Bay Area Tech is growing as a source of California tax revenue — that’s the good news and the bad news By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | January 12, 2024 Top tech companies’ stocks helped boost state revenue last year, making the health of the tech industry more important to California than ever.
climate change Will avalanches in California worsen with climate change? By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 11, 2024 Lower-elevation areas may see fewer avalanches, but uncertainties remain about higher elevations.
Education Defending against deepfakes: Silicon Valley lawmaker targets AI political misinformation By Annaliese Freimarck | San Jose Spotlight | January 11, 2024 The bill will target false advertising tactics such as deepfakes.
homelessness Newsom administration makes progress on tiny home promise By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | January 11, 2024 The state has chosen who will build 1,200 tiny homes, but it remains to be seen when they will be built.
Education Cal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final pay offer By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 9, 2024 University's 5% pay raise offer is well below the 12% sought by the union that represents faculty.
Housing Supreme Court case about impact fees could have huge consequences for housing in California By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | January 9, 2024 Case to determine how much leeway cities and counties have in offsetting new construction with fees to pay for infrastructure.
Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.
Bay Area Assembly sees a new bill to legalize cannabis cafes By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | January 8, 2024 Assemblymember Matt Haney reboots "coffeeshop" proposal.
COVID-19 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby | KFF Health News | January 8, 2024 A recent COVID-19 subvariant, JN.1, is rapidly climbing the charts.
Oakland ‘We are disappointed’: Oakland A’s say no to planned B’s June baseball game at Coliseum By Tony Hicks | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The B’s released a statement Thursday saying they signed a lease agreement and paid a deposit.