Around Town Piedmont Beautification Foundation embraces two new projects, revisits two others By Cameron Wolfe, Jr. | March 20, 2026 Water-wise plantings, tot lot additions, and the Dearing Memorial are all on tap.
Bay Area Bay Area coalition launches campaign for $30 minimum wage By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | March 20, 2026 Organizers hope to put the initiative on the ballot in November.
Bay Area UC Berkeley settles lawsuit, agrees to bar Zionist speaker restrictions By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | March 20, 2026 UC Berkeley also agreed to mandatory antisemitism and anti-discrimination training for students, faculty and staff.
California ‘I was hooked’: California lawmakers target gambling addiction in youth By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | March 20, 2026 From loot boxes to sports predictions, boys are betting — and losing — online.
Bay Area Bay Bridge artistic light installation returns with ‘grand lighting’ event By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 20, 2026 "City of Awe" installation will return to the bridge on Friday evening.
Family & Kids Oakland Zoo’s last tiger euthanized following cancer diagnosis By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 20, 2026 Mia, a rescued tiger, was 14 years old.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Pass the Mic’ fundraiser amplifies women’s voices through karaoke By JL Odom | Bay City News | March 19, 2026 Event proceeds will support LGBTQ+ seniors and trans-focused social services.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘Monet and Venice,’ Rosie the Riveter Day, and symphonic resistance By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | March 18, 2026 Plus, Metalachi tour, and Augustin Hadelich at Herbst Theatre.
California Complaint says Waymo violated state permit by transporting unaccompanied minors By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | March 18, 2026 Under a 2020 California law, nobody under 18 may travel unaccompanied in a driverless cab.
Arts & Entertainment Lowrider culture, once banned in California, now honored with U.S. postage stamp series By Pete Young | Bay City News | March 18, 2026 The modified vehicles, once banned, are classic art form rooted in Mexican American identity.