Bay Area ‘Half-truths and outright lies’: Court upholds convictions of Theranos CEO Holmes, partner By Susan Nash | Bay City News | February 26, 2025 Holmes and Balwani were convicted of multiple counts of fraud relating to Theranos’s failed blood-testing technology.
crime The Blotter | Traffic stop leads to arrests for ammunition By Damin Esper and Exedra staff | February 25, 2025 Plus: Police use ALPR tech to track burglary suspect and recover stolen property.
Crime & Safety CHP investigating afternoon shooting on Highway 24 By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | February 25, 2025 For several hours Tuesday afternoon, a portion of 24 was shut down and traffic diverted to Claremont Avenue.
City Big waves along the coast, high temperatures inland give way to weekend Bay Area drizzle By Kiley Russell, Bay City News and Exedra staff | February 25, 2025 Enjoy our "false spring" while you can.
Bay Area ‘A volunteer jail:’ Inside the scandals and abuse pushing California’s homeless out of shelters By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | February 25, 2025 Shelters have become California’s go-to solution for homelessness. A CalMatters investigation finds the vast majority of residents stay homeless.
caltrans Oakland marks completion of 9 mini parks renovation project with ribbon-cutting By Pete Young, Bay City News | February 24, 2025 The effort was funded by Caltrans’ Clean California local grant program.
Oakland Oakland overpaid city workers nearly $1.7M in OT due to faulty calculations, audit finds By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | February 24, 2025 Auditor says overpayments are particularly troubling in light of the city’s ongoing and massive budget shortfalls.
Housing ‘Limited to no impact’: Why a pro-housing group says California’s pro-housing laws aren’t producing more By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 24, 2025 YIMBY group says unworkable requirements and glaring loopholes have stymied progress.
berkeley UC Berkeley grad student research unions band together to fight Trump’s federal cuts By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | February 22, 2025 UC officials estimate the overall impact of the proposed cut to the university system to be more than $600 million, more than half of UC’s total research awards.
Fires Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires By Elsa Cavazos, The Mendocino Voice | February 22, 2025 The app has become an indispensable source of facts on the ground in fire season.