OUSD facing $79 million deficit this year
Families at Bridges Academy in East Oakland, were excited to see the brand new, green school yard for students and the community Thursday, as the sponsors held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, along with a Halloween festival.
Oakland Unified warns of possible school closures, budget cuts
Leaders in the Oakland Unified School District warn they’ll need to make serious cuts to the district’s budget, with school closures back on the table.
Best and worst college towns in 2025, according to WalletHub ranking
A city was ranked based on size, as well as the cost of living, how many students there were living there and the job availability, among many other factors.
Gun, ammo recovered at high school in Santa Rosa, student arrested
Santa Rosa police said they arrested a student at Elsie Allen High School after they were found carrying a gun and ammunition Thursday afternoon.
President Biden visits Arizona, apologizes for ‘sin’ of 150-year-old boarding school policy
President Joe Biden formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated Indian children from their parents, calling it "blot on American history" in his first visit to Native Country.
Founder of Cal's women's golf program dies after cancer battle
The founder of Cal's women's golf program died this week after a long battle with breast cancer.
Teachers in the Bay Area's most expensive city go on strike
Teachers in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. – and the Bay Area – are on strike for a second day.
Teachers in the Bay Area's most expensive city go on strike
The Las Lomitas Education Association, which includes schools in Atherton and Menlo Park, is asking the Las Lomitas Elementary School District to increase pay to a "livable wage" and provide fully funded health benefits.
SJSU v. Nevada volleyball game moves to San Jose over transgender athlete
Members of the Nevada team have said they won't play in the game that was scheduled to be played in Reno on Saturday because San Jose has a transgender player on the roster.
SFUSD school board approves new superintendent in 6-1 vote
San Francisco schools officially have a new superintendent. Maria Su was voted into the role at a San Francisco Unified School District Board Meeting in the city Tuesday night.
Cal soccer player remembers her late sister in a special dedication game
The Cal women’s soccer team helped honor the late sister of one of their own during a dedication game at Edwards Stadium.
Man dies after being hit by dump truck in San Francisco near UCSF
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday in a collision with a dump truck near the campus of UCSF, where there is a major construction project underway.
Maria Su expected to be confirmed as new SFUSD Superintendent
San Francisco's school board will vote on Tuesday to confirm Maria Su as the district's new superintendent after Matt Wayne abruptly stepped down Friday. On Monday, she picked up a vote of confidence from the head of California's Department of Education.
Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed Wair dies at 83: 'She was always a fighter'
Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the historic Little Rock Nine who helped integrate Central High School in 1957, has died at age 83.
Controversial 'Stanford Prison Experiment' psychologist dies at 91
Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.
Skyline High School postpones homecoming dance
A typical rite of passage for many high schoolers, students at Oakland's Skyline High School will have to wait after the homecoming date scheduled for Saturday was postponed due to a grass fire.
SFUSD Supt. Matt Wayne resigns, school closures on hold
San Francisco Unified School District Supt. Matt Wayne resigned on Friday, following a closed-door meeting with school board members.
Non-binary South Bay teacher placed on leave over gender-identity material
A Cupertino school board met for hours, Thursday, to, in part, consider how to incorporate gender identity material into the classroom for children as young as four-years-old.
The impact of domestic violence on women in prison for killing their abusers
A Stanford study surveyed 650 women incarcerated in California and found that intimate partner violence often led women to long prison sentences for acts of survival.
Sierra sees its first snow of the season
While much of Northern California is seeing a Red Flag Warning, the first snow of the season fell in the Sierra on Thursday.