Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’ By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | 59 mins ago Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.
featured Newsom’s last budget: Cuts, larger reserves sought amid fears AI tech boom could fade By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 The governor proposes new spending in some areas like healthcare for low- and middle-income households, but also hikes premiums for undocumented immigrant adults.
California Six people have died in California ICE detention centers as Trump deportations soared By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 The population inside detention centers has gone up by more than 150%, and medical resources inside the sites are strained.
California California schools, agencies face higher fuel prices from Iran war By Levi Sumagaysay and Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 For example, CalTrans' fuel costs were $3.9 million in February, $4.6 million in March and $5.7 million in April.
California Newsom’s revised budget eases budget worries for UC and Cal State By Ricardo Cano | EdSource | May 14, 2026 The investments in the state budget come as California’s public universities face federal scrutiny and threats to research funding.
Housing Preliminary Point-in-Time count shows rise in San Francisco homeless families By Thomas Hughes, Bay City News | May 13, 2026 But the survey did show a small drop in overall homelessness.
Bay Area Musk v. Altman — Behind the scenes: How we chose to tell the story of tech titans’ trial By Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris | Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris explain how they approached using cartooning and AI in journalistic storytelling.
Arts & Entertainment Bay to Breakers: BART offering limited-stop early trains for runners, spectators By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Thousands expected to descend on SF for this year's race on Sunday morning.
Environment California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | May 13, 2026 Plastic producers have until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable.
Bay Area Napa County warns against eating wild mushrooms after 3 hospitalized By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | May 13, 2026 The state is facing “unprecedented” poisonings, with 47 cases and four deaths reported since Nov. 18, 2025 said Napa County.
featured Berkeley extends Flock camera contract but rejects drones, surveillance expansion By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | May 12, 2026 Privacy watchdogs have raised concerns about federal agencies, like ICE, being able to access the camera data.