wildlife Save Mount Diablo buys Ginochio Schwendel Ranch to protect key wildlife corridor By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | March 10, 2025 The Ginochio Schwendel Ranch features unusual volcanic geologic formations that support rare and endemic native plants.
Bay Area Changing the climate on science: Nationwide movement pushes back on cuts for research By Ruth Dusseaul | Bay City News | March 9, 2025 On Friday at University of California Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, a spot famous for student activism, it was the professors’ turn to protest.
Around Town Apply now for a Clean Water Program grant By Stefanie Pruegel | March 7, 2025 School groups, community organizations, and nonprofits can get up to $6,000 per project; application deadline is May 9.
Bay Area Which school districts are on California’s latest financial danger lists — and why By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 6, 2025 Oakland, San Francisco and Hayward have joined the state’s most financially stressed districts — those flirting with insolvency.
construction Supes pass amendment to ease conversion of SF commercial buildings into housing By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | March 5, 2025 "This is a win-win for our city."
Oakland Oakland City Council unanimously passes resolution to reopen three fire stations By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | March 5, 2025 As it now stands, all of Oakland’s 25 fire stations will be open and operational well before the end of the fiscal year.
Bay Area First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | March 5, 2025 The Bay Area city of Vallejo is putting California cities’ newfound power to clear homeless encampments to the test.
Bay Area More California communities join in federal lawsuit defending sanctuary policies By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | March 4, 2025 It's about safety and valuing all that immigrant workers and families contribute to our local communities.
parks Ocean Beach Park to open in April; public invited to weigh in on its permanent name By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | March 3, 2025 San Francisco’s newest park, along what will shortly become the former Upper Great Highway, will officially open on April 12.
Oakland Oakland spares 4 fire stations from closure despite deep cuts to close $130M budget gap By Pete Young | Bay City News | March 3, 2025 Fire Stations 25 and 28, both in the Oakland hills, were temporarily closed in January and will reopen in July as fire risks change.