The Isle of AI: Tech promised a better future. These Bay Area cities think it’s already here
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Oakland highlighted several issue areas where AI will be used to improve services.
Business & Finance
California joins coalition of 5 states to increase scrutiny of monopolies, mergers
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Participating states said the Trump administration has retreated from enforcing federal antitrust rules that would protect consumers.Bay Area
Who wants to be California’s insurance commissioner? Your guide to the candidates
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CalMatters interviewed five leading candidates who want to regulate one of the world’s biggest insurance markets. Here’s what they said.Technology
Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
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Fines to tech companies failing to comply with the law could result in billions of dollars in penalties.Arts & Entertainment
An unscientific snapshot of the Bay Area performing arts scene in 2026
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Despite facing desperate financial situations, art groups — and the arts — won’t be going away, at least not entirely.Bay Area
Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law
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A new lawsuit alleges Uber is violating the state's rideshare law and shouldn't be allowed to say its drivers are independent contractors.climate change
California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?
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State and federal decisions could reshape California’s water systems and rivers.Housing
California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing
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The state may get into the construction insurance business.Bay Area
Big change for small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens
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California has the largest immigrant population in the nation, and small businesses provide the bulk of new jobs in the state.California
Some California Democrats pitch gas price relief as prices at the pump soar
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Prices in the Bay Area were above $6 per gallon at some gas stations Friday.Business & Finance
