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If you didn’t get a chance to enjoy the sunshine today, you can at least enjoy the encouraging job market forecast. A survey released today indicates that hiring rates in the Bay Area are on the up and up. According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) released by the employment...
While urban planners are designing better ways to blaze trails, Cameron Sinclair is creating better ways for people to get an education. Sinclair is the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization that designs schools, clinics, and affordable housing in countries facing...
Quintus Jett is re-imagining education. Jett is a professor at the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Rutgers University, and he did his doctorate at Stanford. This week, as people around the nation prepare for Thursday’s Day of Action to Defend Education, we’re...
Late yesterday afternoon, Senator Leland Yee mediated on behalf of several protesting University of California students who participated in a sit-in in the office of Assemblyman Jim Nielson. The students refused to leave unless the Assemblyman promised to protect funding for higher education...
Senator Mark Leno of San Francisco is introducing new legislation that would require insurance companies to disclose the reasons behind rate hikes or coverage denials. But for years, Senator Leno has been promoting his single-payer health care bill, SB 810, which passed the California Senate last...
The California-based insurance company Anthem Blue Cross recently announced it would increase its rates by up to 39%.
The issue has created a flurry of proposals, both on the Federal and State level. US Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed that all insurance companies should be put under Federal...
Victor Diaz is the principal of Berkeley Technology Academy, or B-Tech. B-Tech is a continuation high school, and Diaz has worked in the continuation system for over ten years. He spoke with KALW's Holly Kernan about the flaws in that system, and how charter schools promise a much needed...
Point Molate in Richmond is one of the few remaining undeveloped spots on San Francisco Bay. It’s right at the foot of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and its green hills separate it from the Chevron refinery in Richmond. The area used to be a Naval fuel depot; the resulting contamination is what...
A new style of living is becoming increasingly popular in the Bay Area, and across the country. It’s called cohousing, and it’s sort of like dorm-style living for adults -- only instead of a room, you get a house. The concept originated in Denmark. Its growth in the United States is thanks in large...
The finances of the University of California will be examined by the state auditor as a result of an official request by Senator Leland Yee. After reports of improprieties and poor decision-making by UC executives, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) today unanimously (10-0) approved...
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