Bay Area Plan ahead for fireworks viewing: Bay Area road closures on July Fourth By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | June 30, 2026 The Golden Gate Bridge, streets around Lake Merritt, and portions of the East Bay hills will all be affected by Saturday's celebrations.
Technology Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works By Colin Lecher and Mohamed Al Elew | CalMatters | June 30, 2026 CalMatters and The Markup want to keep tabs on whether data companies comply with DROP, and that's where you come in.
Technology California to share driver license data despite fears it could expose unauthorized immigrants By Khari Johnson, Wendy Fry, and Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | June 30, 2026 The new state budget includes $55 million for the DMV to build a data-sharing system to bring California into compliance with the federal REAL ID law.
California San Francisco Civic Center federal building renamed to honor late Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Eric Urbach | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 Family members and elected officials came together for a small private ceremony to mark the event on Monday.
health Newsom’s parting gift: A budget that delays California’s deep cuts to 2027 By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | June 29, 2026 A final budget deal reached last week relies largely on AI revenue projections and new taxes to delay social service cuts and shrink future deficits.
Bay Area Alameda County approves $6.7B budget, preserving safety-net services By Nicole Tingson | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 County officials said the budget closes a $91 million deficit without layoffs or major service reductions.
Bay Area They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | June 26, 2026 A conversation with the UC Berkeley authors of “Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide.”
Elections Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot By Yue Stella Yu and Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | June 25, 2026 Californians will vote on 14 statewide ballot measures on environment, taxation, election, housing, and healthcare.
Bay Area Newsom signs law that lets Uber, attorneys avoid ballot measure fight By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | June 25, 2026 New law limits medical cost recoveries from ride-hailing crashes, imposes new driver background check rules.
Environment Tech billionaires hire Democratic dealmakers in renewed push to build a Bay Area city By Kate Wolffe and Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | June 25, 2026 California Forever is lobbying state leaders to rush through a massive shipbuilding deal that would fast-track its development after years of local opposition.