Education ‘Like having a hand cut off’: California schools reeling after AmeriCorps cuts By Adam Echelman and Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | July 18, 2025 AmeriCorps staffs tutoring, mentorship and after-school programs, especially those serving low-income students.
berkeley Berkeley roads can’t handle citywide evacuations during major disasters, study finds By Austin Zeglis | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 The city urges Berkeley residents to plan and be aware of multiple routes away from their homes in anticipation of congested evacuation scenarios.
Bay Area ‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos | CalMatters | July 17, 2025 Border Patrol operations targeted a Home Depot in Sacramento, this time more than 500 miles away from the border.
California Political winds shift for California renewable energy future, as new federal hurdles emerge By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | July 17, 2025 Projects can still be built without tax credits, but it puts more of a financial burden on their investors.
health care ‘When we fight, we win’: Doctors, nurses, health workers rally against Medicaid cuts By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 The next rally by the Service Employees International Union 1021 will be held July 26 at 1 pm at Snow Park in Oakland.
Bay Area SF leaders try to reassure Jewish community after wave of suspected antisemitic attacks By Samantha Kennedy | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 Hate crimes against Jewish communities in California rose 7.3% from the previous year.
Bay Area Saint Mary’s College professor awarded $1M grant to study religious freedom in prisons By Audrey Tomlin | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 The project is expected to begin on September 1 and last three years.
California Citing security threats, California lawmakers want to shield their addresses from public By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | July 17, 2025 After two Minnesota lawmakers were shot, one fatally, in their homes last month, California lawmakers want to keep their information confidential.
berkeley UC Berkeley professor fatally shot in Greece, academic community in grief and outrage By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 54,000 euros, around $60,000, have been donated to Jeziorski’s family.
Oakland 100,000 riders and counting: Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle celebrates one year By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | July 16, 2025 Woodstock, the famous 1969 music festival, served as a source of artistic inspiration for the theme of the little ferry’s birthday party.