berkeley UC Berkeley professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for metal-organic frameworks By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News | October 10, 2025 Omar Yaghi shares the prize with Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University in Japan and Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Bay Area 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.
Bay Area Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 10, 2025 After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
Housing Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | October 10, 2025 Cities across the state have reason to watch and see how things play out.
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.
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.
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.