Education Trump policy targeting immigrants shuts California students out of federal programs By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | April 17, 2025 Community colleges, which enroll the majority of the state’s students, have largely avoided the administration’s ire, until recently.
Careers 8-week paid internships in Marin County departments available for youths 15-21 By Pete Young | Bay City News | April 16, 2025 A two-week orientation period starts June 16 and is followed by a six-week placement from June 30 through August 8.
Business & Finance Newsom takes on Trump over tariffs he says are hurting California By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | April 16, 2025 "The President’s chaotic and haphazard implementation of tariffs is not only deeply troubling, it’s illegal,” Attorney General Rob Bonta says.
climate change How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | April 16, 2025 The death of this bill reiterates how environmentalists’ most aggressive policies regularly fizzle out when Big Labor works on behalf of Big Oil.
Bay Area On Tax Day, immigrant advocates rally in SF to protest IRS sharing personal data with ICE By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | April 16, 2025 In contributing to our economy and communities, undocumented immigrants are signing up to be surveilled.
Arts & Entertainment ‘I just can’t believe it’: East Bay Media Center lost in fire, erasing decades of film history By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | April 15, 2025 Since the mid-1980s, the East Bay Media Center has supported Bay Area filmmakers with gear, training, and a screening room.
health A Kaiser strike by mental health workers drags on — setting a US record — as talks resume By Joe Garcia | CalMatters | April 15, 2025 Nearly six months into the dispute against Kaiser, eight mental health care workers banded together last week in a five-day hunger strike.
Bay Area UPDATE | Oakland’s day of decision: Former Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor leads in early mayoral election returns By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 15, 2025 On April 15, the Registrar’s Office and voting centers will be open for voting in person from 7 am to 8 pm.
parks San Francisco group opposed to Great Highway park fined for campaign violations By Alise Maripuu and Janis Mara | Bay City News | April 14, 2025 The same group backs an effort to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio, who has drawn the ire of some voters for supporting the park.
climate change California sets aside $170 million to thin vegetation, forests to help prevent wildfires By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | April 14, 2025 The money comes from a $10 billion bond measure for environmental projects approved by California voters last year.