Oakland Community, politicians give Mayor Barbara Lee ‘Oakland love’ at inaugural celebration By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 Lee, 78, will serve out the remainder of Thao’s term and could spend much of her term running to retain the mayor’s office.
Bay Area ‘Unacceptable’: Bay Area leaders condemn detention of SEIU President David Huerta By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 The union plans to hold a rally on the west side of the Capitol in Sacramento to protest the arrest and immigration raids.
Bay Area Santa Rita Jail medical provider pays $2.5M to family of man who lay dead in cell for days By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 9, 2025 His family lawyers said guards ignored his condition even as meals delivered to him piled up uneaten.
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.
Bay Area ‘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.