workers have won their claims.
Bay Area Study: California’s K-12 funding overhaul worked as designed By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 1, 2023 Equity-based funding caused big jumps in student performance in the highest-poverty school districts, says UC Berkeley economist Rucker Johnson.
California Gov. Newsom signs executive order for a master plan for career education By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 31, 2023 The order emphasizes building connections between education institutions and employers in addition to between educational agencies.
California The world’s largest dam demolition has begun on the Klamath River By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds.
Education Why new UC Berkeley housing law, if approved, won’t clear the way to build dorms yet By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 Even if the proposal passes, its fate lies in the hands of the state Supreme Court.
California Orange County district pioneers new Korean American studies course for high school By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | August 31, 2023 A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.
City The Blotter | Suspects at large after vehicle theft and chase By Damin Esper | August 29, 2023 Mayhem and confusion followed incident in Glen Alpine/Sotelo loop. Also: thief makes off with Amazon truck.
city Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Aug. 29 By Exedra Staff | August 29, 2023 CDC says updated booster shot coming in mid-September is worth the wait.
Bay Area Oakland A’s fans hoping for late-inning miracle By Benjamin Coleman | Bay City News Foundation | August 29, 2023 The Athletics' shambling, incremental move toward Vegas grabs headlines, but Oakland fans have another take.