Bay Area Update: Charlene Wang keeps decisive lead for Oakland council race; voters favor Measure A sales tax By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 18, 2025 The winner of Tuesday’s election will represent an area that is roughly east of Lake Merritt and south of Piedmont.
homelessness What happens after a homeless person is arrested for camping? Often, not much By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 18, 2025 What’s the point of arresting people at all when the city waits too long to prosecute?
Health Matters Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump By Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan | KFF Health News | April 17, 2025 A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically.
climate change How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | April 16, 2025 The death of this bill reiterates how environmentalists’ most aggressive policies regularly fizzle out when Big Labor works on behalf of Big Oil.
Oakland Former Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor leads in early mayoral election returns By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 16, 2025 The results are preliminary and the final vote tally will be announced after the Registrar of Voters Office completes several rounds of ranked-choice vote counting.
City The Blotter | GMC Sierra stolen from Piedmont By Damin Esper | April 15, 2025 Vehicle later recovered in Hayward. Plus: False ICE alarm.
City City to host volunteer appreciation reception on April 22 By City of Piedmont | April 15, 2025 Outgoing Commission and Committee volunteers, Betty C. Howard award recipients, and a longtime Police Department volunteer will be recognized.
City Annual Arbor and Earth Day celebration invites children to celebrate wildlife in Piedmont Parks By City of Piedmont | April 15, 2025 Plus: City to announce 2025 Heritage Trees at the April 24 event.
City Name the owls in Dracena Park By City of Piedmont | April 15, 2025 Winning names will be selected by the Park Commission and announced at the April 24 Arbor Day celebration.
Arts & Entertainment ‘I just can’t believe it’: East Bay Media Center lost in fire, erasing decades of film history By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | April 15, 2025 Since the mid-1980s, the East Bay Media Center has supported Bay Area filmmakers with gear, training, and a screening room.