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San Jose State deaths renew debate over how to talk about campus mental health
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (567+ words) SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY has seen two deaths by suicide within a month this year. The tragedies have opened a window into a paradox facing Silicon Valley cities and institutions: addressing public locations that result in self-harm without sparking a…...
Out of focus: Fewer California kids receive vision care as access worsens, report says
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1441+ words) WHEN KEKOA GITTENS was 3, his preschool teacher told his mother he was a problem. He couldn't sit still. He didn't participate. When other kids learned the alphabet, he didn't pay attention." That doctor looked at the back of Kekoa's eyes…...
Cal State students widely embrace AI tools, but mistrust results and fear job impact
2+ week, 2+ day ago (903+ words) Nearly every student in the California State University system has used artificial intelligence tools, but most don't trust the results, are worried about how AI will affect their future job security and want more say in systemwide AI policy. That's…...
At SF Zoo, horse therapy offers connection, calm during Neurodiversity Celebration Week
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (412+ words) THE BRADY RIDING PROGRAM, a horse therapy nonprofit organization, partnered with San Francisco Zoo and Gardens on Tuesday for Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Children with special needs, neurodivergent people, and families are invited to experience what zoo officials and Brady staff…...
Alameda's Kate Schatz examines women's reproductive rights in the 1960s in new novel
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) She's'launching her'evocative historical novel "Where the Girls Were" (Dial Press, March 3, 2026),'about a'serious high school senior dealing with an unwanted pregnancy in the days before Roe v.'Wade, with talks'this week'in Santa Cruz and Alameda." Elizabeth "Baker" Phillips, a brilliant but…...
It's so hard to get off your phone': Students confront negative effects of social media use
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (741+ words) TEENAGERS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA so much that school districts across Contra Costa County, such as the'San Ramon Valley Unified School District, the'West Contra Costa Unified School District,'and the'Mt. Diablo Unified School District, have recently implemented strict cellphone policies,…...
From 'John Does' to Meta: Bay Area loses lead in porn download suits but lands a megacase
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1635+ words) IN TWO OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, an adult filmmaker marked Valentine's Day by filing dozens of federal copyright lawsuits against Bay Area individuals suspected of illegally downloading its adult films." This year Valentine's Day has fallen on a weekend,…...
Violinist Alexi Kenney explores dreaming, waking in SF Symphony Sound Box show
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (495+ words) Local News Matters Ensure the future of local Bay Area News by becoming a Local News Matters member today. Thanks for your contribution! - Weekly News The region's top news headlines, delivered Mondays - Arts & Entertainment The best of weekend arts and…...
Growing up in fear: A researcher's view of immigration trauma in children's brains
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1095+ words) In your 2018 commentary in BMC Medicine, you write: "Forcibly removing a child from their parents is one of the most profound traumas a child can experience, since it undermines a pivotal foundation they require for self-regulation and resilience. Why aren't…...
San Francisco launches program to provide free child care for qualifying families
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (380+ words) SOME FAMILIES IN SAN FRANCISCO may get access to free child care under a new program announced by Mayor Daniel Lurie on Wednesday. Under the "Family Opportunity Agenda," low- to middle-income families with children under 5 years old in the city…...