Bay Area Is destination in sight for California public transit? By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 Public transit agencies have pleaded for assistance amid ridership declines.
Bay Area California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | June 12, 2023 Newly released book details the technical and political failures that plague major civic tech efforts like CA's EDD pandemic response.
City Letter to the Editor | Net positives of pickleball By Lisa Tuck, Piedmont resident | June 9, 2023 Linda Beach players go out of their way to respect the neighborhood, writes Lisa Tuck.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
climate change California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.
Bay Area As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help By Rya Jetha | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
California 5 things to know about Gov. Newsom’s bid to change the US Constitution By Ben Christopher and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 8, 2023 The proposal for a 28th amendment to address gun violence models some of California's gun laws but face an uphill battle in a national arena.
California A small world: How caste discrimination came to California By Sameea Kamal and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | June 8, 2023 A bill to ban caste discrimination in California brings a global conflict to the Legislature.
Featured in Category Number of new California teacher credentials declines after 7 years of increases By Diana Lambert | EdSource | June 8, 2023 Elementary schools, which primarily employ teachers with multiple-subject teaching credentials, may feel the shortage the most.
City The Blotter | Bicyclist found with suspected meth By Damin Esper | June 6, 2023 Plus: PPD announces "Cop on the Block," a series of community outreach programs to take place on El Cerrito, Estates and Greenbank.