gavin newsom Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump’s budget will change health care in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 10, 2025 Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
Education California schools face billion-dollar sex abuse payouts: ‘It’s untenable’ By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | July 10, 2025 A California law took effect in 2020 that dropped the statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, provided a three-year window for victims to file claims.
Housing Why one California union sided with YIMBYs and developers on housing By Jeanne Kuang and Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 10, 2025 The intra-labor rift is as much a story of the American workforce as it is of California politics.
Environment Oakland awarded $10M to fund safer streets, bicycle paths in eastern portion of the city By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | July 10, 2025 The grant will support Phase 2 and 3 of the Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park, and Seminary (LAMMPS) project.
Environment Nationwide sanitation strike brings trash collection delays across Bay Area By Samantha Kennedy | Bay City News | July 9, 2025 The strike comes days after Republic Services workers in Boston, near Chicago and near Atlanta went on strike.
construction Mare Island Causeway Bridge upgrades to begin in August, bringing lane closures By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | July 8, 2025 The project is slated to last approximately 18 months, with completion expected by January 5, 2027.
California Why nail salons are still being targeted in fights over California gig worker law By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 8, 2025 Assemblymember Tri Ta proposed a law this year to permanently exempt nail salons from the workplace requirements of AB 5.
Climate SF joins class action lawsuit over more withheld federal funds — this time from EPA By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 The suit seeks grants to resume being transmitted to all 350 recipients who were awarded funds from the Climate Justice program.
Arts & Entertainment Centuries of history, great hiking at Novato’s Olompali State Historic Park By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 To truly understand the history of Olompali, it’s best to visit on Fridays and Saturdays, when a museum inside a Victorian house is open.
Bay Area ‘It’s up to us’: Independence Day protest in San Francisco highlights American agency By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 Over 300 Bay Area residents took to the streets Friday over the unpopularity of Trump’s recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill.