Oakland Roots will not return to the Coliseum for 2027 season By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | 6 hours ago The team will host seven more games at the Coliseum as part of the ongoing 2026 season.
Bay Area FireSat satellites launched to improve wildfire detection, tracking across California By Lloyd B. Davis | Bay City News | July 9, 2026 The satellites are a collaboration project between California and the Earth Fire Alliance, a global nonprofit coalition that works to deliver wildfire data to fire agencies across the globe.
Education Newsom’s final budget sends more than a billion dollars to University of California, Cal State By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | July 9, 2026 Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.
health Kaiser nurses say technology is making their jobs — and patient care — worse By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | July 9, 2026 Call center nurses at the health giant said workplace surveillance tools and AI prioritize speed and cost savings over quality and safety.
Bay Area Blood bank provider reports two-year low in type O supply across Bay Area By Christopher Vinasco | Bay City News | July 8, 2026 More than a third of the population have type O blood, which is also an important and versatile option in emergency medicine.
California Proposal would allow drivers to trade personal data for potentially lower insurance rates By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | July 8, 2026 AB 311 would allow drivers to opt in to being tracked through telematics, which transmits data to insurance companies.
California California makes a subtle but impactful change to how it finances preschools By Betty Márquez Rosales | EdSource | July 7, 2026 California has historically funded preschool programs differently depending on who operates them.
California In California governor’s race, voters face stark choice on immigrant healthcare By Christine Mai-Duc | Los Angeles Times via KFF Health News | July 7, 2026 Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton both frame their platforms on the issue as economic positions.
California Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds By Wendy Fry and Nigel Duara | CalMatters | July 6, 2026 CoreCivic will continue operating two ICE detention centers in Kern and San Diego counties.
Elections Who is Steve Hilton? Here’s how he has rebranded himself multiple times By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 6, 2026 Hilton faces long odds in the November general election against Democratic former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Bay Area ‘It’s in the data’: Crime in California dropped to historic lows in 2025, report shows By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | July 3, 2026 Crime reductions coincided with a rise in arrests; in the Bay Area, Alameda County alone saw a 43% drop in homicides.