climate change California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 7, 2023 Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.
Bay Area 570 California schools targeted for low vaccination rates By Diana Lambert, Daniel J. Willis, and Yuxuan Xie | EdSource | September 7, 2023 More than half of Oakland Unified’s 48 elementary schools and eight of its schools serving seventh graders are on the audit list for 2022-23.
City City Council OKs pickleball plan for Linda Beach courts By Sam Richards | September 6, 2023 Courts to become permanent pickleball space, but hours of play limited.
Bay Area Attorney for Monterrosa family vows to hire private security to monitor returning officer By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | September 6, 2023 Vallejo police killed Sean Monterrosa in 2020 during the unrest surrounding George Floyd protests in that city.
City The Blotter | Man arrested, found with ‘ghost gun’ By Damin Esper | September 5, 2023 Suspect was working on stolen van when contacted; also DUI collision and ALPR system at work.
Bay Area 2 arrested after shooting at Skyline High By Thomas Peele | EdSource and Exedra Staff | September 5, 2023 No injuries were reported, but students were kept under lockdown several hours as police investigated.
climate change California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 5, 2023 California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.
City City Council to consider two proposals on Sept. 5 aimed at making it easier to create new housing in town By City of Piedmont | September 1, 2023 Pre-approved design plans for affordable ADUs and objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use buildings are on the table.
City Police chief, city officials acknowledge crime concerns ahead of Sept. meeting By Sam Richards | September 1, 2023 Piedmont's Police Chief Jeremy Bowers will give his quarterly crime report to the City Council on the 18th.
Bay Area Young voter engagement has dipped since 2020. These groups want to change that By Catherine Allen | Bay City News | September 1, 2023 More than 200 organizations in the Bay Area work on improving political engagement.