Bay Area How tariffs and war are hurting California small businesses By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | April 29, 2026 Higher prices hit small businesses — defined as those with fewer than 500 employees — harder than big ones, and some wonder how long they can survive.
public safety BART seeks applicants for Police Civilian Review Board By Pete Young, Bay City News | April 28, 2026 Prospects must live in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco or San Mateo counties.
Oakland Oakland airport can keep new name under settlement agreement with San Francisco By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | April 28, 2026 Mutual resolution also allows the renamed Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to retain its current airport code OAK.
Technology ‘A betrayal:’ California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally By Khari Johnson and Wendy Fry | CalMatters | April 28, 2026 Advocacy groups said the shared information will show whether a person has a Social Security number, meaning it could be used to identify people in the country without authorization.
Bay Area Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 27, 2026 CARE Court struggles to serve Californians in acute mental health crises. Two bills are moving forward to change that.
Bay Area Alameda County DA urges Swalwell victims to come forward, says none have done so yet By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 23, 2026 Jones Dickson also contested the value of a hotline for potential victims set up by former district attorney Pamela Price.
California ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | April 23, 2026 The new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group is now one of eight ICE detention centers in the state.
Featured in Category Alaska Airlines starts direct service between Oakland and San Diego, with 4 flights daily By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | April 23, 2026 The year-round schedule will fly Embraer E175 aircraft.
Bay Area California’s ban on masked immigration agents struck down by federal appeals court By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | April 22, 2026 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down the law.
Bay Area BART sees ridership boost amid I-80 closure, with weekend trips up as much as 46% By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | April 21, 2026 In March, BART reported its average weekday ridership topped 200,000 for the first time since pre-COVID when ridership was double that.