lawsuit Media watchdog’s suit accuses Elon Musk of waging ‘vendetta-driven campaign’ against it By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 14, 2025 The fight has its roots in Musk’s October 2022 acquisition of the social media platform.
Bay Area SF judge orders reinstatement of thousands of employees fired by Trump administration By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 14, 2025 The suit asked the court to invalidate the firings on grounds that OPM does not have statutory authority to fire agency employees.
parks Sun sets on SF’s Upper Great Highway for final time ahead of park transformation By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | March 14, 2025 The closure was the result of Proposition K being passed by the city’s voters in November’s election
Bay Area California landlords allowed to evict tenants for nonpayment — even if they’re able to pay By Felicia Mello | CalMatters | March 13, 2025 Nonpayment evictions plummeted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they’ve since spiked in many areas.
Technology California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them By Khari Johnson | CalMatters | March 13, 2025 New proposals follow a batch of more than 20 AI laws Newsom signed last year, but they are moving forward in a very different political environment.
Bay Area Setting the stage for ‘instability and revolt’: Annual Silicon Valley report sounds warning By Brandon Pho | San Jose Spotlight | March 12, 2025 Region’s stark concentration of wealth has fueled deep social divides and contributed to a growth in homelessness.
California The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. Can a new conservancy save it? By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters | March 12, 2025 Will nearly half a billion dollars in projects be enough?
wildlife Save Mount Diablo buys Ginochio Schwendel Ranch to protect key wildlife corridor By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | March 10, 2025 The Ginochio Schwendel Ranch features unusual volcanic geologic formations that support rare and endemic native plants.
gavin newsom Bipartisanship is rare in the California Legislature. Here are the bills breaking the divide By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | March 10, 2025 Less than 1% of the more than 2,000 bills California lawmakers filed this year have bipartisan coauthors.
Featured in Category Building anything in California takes too long — East Bay legislator aims to speed process By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 8, 2025 Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (who also represents Piedmont) thinks this is the political moment for some big changes.