animals Park district asks the public to steer clear of cows and their calves during birthing season By Grace Marion | Bay City News | August 21, 2024 No petting or selfies, please: Cows and their new offspring are prevalent along East Bay Regional Park District trails at this time of year.
Bay Area Bay Area to experience cooler temps, rare chance of summer showers later this week By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | August 21, 2024 Expect the system to kick in on Thursday and last for a couple of days.
Bay Area It’s move-in week for UC Berkeley students; city’s population to swell by 8,700 by Sunday By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | August 21, 2024 Expect traffic delays, changes, and street closures in the south campus and downtown areas through Sunday.
caltrans Caltrans pauses excavation work on Hwy 1 slide in Monterey County as threat continues By Pete Young | Bay City News | August 20, 2024 The coastal highway has been closed 45 miles south of Carmel since Feb. 9 by a slide that originated 450 feet above the roadway.
Bay Area American Red Cross facing blood donation shortage, supply of type O in high demand By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 17, 2024 Anyone who makes a blood, plasma or platelet donation through Aug. 31 will receive a $20 Amazon gift card.
gavin newsom Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 16, 2024 The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without undoing changes voters approved a decade ago that reduced prison sentences for nonviolent crimes.
business Richmond, Chevron reach $550M compromise that puts brakes on November tax measure By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | August 16, 2024 Chevron offered to pay $300 million over 10 years, which they increased to $550 million if the city dropped the ballot measure.
BART BART Board of Directors approves 2 contracts to build police HQ and install new fare gates By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | August 16, 2024 The new BART police headquarters would be located in a now-vacant Kaiser building at 2000 Broadway.
addiction Fighting fentanyl: Assembly committee seeks solutions to rise of opioid deaths among kids By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 15, 2024 Between 2019 and 2021, drug overdoses became the third most common cause of death for U.S. children and teens, according to the CDC.
ballot ‘A huge disappointment’: $20B housing bond yanked from fall ballot amid flagging support By Cole Reynolds | Bay City News | August 15, 2024 Polling showed that voters’ interest in the proposal had stagnated as they remained concerned with inflation and high taxes.