San Ramon community protests SRVUSD spending and issues with remote learning
Nick Harvey, Opinion Editor
June 27, 2020
San Ramon Unified School District parents organized a sit-in protest on Tuesday in front of the district office before the Board of Education meeting to show both their opposition to management raises and support for allowing students to return to campus in the fall. Approximately 75 individuals showed...
District board supports students returning to campus full time in the fall
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
June 24, 2020
Students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District will return to campus full-time in August if the school board has its way. The district’s Board of Education said it unanimously supports having students on campus for a full-time in-person schedule during Tuesday night’s meeting streamed...
Pro sports are slowly starting up again
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
June 15, 2020
With most states slowly reopening, the hope for the return of professional sports has reopened as well. Specifically in California, 51 of the 58 counties have entered or will soon enter Phase 3 of Gov. Gavin Newson’s plan, which includes the reopening of live professional sports, albeit without...
Pet adoptions have increased during shelter-in-place
Wyatt Golla, Staff Writer
June 8, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, something interesting has happened: animal adoption rates have increased. This adoption boom isn’t just happening in one or two states. In nearly every state, pets are being adopted from shelters at a startling rate. Since animal shelters are deemed...
Pandemic puts the movie industry on hold
Tyler Aronson, Staff Writer
May 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has written a new script to the movie industry and how the world will experience cinema in the future. Many films originally set to have a release date this spring were pushed to the fall or 2021 because of the mass closure of theaters. To avoid further delays, some...
San Ramon community spreads positivity amid the pandemic
Emmy Burrus, News Editor
May 22, 2020
Since March 17, counties across the Bay Area have been on a strict shelter-in-place order to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Despite being stuck indoors for the most part, people have still been finding ways to spread positivity within their neighborhoods. Many people have been leaving positive...
Exchange students’ year is cut short at Cal
Christine Oh, Co Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
When the San Ramon Valley Unified School District made the decision to temporarily close all schools on March 13, students prepared to stay inside, do schoolwork online, and stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic. But for juniors Marta Albertoni and Emma Soelgaard and senior Vilma Nilson, this wasn’t...
Healthcare practitioners are risking their lives to save others
Isabelle Coburn and Nima Pendar
May 21, 2020
Healthcare workers are putting their lives on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Many photos and videos taken by nurses and doctors on shift have gone viral, giving the world a glimpse of the front lines in hospitals across the nation. Many of these images include snapshots...
Cal High students are working in grocery stores as essential workers
Liann Bielicki, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
Mile-long lines, brawls over toilet paper and waves of frenzied shopping have put the brunt of the coronavirus panic on grocery store workers. While other workers across the world may find ways to turn their jobs digital, these employees must be at work because of the highly essential nature...
What it’s like to be a fast food worker during the pandemic
Lorelai Slaydon, Staff Writer, Photographer, Artist
May 21, 2020
Customer service and taking care of their staff has always been the highest priority for In-N-Out Burger, and the coronavirus pandemic is even more of a reason to show that. After recently becoming an employee to the company I feel lucky to have obtained this job while many have lost theirs, or had...