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.”
California ‘An endless game of whack-a-mole’: California tariffs lawsuit thrown out, but it’s not over By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | June 4, 2025 State takes its tariffs fight to the 9th Circuit appeals court, which experts believe is more likely to give it a favorable ruling.
Bay Area ‘A final act of love’: Oakland teacher killed by fleeing driver heroically saved his girlfriend By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 3, 2025 Marvin Boomer Jr., a teacher and coach at Castlemont High School, was killed Wednesday following a crosstown pursuit of a suspect.
Elections Young Democrats offer lessons for their leaders at party convention By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | June 2, 2025 The stakes are high: As California Dems aim to retake the U.S. House in battleground districts next year, young voters could be key to victory.
Bay Area New Alameda County DA withdraws from historic death penalty resentencing By Cayla Mihalovich | CalMatters | May 30, 2025 The former DA said her office wanted to achieve justice for the people of color whose constitutional rights had been violated in the process.
caltrans Bill seeks automated license plate cameras to improve safety in road construction zones By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 29, 2025 Automated speed enforcement slows people down, and a few extra seconds of reaction time can mean the difference between life and death.
gavin newsom Newsom, Conway share views on California’s future at Bay Area-Silicon Valley Summit in SF By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 28, 2025 Conway’s pro-Trump speech was a deviation from San Francisco’s left-leaning politicians who have denounced Trump’s policies.