Education Other states are rolling out free childcare for all families. Why not California? By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | September 28, 2026 Infant and toddler care in California can cost well over $30,000 a year, depending on the region.
Bay Area Family and friends continue search for Amy Hillyard, 6 months after she disappeared By Brigid Gaffikin | September 25, 2026 Hillyard is the owner of Farley's coffee shops in Oakland and San Francisco and was last seen on March 25.
California Newsom signs 4 new California DUI laws. Advocates want more next session By Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler | September 25, 2026 A CalMatters investigation has found the state has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation.
Environment Navy plans years of additional sonar training along West Coast, studies impacts on whales By Roger Coryell | Bay City News | September 25, 2026 The military’s environmental review predicts the training will disturb migrating whales and cause thousands of cases of temporary hearing loss.
Housing How Airbnb is fighting for its place on California’s coast By Kathryn Wheeler | CalMatters | September 25, 2026 The tension between residents in small coastal cities like Pacifica and companies like AirBnB has led to increased pressure on a small but powerful state committee.
Elections The billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures. Here’s how By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | September 24, 2026 Even if a majority supports Proposition 40, the measure could still lose to either of two billionaire-funded measures designed to cancel it out.
Bay Area Cities often squabble over homelessness. A new California law forces one community to try something different By Marisa Kendall | September 24, 2026 New legislation that forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness could have statewide repercussions.
featured With arts educators in short supply, California teachers weave arts into academics By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | September 24, 2026 The CREATE Residency may be one solution to California’s shortage of arts educators and low academic achievement in elementary school.
wildfires Prescribed burn on Angel Island finishes for now By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | September 24, 2026 Firefighters will look for another time in the near future to finish the remaining 100-plus acres of the planned burn.
Education Fact check: Are Cal State faculty underpaid? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | September 23, 2026 Worker pay at CSU is uneven, with some employees earning well below and others above national averages.