Bay Area SF City Hall ‘DOGE raid’ was a YouTube prank; authorities weigh whether to pursue charges By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | February 27, 2025 "Are you sending tampons to dolphins in Timbuktu" asked the alleged perp, whose YouTube subscribers number nearly 850,000.
California ‘Look, there’s nowhere else to go:’ Inside California’s crackdown on homeless camps By Marisa Kendall and Katie Anastas | Cal Matters | February 27, 2025 It’s been eight months since the US Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities can respond to homeless encampments.
Education California’s fund to build student housing runs dry — leaving community colleges in the lurch By Adam Echelman | February 27, 2025 Researchers have found that around 20% of CA community college students experience homelessness at some point over the course of a year, and many more struggle to pay rent.
News 1st confirmed death in Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated, school-aged child By Amanda Geduld | The 74 | February 27, 2025 HHS head and longtime vaccine skeptic RFK Jr downplayed the outbreak’s severity while his organization blamed the vaccines themselves.
Bay Area ‘We’re out here not getting paid’: UC workers strike amid contract negotiation stalement By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | February 27, 2025 The strike will take place across all 10 UC campuses as well as hospitals and laboratories like Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
nature UC Berkeley’s famous falcons are missing — which has fans and experts fearing the worst By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | February 26, 2025 The culprit may be the highly contagious avian flu.
Bay Area ‘Half-truths and outright lies’: Court upholds convictions of Theranos CEO Holmes, partner By Susan Nash | Bay City News | February 26, 2025 Holmes and Balwani were convicted of multiple counts of fraud relating to Theranos’s failed blood-testing technology.
crime The Blotter | Traffic stop leads to arrests for ammunition By Damin Esper and Exedra staff | February 25, 2025 Plus: Police use ALPR tech to track burglary suspect and recover stolen property.
Crime & Safety CHP investigating afternoon shooting on Highway 24 By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | February 25, 2025 For several hours Tuesday afternoon, a portion of 24 was shut down and traffic diverted to Claremont Avenue.
City Big waves along the coast, high temperatures inland give way to weekend Bay Area drizzle By Kiley Russell, Bay City News and Exedra staff | February 25, 2025 Enjoy our "false spring" while you can.