California State University renews controversial system-wide contract with OpenAI
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The move has sparked debate about the cost of the agreement and the quality of ChatGPT's educational product.
Bay Area
Angel Island Immigration Station named among America’s Most Endangered Historic Places
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The station at Angel Island was built to interrogate, detain and often exclude newcomers, especially under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.featured
Too close for comfort: Monterey County joins push to halt suspected ICE center near Gilroy
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Santa Clara County officials said they were caught unaware of the planned project and cast doubts on whether it complied with local zoning laws.featured
Alameda County homeless count drops 13%, preliminary 2026 point-in-time data shows
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The proportion of unsheltered homeless people who are not in any form of emergency, interim, or transitional housing also decreased, by 18%.Elections
Even while courting moderates on voter ID, GOP leaders still push debunked fraud narrative
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A Republican-backed voter ID law proposed for the November ballot could prevent as many as 1 million eligible Californians from voting.Bay Area
What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills
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Good government groups backed legislation that sought to make every lobbyist letter public and online, but those proposals appear dead for the year.Technology
How San José State leaped to No. 2 in national computer science ranking
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SJSU's computer engineering and software engineering programs now surpass top-tier schools such as CalTech, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.Elections
Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race
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The billionaire is paying influencers to boost his California governor campaign. Some didn’t disclose it.Arts & Entertainment
Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’
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Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.Education
California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid
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After a spike in fraudulent applications, school officials say they're better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.Bay Area
