Arts & Entertainment SF Story Fest: Local News Matters partners in event blending reporting, live performance By Staff | Local News Matters | April 29, 2025 Some of the Bay Area’s best journalism comes to the stage on July 19 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Port of Oakland’s free sunset harbor tours return for new season, with first cruise May 9 By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | April 28, 2025 The tours include live 90-minute narration that covers the Port’s history, environmental goals and its daily operations.
Education Oakland school board ousts superintendent as district emerges from state receivership By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 26, 2025 The decision was met with cheers and jeers.
Featured in Category Tsukahara family files lawsuit in Cybertruck crash By Damin Esper | April 25, 2025 Parents speak to the Exedra about their search for answers in the crash that took their daughter's life last November.
City Photos | Owls named, trees honored at city’s Arbor and Earth Day Celebration By Photos by Julie Reichle | April 25, 2025 Great horned owls in Dracena Park receive new monikers and six trees received Heritage Tree distinction.
Around Town Commentary | Want to honor our owls? Let’s clean up our light pollution By Garrett Keating | April 25, 2025 Dim the lights in the Community Hall Plaza, now blazing all night, to see if owls will settle in that park as well, writes Garrett Keating.
Featured in Category Photos | Piedmont Adult School celebrates Golden Anniversary By Photos by Julie Reichle | April 25, 2025 The school started in 1975 and has evolved over the years.
Bay Area Oakland purchases former hotel to provide interim housing for encampment residents By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 25, 2025 The building initially will be used as interim housing for up to 150 people in 105 units; and plans are to convert it into 125 units of permanent housing.
gavin newsom How Gavin Newsom is balancing the fight against Trump with Los Angeles fire relief By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | April 24, 2025 The stakes are incredibly high, not only for the future of Los Angeles but also for Newsom's gubernatorial legacy.
Oakland Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee outlines first-100-days agenda to tackle city’s issues By Thomas Hughes and Glenn Gehlke | Bay City News | April 23, 2025 Her agenda addresses the structural challenges that impact everything from budget to whether Oaklanders can walk the streets safely at night.