Bay Area As Newsom pressures cities to clear homeless camps, they say Caltrans is moving too slow By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | May 15, 2025 And for the most part, city workers are barred from going onto Caltrans property to do the job themselves.
animals From raid to recovery: Oakland Zoo welcomes spider monkey rescued in Vallejo drug bust By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | May 15, 2025 Spider monkeys are currently one of the most trafficked animals across the U.S. border.
Bay Area Newsom picks more housing over CEQA in backing two bills meant to speed construction By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | May 14, 2025 This isn’t the first time the governor has weighed in on the landmark environmental law.
pensions Lurie executive order targets police staffing levels, reliance on ‘unsustainable’ overtime By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 14, 2025 Just last week, the Board of Supervisors approved $91 million to cover overtime costs for both the police and sheriff’s departments.
health Newsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | May 14, 2025 The proposal is a bruising blow from Newsom, who ran for governor on the promise of universal health care.
Uncategorized Blotter | Thefts reported in Piedmont By Damin Esper | May 13, 2025 Two incidents called in on same day.
City Piedmont Garden Club donates $5,000 to city park By Exedra Staff; photo by Julie Reichle | May 13, 2025 Funds will go toward a new bottle filling station at the Linda Tot Lot.
City Annual Design and Sustainability Awards to recognize 3 Piedmont homeowners for green home design By City of Piedmont | May 13, 2025 All are welcome to attend the Wednesday, May 14 event at Community Hall.
homelessness Judge preserves millions in federal homeless grants to Bay Area that Trump sought to limit By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 11, 2025 The Trump administration is temporarily blocked from attaching strings to the grants (related to DEI, immigration, sanctuary cities, gender ideology and abortion, etc.).
Bay Area San Francisco mayor launches new transitional housing fund with $37.5M in donations By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 10, 2025 The fund will be maintained by the San Francisco Foundation and spent at the city’s discretion.