Bay Area California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 At an average of $6.15 a gallon, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation.
featured Newsom’s last budget: Cuts, larger reserves sought amid fears AI tech boom could fade By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 The governor proposes new spending in some areas like healthcare for low- and middle-income households, but also hikes premiums for undocumented immigrant adults.
California Six people have died in California ICE detention centers as Trump deportations soared By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 The population inside detention centers has gone up by more than 150%, and medical resources inside the sites are strained.
California California schools, agencies face higher fuel prices from Iran war By Levi Sumagaysay and Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | May 15, 2026 For example, CalTrans' fuel costs were $3.9 million in February, $4.6 million in March and $5.7 million in April.
California Newsom’s revised budget eases budget worries for UC and Cal State By Ricardo Cano | EdSource | May 14, 2026 The investments in the state budget come as California’s public universities face federal scrutiny and threats to research funding.
Housing Preliminary Point-in-Time count shows rise in San Francisco homeless families By Thomas Hughes, Bay City News | May 13, 2026 But the survey did show a small drop in overall homelessness.
Bay Area Musk v. Altman — Behind the scenes: How we chose to tell the story of tech titans’ trial By Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris | Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris explain how they approached using cartooning and AI in journalistic storytelling.
Arts & Entertainment Bay to Breakers: BART offering limited-stop early trains for runners, spectators By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | May 13, 2026 Thousands expected to descend on SF for this year's race on Sunday morning.
Environment California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | May 13, 2026 Plastic producers have until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable.
Bay Area Napa County warns against eating wild mushrooms after 3 hospitalized By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | May 13, 2026 The state is facing “unprecedented” poisonings, with 47 cases and four deaths reported since Nov. 18, 2025 said Napa County.