The Blotter | Porch pirate pilfers packages
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The two packages reported stolen were worth an estimated $175.
Education
Oakland Unified students return to school under new cellphone policy
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Stricter policy bars students from using phones during class, between classes and lunch.Bay Area
Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why
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Check to see how Piedmont stacks up.Environment
San Jose airport creating sensory room for young neurodivergent travelers
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Stress and anxiety from crowded airports and unfamiliar sights and sounds can be pronounced for children with autism or other sensory sensitivities.Technology
Would you trust your boss with data about your brain? California moves to regulate neurotech
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Brain sensors are advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.California
An oil field became California’s first carbon vault. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?
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California’s first commercial carbon-storage project is operating even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law, 19 months after a key deadline.City
Candidate nomination period for City Council extended to August 12
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The extended deadline applies to non-incumbents only.featured
Stanford drops Flock license plate cameras after campus pushback, will use Genetec
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Students’ discomfort with Flock is part of a broader trend of backlash against the company.California
Newsom appoints director of new state Office of Civil Rights
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Lele Yutzy will oversee the enforcement of Assembly Bill 715, a highly contested anti-discrimination law that went into effect Jan. 1.Around Town
Piedmont cub scout recruiting season kicks off
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Piedmont Council Packs are co-ed and are hosting welcome events throughout August for new families and youth in grades K-5.Careers
