Environment High tides threaten Bay Area flooding as interior heat builds later this week By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | September 28, 2026 Moderate heat risk forecast Wednesday through Sunday in higher elevations in the East Bay.
Bay Area Family and friends continue search for Amy Hillyard, 6 months after she disappeared By Brigid Gaffikin | September 25, 2026 Hillyard is the owner of Farley's coffee shops in Oakland and San Francisco and was last seen on March 25.
Bay Area Cities often squabble over homelessness. A new California law forces one community to try something different By Marisa Kendall | September 24, 2026 New legislation that forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness could have statewide repercussions.
wildfires Prescribed burn on Angel Island finishes for now By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | September 24, 2026 Firefighters will look for another time in the near future to finish the remaining 100-plus acres of the planned burn.
Environment Zoning in on fire safety: Berkeley’s strict new EMBER rules target wildfire risks near homes By Joshua Olawuyi | Bay City News | September 22, 2026 Officials say reducing dangers will take more than "another fire engine."
health California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor passengers warned over potential measles exposure By Pete Young | Bay City News | September 19, 2026 The affected trains passed through Bay Area stations on three occasions between September 12 and September 14.
Environment Marine Mammal Center tracks humpback whale sightings By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | September 18, 2026 The whale entered the San Francisco Bay this week and has been traveling eastward toward the Delta.
Bay Area Take me out of the ballgame: Oakland bets on grassroots culture to fill its pro sports void By Adam Sutro | Bay City News | September 18, 2026 With the A’s, Raiders and Warriors no longer in Oakland, the city has become an intriguing case study for sports economists.
Arts & Entertainment GaHee Park’s surreal paintings at YBCA upend male gaze, critique surveillance society By Caroline Picard | Bay City News | September 17, 2026 Park’s paintings capture a diffuse state of consciousness through a strategic use of recurring objects and animals.
Bay Area California’s tough on crime law promised treatment. Here’s why people are falling through the cracks By Marisa Kendall and Cayla Mihalovich | CalMatters | September 17, 2026 Counties are on their own to figure out how to provide Proposition 36 drug treatment diversion programs.