business Small business grants overshadow loan program in COVID-19 response By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | July 21, 2022 California rolled out the two financial assistance programs about a week apart in late 2020.
Bay Area UC Berkeley to introduce four-year undergraduate business program By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Students will be able to enroll directly in the Haas School of Business as freshmen for the first time.
arts San Francisco Art Institute, USF merger talks fail By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | July 19, 2022 Founded in 1871, SFAI is one of the nation's oldest art schools.
business Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 1, 2022 Had the California Living Wage Act proposal succeeded, it would have increased base wages to $16 an hour next January and $18 by 2025.
Bay Area Deal pulls California plastic trash measure from ballot By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | June 28, 2022 Proponents of the measure to reduce single-use plastics withdrew the initiative just before the deadline.
Bay Area Bay Area medical, legal experts foresee dire consequences in court ruling on abortion By Kiley Russell, Alexandra Garci, Allison Dickson and Molly Burke | Bay City News Foundation | June 24, 2022 Bay Area experts weigh in on broad health and well-being impacts of the decision.
Arts & Entertainment Newsom champions California as a sanctuary state for people seeking abortion By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | June 24, 2022 Announcement comes as three West Coast states declare shared efforts to protect abortion access.
Bay Area Pandemic could reshape city centers for decades to come By Andrii Parkhomenko and Eunjee Kwon | The Conversation | June 24, 2022 Research suggests residents will leave cities for suburbs in greater numbers.
homelessness Progressive tax proposed for big businesses heads to Oakland voters on November ballot By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 31, 2022 The measure is a rare compromise among elected leaders, businesses, and labor.
Business & Finance Going electric: California car mandate would hit mechanics hard By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | May 24, 2022 Nearly 32,000 mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed phaseout of new gas-powered cars.