5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (129+ words) SFGATE A Redwood High School student in Larkspur won an art competition in which the prize includes delivering his art into the next century. The annual nationwide high school visual art competition, which began in 1982, is organized by the U. S. House…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1425+ words) The nation's largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor's desk. Few examples exist of the California State University's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (376+ words) Contra Costa County broke ground Wednesday on its first mental health rehabilitation center, a 45-bed facility designed to provide long-term treatment for residents with serious mental illness closer to home. The Contra Costa Recovery Center will be built in Richmond…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (969+ words) An aerial view of Laney College in Oakland, Calif. , on Nov. 17, 2025. Two East Bay community colleges will merge into one institution next year as officials look to reduce dropout rates and address declining enrollment. According to the resolution document from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (457+ words) The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply to platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube. Companies that fail to comply could…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (441+ words) The 17-year-old Kouam" saved four match points but his resistance was finally broken when he fluffed a shot at the net. He walked around the net to hug his Chilean opponent. Just like in the previous two matches, he entertained…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (290+ words) Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, unveiled a plan to limit technology in schools, including prohibiting AI use by elementary students as well as companion chatbots for all until age 16, according to a speech on Wednesday. Weingarten,…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (1240+ words) California's community colleges represent the largest higher education system in the country -- more than 2 million students, or 60 times the undergraduate population of UC Berkeley. But walking around a community college campus, it's often hard to tell. The state's community colleges…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (76+ words) SFGATE Experts say the use of facility dogs is growing at children's hospitals nationwide as research continues to show benefits for young patients. Studies suggest even brief interactions can improve well-being, lower stress and pain levels, and help children feel…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (910+ words) He smiled as she ran to fetch it. Caregivers cheered. "Look how good you're doing!" said Hadley's handler, Schellie Scott. A mounting body of research shows that even short interactions with facility dogs can improve children's overall well-being, decrease the…...