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.
Housing ‘More than just numbers’: New study looks at declines in Bay Area’s Black homeownership By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 The study also includes data analysis of the nine-county Bay Area and examines the role of historically racist policies.
budget Llamas in the driver’s seat: AC Transit names new general manager to tackle budget deficit By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 The leadership shuffle is one of many changes the 2,300-employee transit district is experiencing.
BART Between a rock and a BART place: San Jose business owner loses property to rail project By Annalise Freimarck | San Jose Spotlight | May 5, 2025 The project will connect BART services to Silicon Valley, an expansion decades in the making with ballooning budget costs.
Bay Area Trump says he will direct federal authorities to reopen Alcatraz for ‘ruthless, violent’ criminals By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | May 4, 2025 Trump claims that re-opening Alcatraz to host prisoners will serve as a symbol of law, order, and justice.
budget SFUSD partially lifts hiring freeze it imposed when state assumed oversight last year By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 4, 2025 Hiring has been frozen since May 2024, when the state Department of Education increased oversight of SFUSD’s budget.