health care Kaiser in the hot seat as California lawmakers blast company for skipping mental health hearing By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | May 7, 2025 The union on Sunday announced a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a new contract for 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees.
California LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to California health data By Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca | CalMatters | May 6, 2025 The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.
City The Blotter | Driver arrested on DUI found with cocaine By Damin Esper | May 6, 2025 Grand Avenue a hotspot for DUIs.
Featured in Category City Council approves central Piedmont parking plan with some modifications By Exedra Staff | May 6, 2025 New traffic pattern coming to streets around Havens Elementary School.
City City to host Design and Sustainability Awards Gala on May 14 By City of Piedmont | May 6, 2025 Celebrate the best home improvement projects in Piedmont.
Oakland Oakland chef to relocate after downtown shooting, sets up GoFundMe to ‘rebuild’ restaurant By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Oakland police union seized on the incident to call for increased support from incoming Mayor Barbara Lee.
Business & Finance Judge’s ruling gives Musk green light to press forward with his fraud claims against OpenAI By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 The closely-watched case, taking place in a federal court in Oakland, has been full of twists and turns -- and will proceed in an expedited trial.
public safety Oakland interim mayor delivers $4.4B budget proposal to tackle deficit, keep core services By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Kevin Jenkins said he realizes Oaklanders want to feel safer and are alarmed at cuts to public safety budgets.
Bay Area Early fire season forecast fuels concerns about impact federal budget cuts could have By Caio Driver | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Luckily, the Bay Area is less reliant on federal firefighters than many other parts of the state due to well-staffed local fire departments and Cal Fire.
Housing ‘More than just numbers’: New study looks at declines in Bay Area’s Black homeownership By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 The study also includes data analysis of the nine-county Bay Area and examines the role of historically racist policies.