The 81-year voyage home: How DNA solved the mystery of a missing WWII marine By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 21, 2026 Pfc Helmut Behlert's family was told in 1944 that he had been lost at sea.
Bay Area What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | May 20, 2026 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 By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 20, 2026 SJSU's computer engineering and software engineering programs now surpass top-tier schools such as CalTech, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.
Arts & Entertainment Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’ By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | May 19, 2026 Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.
Education California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | May 19, 2026 After a spike in fraudulent applications, school officials say they're better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.
Bay Area High winds and high temperatures collide across the Bay Area increasing fire risk By Exedra Staff; Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 19, 2026 The National Weather Service issued an elevated fire weather threat on Tuesday evening.
featured AC Transit ridership rises for third straight month, first time since pandemic By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 18, 2026 Increase is credited to schedule adjustments that rolled out Feb. 1.
climate change $6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | May 18, 2026 The fight over California’s carbon market has exposed the political tensions at the heart of Newsom’s energy transition agenda.
Bay Area California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 At an average of $6.15 a gallon, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation.
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.