Featured in Category Border Patrol to retrain hundreds of California agents on how to comply with the Constitution By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos | CalMatters | April 10, 2025 An ACLU lawsuit argued that agents have been targeting people solely for looking Latino or like farmworkers, violating the Fourth Amendment.
Bay Area Oakland special election: Extended hours for early ballots in final days before April 15 vote By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 10, 2025 The Registrar’s Office is located inside the Rene C Davidson Court House at 1225 Fallon Street, Room G-1, in Oakland.
climate change Trump targets California climate laws in new executive order By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | April 9, 2025 Legal experts say his claims about the laws being unconstitutional are an overreach.
wildlife Minke whale stranded in Emeryville mudflat amid troubling wave of SF Bay whale deaths By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 9, 2025 The likely juvenile whale was first spotted in the same area about a week ago.
Bay Area Special election preview: The 10 candidates running to become next mayor of Oakland By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 8, 2025 Meet the candidates on the ballot for Oakland’s April 15 special mayoral election to replace Sheng Thao.
Oakland City Hall shuffle: Oakland mayor’s office staff on leave after Thao’s former top deputy fired By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 8, 2025 Newly released documents include notes about a cynical strategy to ‘use BP (Black People) as tokens.'
pensions California’s big pension funds lost billions in stock market selloff. Can they recover in time? By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | April 8, 2025 CalPERS lost about $15 billion on Thursday and Friday, the first two days after Trump’s announcement; CalSTRS likely recorded a similar loss.
Bay Area Friends in law places: Federal court filings express solidarity with firm Trump targeted By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | April 7, 2025 The amicus fillings, providing safety in numbers, asked the court to ensure that this abuse of executive power ceases.
California Canadians pull back on travel to California because of Trump: ‘I will miss the desert’ By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | April 7, 2025 It’s become clear that Trump is willing to rip up the biggest and best trading partnership in the world and drive the US travel industry to the ground.
Bay Area ‘Hands Off!’ day around the Bay: Thousands join in protests of all things Trump and Musk By Alise Maripuu, Leslie Katz and Aly Brown | Bay City News | April 6, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators were part of the scene in downtown Oakland.