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.
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.
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.