Amid dire circumstances for local theater companies, 11 directors, playwrights and actors offer a remedy.

The Senate will vote this week on the Trump administration's request to claw back federal funding for public media and foreign assistance programs. Some GOP senators have raised concerns about the impact of the cuts on public radio and television stations in their states.

To prepare for sea level rise, scientists installed textured tiles on San Francisco’s seawall to see what material best attracts marine life and boosts biodiversity.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons will testify on Tuesday before Congress as the university faces federal scrutiny over its handling of antisemitism on campus.

Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar. And Argentine ants trade bodyguard services for strings of sugary candy.

In Orange County, where the local CARE Court refuses to force people with psychosis into treatment, one social worker drove 30,000 miles last year searching for unhoused clients with schizophrenia — asking if they want help, again and again and again.

Susan Britton, lead producer of Forum’s 10 a.m. hour, traveled from San Francisco to Ukraine to report on how locals find moments of peace and connection by playing Riichi mahjong, a Japanese tile game that fosters community even amid the trauma of war.