Bay Area
Featured in Category
Ex-spokesperson sues DA Pamela Price for wrongful termination, racial discrimination
|
Patricia Lee, a former local TV reporter who worked for Price for about six months in 2023, filed the suit.business
Oakland council moves forward with sale of city’s Coliseum stake to development group
|
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has said that money from the sale will help her administration close a $177 million budget gap while avoiding layoffs and major cuts to city services.Bay Area
Expert panel focuses on how climate change has affected home insurance, seeks solutions
|
Insurance providers are raising their premium rates or withdrawing entirely from climate-vulnerable regions (e.g. certain neighborhoods in Piedmont).Elections
PUSD approves parcel tax increase, considers another
|
Recent community survey indicates voter support for increase in Measure H.Featured in Category
How abortion pill ruling fits into CA access
|
Gov. Gavin Newsom and others cautioned that the fight isn’t over and that reproductive rights could still be under threat — even in California.commentary
Supreme Court could weaken environmental law used in California housing conflicts
|
A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.Crime & Safety
AlCo DA Price responds to her critics, rejects recall group’s demand she fire a subordinate
|
Price rejected calls from the group Save Alameda For Everyone to fire Desmond Jeffries, director of recruitment and retention in her office.California
