Celebrate Academy Day at California Academy of Sciences with pay-what-you-can admission

The California Academy of Sciences marks its 173rd anniversary with Academy Day, a pay-what-you-can celebration featuring ...
KQED

Cal Academy Adds Over 100 New Species to the Library of Life in 2024

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences have unveiled a list of all the new animal, plant and fungi species that they added to the Library of Life in 2024. The new species include a pygmy ...
KTVU

Claude, Cal Academy's beloved albino alligator, dies at age 30

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Academy of Sciences most famous resident, Claude, who was known as the world’s oldest living albino alligator, has died, just months after celebrating a milestone ...
EdSource

California school districts issue thousands of pink slips to close growing budget deficits

At least 5,000 school employees in California have received preliminary layoff notices as school districts struggle to close ...
Mission Local

Cal Academy workers ratify first union contract

The California Academy of Sciences museum. Photo by Superchilum. After three years of organizing and two years after forming a union, workers at the California Academy of Sciences ratified their first ...
SFGate

California high schools take major dip in new ranking

California high schools failed to break into the top 10 of a new ranking of the nation’s best public and private schools. Though Oakland’s College Preparatory School clinched the No. 7 slot on last ...