Cal’s quantum connection: Scientists linked to UC Berkeley share Nobel Prize in Physics By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | October 10, 2025 Cal exerts its own force.
featured SFMTA finds new cameras cut speeding 72% at 15 sites, spurring changed driver behavior By Nicole Tingson |Bay City News | October 7, 2025 San Francisco’s new speed camera program is the first of its kind in California.
cannabis Bill reversing cannabis tax hike becomes law By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | October 6, 2025 The industry has struggled as many consumers have opted to buy illegal marijuana -- without the added cost of taxes.
health Bay Area scientist Frederick Ramsdell earns Nobel Prize for immune system research By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | October 6, 2025 Ramsdell won for his groundbreaking discoveries in how the body’s immune system avoids attacking its own healthy tissues.
California Alameda County supervisors approve ethical investment policy, pause rollout for review By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | October 6, 2025 Disagreement about implementation, with the public split over investments with Israel-Gaza ties.
Bay Area Bay Area Air District lowers threshold for Spare the Air alerts, could double annual warnings By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | October 4, 2025 Residential wood burning is the largest source of particulate matter in the Bay Area during the winter.
berkeley Deported to India: Sikh grandmother spent three decades in Bay Area before ICE arrest By Sunita Sohrabji, India Currents | Local News Matters | October 4, 2025 The seamstress worked at the Berkeley Sari Palace for more than 20 years and had applied for asylum when she first arrived in the U.S. in 1991.
Oakland Bay Area airports will see arrival of millions of dollars for infrastructure upgrades By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | October 4, 2025 Modern infrastructure at transportation hubs are essential to keep the state running, say CA legislators.
Bay Area UC Berkeley taps Victoria Coleman to lead new Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | October 3, 2025 Construction on the $2 billion, 36-acre Berkeley Space Center at Moffett Field in Silicon Valley is expected to start in 2026.
Technology California sues city over surveillance data, warns it can be shared with federal agencies By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | October 3, 2025 The lawsuit comes at a moment of heightened concern for immigrants and women seeking reproductive care. Once data leaves California, it can be accessed by agencies in states with different policies regarding those populations.
Bay Area The campaign over Gavin Newsom’s maps is one of California most expensive, ever By Jeremia Kimelman | CalMatters | October 3, 2025 The groups opposing the redistricting measure are relying on two major donors who gave more than 90% of the $77 million raised for their campaign.