Bay Area State water deliveries to surge — highest in 6 years By Alastair Bland | January 26, 2023 Growers and Southern California cities will receive 30% of their requested allocations after heavy rains fed the reservoirs.
Bay Area State Justice Department hasn’t probed — or even logged — all police shootings of possibly unarmed people By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | January 26, 2023 A new state law was intended to ensure state oversight of police shootings.
Bay Area California reparations task force aims at more than dollars, seeks policies to prevent harm By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | January 26, 2023 The task force members are discussing monetary and nonmonetary reparations ideas to compensate for slavery and racism and prevent future harms against Black Californians.
Oakland A ‘false crisis’: Chief Armstrong lashes back against forced leave, blames federal monitor By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | January 24, 2023 Oakland mayor defended the decision to place OPD chief on administrative leave; newly elected Sheng Thao said the move was not punitive.
gavin newsom A vigil, another mass shooting By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | January 24, 2023 Recent shootings have in common easy access to guns.
guns ‘We are sickened’: State, local officials react to Half Moon Bay mass shootings that killed 7 By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | January 24, 2023 California was still reeling from Saturday's Monterey Park mass shooting when the news of Half Moon Bay came out on Monday afternoon.
Bay Area King tides to affect Bay Area coastlines this weekend By Bay City News | January 20, 2023 Headed to the beach? Pay attention to high and low tide timing to avoid flooded areas.
Bay Area Some East Bay Parks remain closed for now By Tony Hicks | Bay City News Foundation | January 17, 2023 Mudslides and falling trees remain a threat even as stormy weather has passed.
California Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | January 17, 2023 Imperial Valley Farms in SoCal are allocated nearly 80% of California's water from the Colorado River.
climate change Race to zero: Can California’s power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars? By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | January 17, 2023 If so, that assumes California would build solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade — that may not be realistic.