Environment California to buy defunct horse track and turn it into the Bay Area’s newest public park By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | September 1, 2026 Lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and convert it to a park.
City Piedmont Adult Recreation Expo seeks exhibitors By City of Piedmont | August 28, 2026 Recreational, educational, or social programs and activities for adults are encouraged to showcase their offerings on Sunday, November 15.
Around Town Piedmont Play School finds a new home By Reader submission | Piedmont Play School | August 28, 2026 Longtime local co-op preschool is now located on Clarewood Drive in Oakland.
featured The Isle of AI: Tech promised a better future. These Bay Area cities think it’s already here By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | August 28, 2026 Oakland highlighted several issue areas where AI will be used to improve services.
California California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them By Nadia Lathan | CalMatters | August 28, 2026 Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves.
Technology The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it By Katherine Ortiz and Khari Johnson | CalMatters | August 28, 2026 The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California.
City The Blotter | Suspected auto burglar arrested By Damin Esper | August 27, 2026 Man found with firearms at traffic stop.
City Where to find a Cop on the Block in September By Piedmont Police Department | August 27, 2026 The police department's casual meet and greets continue.
Bay Area Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | August 27, 2026 A new Public Policy Institute of California report assesses a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
Education Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | August 27, 2026 New major fuses technological tools for statistical analysis, coding, 3D mapping, and data visualization with traditional humanities disciplines.