Travel California tourism reaches all-time high: $150.4B spent in 2023, says Gov. Newsom By Janis Mara | Bay City News | May 7, 2024 The place to be: The state has retained its title as the world’s 5th largest economy and has had a population increase.
settlement $43 million Google data privacy class action settlement to go to nonprofit organizations By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 7, 2024 The money will go to nonprofit organizations that work in the general area of data privacy; virtually none of the money will go to members of the plaintiff class.
Bay Area Newsom announces judicial appointments for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin counties By Grace Marion | Bay City News | May 6, 2024 Alameda County resident Michael Risher was appointed as a judge for the Alameda County Superior Court
Housing Marin County affordable housing project cut in half after pushback over equity concerns By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | May 6, 2024 Community groups say the project would contribute to gentrification and the displacement of historically marginalized families.
Bay Area State cuts San Francisco Unified budget outlook to ‘negative’ on fiscal concerns By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 6, 2024 State officials will now be involved in SFUSD district operations, and the district says it is taking steps to remain fiscally solvent.
caltrans Storm-damaged Highway 1 to reopen under signal control later this month, Newsom says By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | May 6, 2024 An estimated $100 million in federal funding has been secured for statewide repairs.
animals ‘This all started as a what if’: Public can now watch Alcatraz Island falcons on new webcam By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | May 5, 2024 One of Cal's Campanile falcons builds a nest and home across the Bay.
business EV-maker Tesla’s Fremont factory is a vehicle for unmitigated pollutants, air regulators say By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 4, 2024 The Fremont plant’s paint shop is the target of the abatement order issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Bay Area Biden signs expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain Nat’l Monument, honoring tribes By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | May 3, 2024 Area includes 330,000 acres of the California Coast Ranges in Napa, Yolo, Solano, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties.
California A New Perspective: The bullies on the block | Real Estate Insights By Julie Gardner & Sarah Abel | Compass | May 3, 2024 [SPONSORED] Turmoil in the insurance industry may mean that 4-point insurance inspections are the wave of the future.