Bay Area celebrates 40th MLK Day with volunteer events amid divisive national politics
At the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, children in neon T-shirts and grandmothers in worn…
Santa Clara County to face budget effects in 2026 due to federal funding cuts
Santa Clara County Executive James Williams sums up the biggest issue facing California’s sixth-largest county in 2026 in…
School trustee’s spoof song glorifying gunplay misses mark with teachers – East Bay Times
“Randolph the Bow-Legged Cowboy had a very shiny gun, and if you ever saw it, you would turn…
Budget analysts tells San Diego how to help shrink county water rate hikes – San Diego Union-Tribune
Budget analysts for San Diego say city officials should demand big changes at the cash-strapped County Water Authority,…
Billionaire tax plan draws fire from California top democrats – The Mercury News
By Eliyahu Kamisher and Biz Carson, Bloomberg A proposed tax on California’s wealthiest residents is drawing opposition from…
This emerging group of young transit advocates wants to reshape how San Diego gets around – San Diego Union-Tribune
An emerging nonprofit led by passionate young advocates wants to help shape San Diego’s future by demanding a…
Do live sports have a future at Oakland Coliseum? The A’s may hold the keys.
OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s last played baseball in this city over a year ago, but the franchise…
Gloria doubles down on Civic Center, Midway Rising
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said Thursday he will aggressively pursue a new sports arena project despite legal…
Damon Brown hired as San Diego County’s new county counsel
San Diego County has a new top lawyer, its fifth since 2020. Damon Brown, a top adviser to…
Lobbyist, campaign consultants win county contract to push sales tax hike
Even as labor unions pursue a citizens’ initiative to get a countywide half-cent sales tax increase on the…
With tensions high, San Jose enacts ‘ICE-free zones’ on city-owned property
With tensions ratcheting up across the country following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal…
Advocates may take San Jose animal shelter to court to force improvements
Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight…