Technology Would you trust your boss with data about your brain? California moves to regulate neurotech By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | August 10, 2026 Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.
featured Stanford drops Flock license plate cameras after campus pushback, will use Genetec By Kayla Chan | Bay City News | August 7, 2026 Students’ discomfort with Flock is part of a broader trend of backlash against the company.
Around Town Piedmont cub scout recruiting season kicks off By Piedmont Council, Scouting America | August 7, 2026 Piedmont Council Packs are co-ed and are hosting welcome events throughout August for new families and youth in grades K-5.
Careers Life in the slow lane: Economic headwinds delay life milestones for many millennials By MP Dunleavey, Stanford Center on Longevity | August 7, 2026 The hurdles are real and unlike what previous generations faced.
California California craft liquor delivery is about go away thanks to big money lobbying By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | August 7, 2026 Distillers say powerful alcohol companies, the wine industry, and Teamsters killed a possible extension of deliveries.
health Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 7, 2026 Medi-Cal cuts will strain hospitals already operating at a loss, resulting in fewer services and higher costs for the privately insured too.
Arts & Entertainment ‘A city like none other’: Vogue World fashion spectacle coming to San Francisco By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | August 7, 2026 The one-day, annual event featuring high-end runway shows and musical performances focuses on local cultural themes.
Arts & Entertainment Free Flix Fest film ‘Finding Forrester’ on Aug. 13 By Gerry Gragg | Flix Fest | August 6, 2026 The 2000 film explores the bond between a student and a reclusive writer played by Sean Connery.
Featured in Category As AI ‘therapists’ dish out advice, California lawmakers try to set some limits By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | August 6, 2026 The bill is backed by professional associations that represent psychologists, therapists and counselors.
Bay Area Alameda County supervisors postpone $30 minimum wage measure until at least 2028 By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | August 5, 2026 The ballot measure would raise Alameda County’s minimum wage to $30 per hour in stages over the next decade in unincorporated parts of the county.