Bay Area Women Veterans Recognition Day to be celebrated at the Alameda Naval Air Museum on June 12 By Diane Williamson, Commissioner | Women Veterans Subcommittee, Co-Chair | June 10, 2025 The event commemorates the June 12, 1948 signing of the law granting women the right to serve permanently in the US Armed Services.
California California Democrats choose progressive Latina as next state Senate leader By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | June 9, 2025 Sen. Monique Limón will be the first woman of color to hold the state Senate leader position.
health care Lawmakers and Newsom are billions apart on cuts to health care, education and more By Yue Stella Yu, Jeanne Kuang and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | June 9, 2025 Legislative leaders argue, balancing the state’s budget should not come at the expense of “California’s most vulnerable.”
Oakland Community, politicians give Mayor Barbara Lee ‘Oakland love’ at inaugural celebration By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 Lee, 78, will serve out the remainder of Thao’s term and could spend much of her term running to retain the mayor’s office.
Bay Area ‘Unacceptable’: Bay Area leaders condemn detention of SEIU President David Huerta By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 The union plans to hold a rally on the west side of the Capitol in Sacramento to protest the arrest and immigration raids.
lawsuit Santa Rita Jail medical provider pays $2.5M to family of man who lay dead in cell for days By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 His family lawyers said guards ignored his condition even as meals delivered to him piled up uneaten.
Bay Area Pilot program to increase juror pay in Alameda County dies with state budget cuts By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 7, 2025 Jurors selected after Thursday will receive the regular $15 a day and 34 cents per mile.
Bay Area Immigrant advocates say ICE arrest of 15 in SF targeted those showing up for check-ins By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | June 6, 2025 They didn’t have criminal records and were following directions of ICE and immigration courts, the immigrant advocates said.
California California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions By Anat Rubin | CalMatters | June 5, 2025 A CalMatters investigation finds a dangerous shortage of defense investigators across the state.
lgbtq ‘Absolutely shameful’: Bay Area leaders decry reported plan to rename ‘Harvey Milk’ ship By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | June 4, 2025 State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, called it an “unprecedented attack on decades of work by LGBTQ veterans.”