California California lawmakers propose fixes for ‘insurance industry in shambles’ By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | March 11, 2025 From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.
Bay Area Save Mount Diablo buys Ginochio Schwendel Ranch to protect key wildlife corridor By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | March 10, 2025 The Ginochio Schwendel Ranch features unusual volcanic geologic formations that support rare and endemic native plants.
California Bipartisanship is rare in the California Legislature. Here are the bills breaking the divide By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | March 10, 2025 Less than 1% of the more than 2,000 bills California lawmakers filed this year have bipartisan coauthors.
Bay Area Changing the climate on science: Nationwide movement pushes back on cuts for research By Ruth Dusseaul | Bay City News | March 9, 2025 On Friday at University of California Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, a spot famous for student activism, it was the professors’ turn to protest.
Education Gavin Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with criticism of transgender athletes By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | March 7, 2025 “I revere sports and so the issue of fairness is completely legit,” Newsom said.
Around Town Apply now for a Clean Water Program grant By Stefanie Pruegel | March 7, 2025 School groups, community organizations, and nonprofits can get up to $6,000 per project; application deadline is May 9.
California An audit found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in a fire. Five years later, lawmakers finally talk about it By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | March 7, 2025 “We need to make sure that we’re having these discussions so that we can continue to protect our people.”
Bay Area Which school districts are on California’s latest financial danger lists — and why By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 6, 2025 Oakland, San Francisco and Hayward have joined the state’s most financially stressed districts — those flirting with insolvency.
California College athletes can now make millions off sponsorship deals. Here’s the first look at California’s numbers By Adam Echelman and Erica Yee | CalMatters | March 6, 2025 University records show which student athletes are benefitting and how.
Bay Area Supes pass amendment to ease conversion of SF commercial buildings into housing By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | March 5, 2025 "This is a win-win for our city."