Environment Bay Area Air District raises cash incentive for drivers to retire their high-polluting vehicles By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | June 17, 2025 Beginning on July 1, vehicles that are model year 2000 and older can qualify for the $2,000 buy-back.
Environment ‘Not improving’: Lake Tahoe had one of its murkiest years on record By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 16, 2025 Clarity last year was about 40 feet worse than in the late 1960s. Runoff from roads and air pollution are leading causes.
Bay Area Commercial crab fishing season comes to end in effort to prevent whale entanglements By Sarah Stierch, Bay City News | June 16, 2025 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there were 24 confirmed whale entanglements off the California coast in 2024.
Bay Area Federal DEI, ‘wokeness’ restrictions put California homeless providers in a bind By Ben Christopher and Marissa Kendall | CalMatters | June 15, 2025 Taking the Trump administration to court is not a strategy available to most housing grant recipients.
CHP Oakland coalition decries CHP pursuit policy after pedestrian fatality in high-speed chase By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | June 15, 2025 The death of the pedestrian was felt throughout the community, including Castlemont High School where he taught and was an academic coach.
Bay Area ‘No Kings’ rallies across U.S. draw thousands to protest President Trump By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | June 14, 2025 Piedmont Park held one of the nearly 2,000 “No Kings” protests that took place around the country this past Saturday.
Bay Area DeSaulnier ‘deeply disappointed’ by ICE raids in Concord, demands answers from officials By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | June 14, 2025 DeSaulnier asked whether people with asylum claims will be able to continue pursuing them after they have been detained by ICE.
California What it’s like to be in downtown LA as protests continue: ‘We’ve never seen it like this’ By Joe Garcia | CalMatters | June 14, 2025 Days of Immigration protests in downtown Los Angeles led to an 8 pm area curfew imposed this week by Mayor Karen Bass.
Technology California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol By Khari Johnson and Mohamed Al Elew | CalMatters | June 13, 2025 AG Rob Bonta noted that operators of license plate readers must state the purpose of their use every time they access the information.
Sports Major League Cricket kicks off 2025 season with West Coast debut at Oakland Coliseum By Andres Larios | Bay City News | June 12, 2025 All six teams in the league will play at the Coliseum.