Arts & Entertainment Bay Area teens teach peers about Chinese opera By Stephanie Lam | Bay City News | January 15, 2026 Registration for students in grades 4 through 7 closes January 21.
California Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175 million funding deal with Google By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | January 15, 2026 The governor included no new funding for local journalism in his budget proposal, walking back an August 2024 deal with Google.
Business & Finance Gavin Newsom forecasts a rosier California budget and banks on AI boom continuing By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | January 9, 2026 The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.
California Newsom proposes governor controls the California Department of Education By John Fensterwald | EdSource | January 9, 2026 Under the shift, the state superintendent of public instruction would have a different role.
California UC enrolls more Californians, driven by increases at Riverside By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 9, 2026 Systemwide, UC saw increases in enrollments of new out-of-state and international students.
California California rejects CDC’s latest rollback of childhood vaccine guidelines By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | January 9, 2026 The federal agency on Monday scaled back recommendations for several common vaccines.
Bay Area Beloved alligator could live on in SF street name By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | January 8, 2026 Claude died in December, aged 30, and was one of an estimated 100 to 200 albino alligators in the world.
California How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers By Colin Lecher and Miles Hinton | CalMatters | January 8, 2026 A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
California Lawmaker targets repeat drunk drivers as part of larger push to fix problems exposed by CalMatters By Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis | CalMatters | January 8, 2026 DUI bill styled as “tip of the spear” in addressing how California allows dangerous drivers to stay on the roads.
Bay Area Oakland leaders cite double-digit decrease in crime, admit work needed on gun violence By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 Lee said lawbreaking was down by 24% across the board in 2025 versus the prior year.