climate change Newsom wants $200M to fix EV slump but experts say it’s not enough By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | January 23, 2026 Newsom’s proposal would reach only a fraction of buyers amid a slowing market.
Environment Flooding plays havoc on Corte Madera traffic, more woes likely Saturday as rain continues By Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News | January 2, 2026 High tide is around 11 am Saturday.
Bay Area Tilden Fungus Fair: Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 By East Bay Regional Parks | January 2, 2026 View hundreds of local mushroom specimens on display and hear from guest speakers.
California New California fee targets batteries in PlayStations, power tools and singing cards By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | January 2, 2026 Consumers will have to pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery as the result of a new law aiming to curb risk of battery fires.
animals California plans to GPS-collar elk, deer, wolves amid rising wolf–livestock clashes By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | January 1, 2026 In January, deer and elk will be captured in several counties, including Alameda and Santa Clara counties in the Bay Area.
Bay Area Spare the Air alert issued for New Year’s Day By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | December 30, 2025 Local agency nixes wood burning indoors and/or outdoors due to expected increase in air pollution levels over the holiday.
Arts & Entertainment The sound of wildflowers: Audiobook lets visually impaired ‘see’ nature By Woody Weingarten, Bay City News | December 30, 2025 Peter Coyote lends his voice to "Voices for the Splendor of California Wildflowers: A Descriptive Journey for the Visually Impaired."
Bay Area Back-to-back storms set to soak Bay Area by midweek, increasing coastal flooding worries By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | December 30, 2025 The wet weather will coincide with the return of king tides on Wednesday.
Environment Holiday rain totals outpace previous year By Andres Jimenez Larios, Bay City News | December 30, 2025 The East Bay saw more than 4 inches on average last week.
Bay Area Heavy rain, high winds, outages, flash floods — Bay Area could see it all this holiday week By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | December 22, 2025 Santa and his reindeer will be fastening their seatbelts.