Bay Area Angel Island Immigration Station named among America’s Most Endangered Historic Places By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | May 21, 2026 The station at Angel Island was built to interrogate, detain and often exclude newcomers, especially under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
featured Too close for comfort: Monterey County joins push to halt suspected ICE center near Gilroy By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 21, 2026 Santa Clara County officials said they were caught unaware of the planned project and cast doubts on whether it complied with local zoning laws.
featured Alameda County homeless count drops 13%, preliminary 2026 point-in-time data shows By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | May 20, 2026 The proportion of unsheltered homeless people who are not in any form of emergency, interim, or transitional housing also decreased, by 18%.
Bay Area What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | May 20, 2026 Good government groups backed legislation that sought to make every lobbyist letter public and online, but those proposals appear dead for the year.
Elections Even while courting moderates on voter ID, GOP leaders still push debunked fraud narrative By Nadia Lathan | CalMatters | May 20, 2026 A Republican-backed voter ID law proposed for the November ballot could prevent as many as 1 million eligible Californians from voting.
Uncategorized Register for summer kickoff “Splash Bash” at the community pool starting Wednesday morning By City of Piedmont | May 19, 2026 The pool will be a summer fun zone on Saturday, May 23.
Crime & Safety The Blotter | Car stolen from Fairview Avenue By Damin Esper | May 19, 2026 Audi A4 taken from in front of house.
Elections Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race By Jeanne Kuang, Yue Stella Yu, and Maya C. Miller | CalMatters | May 19, 2026 The billionaire is paying influencers to boost his California governor campaign. Some didn’t disclose it.
Arts & Entertainment Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’ By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | May 19, 2026 Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.
High School Volleyball | Piedmont players earning bids to play at USA Volleyball Junior Nationals By Reader Submission | May 19, 2026 Seven players have been invited to compete this summer at Nationals, the highest level of girls volleyball.