City Competition pool hours change starting July 27 By City of Piedmont | July 21, 2026 High school water polo and Piedmont swim teams begin fall practices soon.
Education White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants By Mikhail Zinshteyn | July 21, 2026 The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. UC's legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.
Environment California threatens lawsuit over federal offshore wind lease buyout By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | July 20, 2026 State officials argue the agreement violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Education California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more? By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | July 20, 2026 In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.
Health Matters Rejuvenation science: Rewinding biological clock works for mice, not yet for humans By Esther Landhuis | Stanford Center on Longevity | July 19, 2026 A study marks a turning point for longevity research.
Housing BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood By Josephine Tsai | Bay City News | July 18, 2026 Plans would transform the area to a mixed-use space with five buildings that would include more than 600 apartments.
Housing State laws may make Oakland’s Rockridge Trader Joe’s housing project hard to stop By Adam Sutro | Bay City News | July 17, 2026 The proposed senior housing complex would have two towers, the taller tower consisting of 31 stories and well over 300 feet in height.
California Judge demands immigrants at Adelanto ICE center get clean water and medical care By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos | CalMatters | July 17, 2026 The ruling comes as scrutiny over the conditions inside immigrant detention centers in the Trump administration continues to mount.
climate change California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | July 17, 2026 In a 4-0 vote, the CPUC lowered the temperature at which utilities must stop shutting off power to delinquent customers, from 100 to 90 degrees.
Bay Area Drive to double Berkeley ‘soda tax’ to 2 cents heads to November ballot By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 16, 2026 A projected $2.2 million brought in by the higher tax would go toward public education programs and grants in Berkeley.