BART Chaotic commute: BART’s morning meltdown spurs call for more public transit investment By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 9, 2025 A group of transit activists say that if BART’s budget isn’t shored up, the agency could cut its number of daily train trips from 4,200 to just 500.
Sports Oakland Ballers are not going anywhere — 10-year lease secures them at Raimondi Park By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | May 8, 2025 The extension solidifies the Ballers’ presence in Oakland and underscores the remarkable rise of the franchise.
Oakland City council changes Oakland Coliseum sale timeline to match Alameda County’s process By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 8, 2025 The African American Sports Group has penned agreements with the A’s and Oakland to acquire both shares at $125 million apiece.
Environment Millions in new grant funding to boost West Oakland jobs, schools and green projects By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The Rose Foundation will form an advisory board to oversee a grant-making program to award roughly $500,000 annually.
Travel Class action suit says SuperShuttle won’t accommodate passengers in wheelchairs By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The three Bay Area plaintiffs are all lawyers and all have been advocates for individuals with disabilities.
health care Kaiser in the hot seat as California lawmakers blast company for skipping mental health hearing By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | May 7, 2025 The union on Sunday announced a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a new contract for 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees.
environment Congressional probe threatens to unravel historic agreement on Point Reyes ranching By Fiona Ulrich | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 The deal had marked a victory for conservationists and a crushing loss for ranching families who have worked the land for generations.
Bay Area Focused on the goal: Santa Clara won’t spend any taxpayer money on World Cup upgrades By B. Sakura Cannestra, San Jose Spotlight | Local News Matters | May 6, 2025 Most other US host cities (Boston, Atlanta, Philly, etc.) have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to improve their stadiums or other infrastructure.
public safety Oakland interim mayor delivers $4.4B budget proposal to tackle deficit, keep core services By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Kevin Jenkins said he realizes Oaklanders want to feel safer and are alarmed at cuts to public safety budgets.
Bay Area Early fire season forecast fuels concerns about impact federal budget cuts could have By Caio Driver | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Luckily, the Bay Area is less reliant on federal firefighters than many other parts of the state due to well-staffed local fire departments and Cal Fire.