Over the past few weeks leading up to the teachers strike, Superintendent Maria Su repeatedly told the press and labor negotiators that dipping into the district's over $400 million reserves was, simply, "not an option." But projected spending shows that the district will significantly spend its reserves to pay for its labor agreements, potentially depleting its "restricted funding" by 2028.
San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is returning some statues that were looted in the mid 1960s from the ruins of a temple in northeast Thailand. "Their repatriation not only safeguards an important part of heritage, but it also allows their history to continue as an enduring part of the Thai nation," says Thailand's ambassador to the US, H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse. [ABC 7] There was a total of 10 small earthquakes on the Calaveras Fault Monday, centered near San Ramon, in what's become a recurring pattern.
A group of around 20 teachers at Harris Academy Beckenham went on strike on July 8 and 9 in protest against the school's alleged treatment of its overseas teachers as well as their workload, claiming it amounted to racism.