Bay Area Changing the climate on science: Nationwide movement pushes back on cuts for research By Ruth Dusseaul | Bay City News | March 9, 2025 On Friday at University of California Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, a spot famous for student activism, it was the professors’ turn to protest.
Featured in Category Building anything in California takes too long — East Bay legislator aims to speed process By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 8, 2025 Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (who also represents Piedmont) thinks this is the political moment for some big changes.
animals As poultry farms slowly recover from bird flu, concerns rise over economy, public health By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | March 8, 2025 Bird flu is not just for birds.
Around Town Apply now for a Clean Water Program grant By Stefanie Pruegel | March 7, 2025 School groups, community organizations, and nonprofits can get up to $6,000 per project; application deadline is May 9.
business Injunction malfunction: Musk loses round in battle with OpenAI, but still wins with ruling By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 7, 2025 While Musk lost the battle, the judge’s decision may prove pivotal to advancing Musk’s central argument in the war between the tech titans.
California An audit found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in a fire. Five years later, lawmakers finally talk about it By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | March 7, 2025 “We need to make sure that we’re having these discussions so that we can continue to protect our people.”
Bay Area Which school districts are on California’s latest financial danger lists — and why By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 6, 2025 Oakland, San Francisco and Hayward have joined the state’s most financially stressed districts — those flirting with insolvency.
Featured in Category Republicans once wanted government out of health care — Trump voters see it differently By Noam N. Levey | KFF Health News | March 6, 2025 Polling found three-quarters of Trump voters back government limits on what hospitals can charge.
Education Amid polarization, civics education enjoys bipartisan support, survey finds By Linda Jacobson | The 74 | March 6, 2025 But Americans don’t want teachers to put "their thumb on the scale," one researcher said.
construction Supes pass amendment to ease conversion of SF commercial buildings into housing By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | March 5, 2025 "This is a win-win for our city."