Bay Area The Time-Traveling Watch of Solano Avenue: A timepiece binds family legacies By Aly Brown | Bay City News | August 15, 2026 WWII vet’s timepiece returns home after 50 years, reconnecting two families.
Bay Area BART board responds to civil grand jury report about budget deficit, oversight By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | August 14, 2026 BART is suffering from a budget crisis as pandemic-era emergency funding runs out and ridership levels remain lower.
climate change California Coastal Commission approves renovation of Stinson Beach public area By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | August 14, 2026 Proposed changes include renovations, adjustments to three public parking lots, drainage systems and pedestrian paths.
Environment California lawmakers kill grizzly bear reintroduction bill By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | August 13, 2026 For now, the only place you’ll find grizzlies in California is in a zoo or on the state flag.
Arts & Entertainment New take on mass deportations shows Californians caught in raids decades apart By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | August 13, 2026 Some 71 years ago the United States evicted about 1 million people; a new California Museum exhibit draws comparisons to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Bay Area FAA approves staggered arrival procedures for SFO, slightly boosting landing capacity By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | August 12, 2026 New rules will allow six more landings per hour, weather permitting.
Bay Area California recruits teens to help advise on state’s AI and technology decisions By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource and Exedra Staff | August 12, 2026 Nominate a student to the newly launched California Teen Tech Council.
Environment ‘They burn white hot’: Lithium-ion batteries a growing risk for Bay Area recycling centers By Glen Martin | Bay City News | August 12, 2026 If the batteries are ruptured or damaged they can burst into flames, and the resulting fires aren’t easily extinguished.
wildfires Newsom makes last-minute push to help California utilities facing wildfire bills By Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | August 12, 2026 One of the governor's final political fights in California is a revival of an old one.
Arts & Entertainment Perseid meteor shower peaks over Bay Area Wednesday night — how and where to watch By Adam Sutro | Bay City News | August 11, 2026 The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs when Earth passes through a meteor stream left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle.