Bay Area Trash strike affecting Piedmont and other Bay Area communities has ended By Pete Young | Bay City News | July 18, 2025 Officials say Republic Services and union have reached a deal.
Bay Area Top Trump officials tour Alcatraz to plan for proposed transformation back to prison By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | July 18, 2025 Local officials say the plan is expensive, impractical and a typical distraction from recent federal stumbles.
Featured in Category ‘This is the show’: E. Oakland youth athletes compete in national Junior Olympics events By Audrey Tomlin | Bay City News | July 18, 2025 The athletes trained under a nonprofit that mentors youth in track and field; the organization is fundraising in order to help pay for travel and housing.
Environment ‘Republic, pay your workers’: Teamsters strike leaves Bay Area with overflowing bins By Audrey Tomlin | Bay City News | July 18, 2025 Many Republic Services employees in the Bay Area are refusing to cross picket lines, Republic Services shared on its website.
City Sanitation strike impacts Piedmont trash pick-up | UPDATES By Exedra staff; City of Piedmont | July 17, 2025 Organics collection has resumed but general trash collection continues to be disrupted, irregular, and unpredictable.
Bay Area ‘When we fight, we win’: Doctors, nurses, health workers rally against Medicaid cuts By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 The next rally by the Service Employees International Union 1021 will be held July 26 at 1 pm at Snow Park in Oakland.
Bay Area SF leaders try to reassure Jewish community after wave of suspected antisemitic attacks By Samantha Kennedy | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 Hate crimes against Jewish communities in California rose 7.3% from the previous year.
California Citing security threats, California lawmakers want to shield their addresses from public By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | July 17, 2025 After two Minnesota lawmakers were shot, one fatally, in their homes last month, California lawmakers want to keep their information confidential.
Oakland 100,000 riders and counting: Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle celebrates one year By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | July 16, 2025 Woodstock, the famous 1969 music festival, served as a source of artistic inspiration for the theme of the little ferry’s birthday party.
California Rise in measles cases worsens over summer By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | July 16, 2025 As of July 7, California has had 17 confirmed measles cases, already surpassing total cases for 2024 and 2023, only halfway through the year.