Around Town Volunteers needed for county’s annual ‘point in time’ count of homeless residents By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | January 12, 2024 The count is scheduled for January 25 and organizers need more than 100 additional volunteers.
Around Town Piedmont Beautification Foundation thanks Holiday Greeting Fund donors By Piedmont Beautification Foundation | January 12, 2024 2023 was PBF’s most successful fundraising year ever.
Bay Area Grand jury group says Piedmont gets high marks for ‘straightforward, factual’ ballot language By Exedra Staff | January 12, 2024 On a scale of 1-5, how does Piedmont's Measure F stack up?
homelessness Supreme Court will hear case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | January 12, 2024 The court will rule on current precedent, which restricts local interventions, later this year.
City What goes up must come down By Piedmont Beautification Foundation | January 12, 2024 PBF thanks volunteers and City Public Works and Recreation Departments for their help in bringing the holiday season to a close in town.
Bay Area Tech is growing as a source of California tax revenue — that’s the good news and the bad news By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | January 12, 2024 Top tech companies’ stocks helped boost state revenue last year, making the health of the tech industry more important to California than ever.
California With tighter budgets, police seek less time in court By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | January 12, 2024 Legislation would allow non-sworn community service officers to testify in preliminary hearings instead of police.
California Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it? By Michelle Andrews | KFF Health News | January 12, 2024 Artificial intelligence software to aid radiologists in detecting problems or diagnosing cancer has been moving rapidly into clinical use.
climate change Will avalanches in California worsen with climate change? By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 11, 2024 Lower-elevation areas may see fewer avalanches, but uncertainties remain about higher elevations.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: ‘Stripped for Parts’ on a news industry in crisis By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | January 11, 2024 Documentary illustrates the clandestine activities of a hedge fund that owns several Bay Area newspapers and others across the nation.