Around Town Alameda County ‘Clean Water’ grants offer up to $6000 for community stewardship programs By Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program | March 10, 2026 Grants toward preventing stormwater pollution and promoting the health of local watersheds.
Bay Area Cal State sues U.S. Department of Education over transgender athlete at San José State By Amy DiPierro | EdSource | March 10, 2026 Lawsuit seeks to prevent cuts to federal financial aid and research funding.
Bay Area Steady warming weather trend to push temperatures above 80 degrees By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | March 10, 2026 An extended period of warmer sunny weather is in the forecast.
Bay Area 2 mumps cases at Berkeley High School prompt public health advisory By Pete Young | Bay City News | March 9, 2026 The back-to-back February exposure dates raise the possibility that the illness was transmitted on campus.
Arts & Entertainment Country Joe McDonald, Bay Area rock icon and Woodstock anti-war singer, dies at 84 By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | March 9, 2026 Offspring of a radical leftist family and also a US military veteran, the well-known Berkeley resident was committed to justice and peace.
Bay Area California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One setback is holding them up By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 9, 2026 Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report.
Bay Area Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon By Diana Lambert | EdSource | March 6, 2026 Nearly half of California teachers plan to leave education in 10 years.
Bay Area Celebration for gold medallist Alysa Liu on March 12 By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 6, 2026 Liu won gold in both the women's singles and team ice skating events at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Bay Area California, 23 other states sue Trump over new tariffs By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | March 5, 2026 Tariffs have disrupted businesses and industries including agriculture and wine, whose exports have fallen, according to a Public Policy Institute of California analysis.
Bay Area ‘Sharp increase’ in food insecurity among low-income adults in Bay Area, survey finds By Alise Maripuu, Bay City News | March 5, 2026 Food insecurity for low-income adults has increased from 26% in 2001 to 46% in 2024, according to the California Health Interview Survey