EEconomy Read More California has one of the nation’s weakest job marketsFebruary 8, 2026 California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding…
HHealth care Read More Who can get money from Kaiser Permanente data breach settlement? – The Mercury NewsJanuary 19, 2026 The window has been opened for millions of Kaiser Permanente customers to claim a share of a $46…
HHealth Read More Deadly bacterial outbreak discovered at Berkeley homeless encampmentJanuary 15, 2026 BERKELEY, Calif. – Berkeley city leadership issued a public health warning on Monday after animals in a homeless…
HHealth care Read More Medicaid cuts trigger layoffs at East Bay hospitals serving Alameda County’s most vulnerableJanuary 10, 2026 Several East Bay hospitals that serve Alameda County’s most vulnerable residents have issued layoff notices to staff, citing…
HHealth care Read More Alameda County hospital system lays off hundreds of employees to counter federal cuts – The Mercury NewsJanuary 8, 2026 A day after many Alameda Health System employees had received notices of paid leave — only to have…
UUnited States Read More 3 fatally wounded in early morning Oakland shootingJanuary 4, 2026 article Photo: Angela Barron/Oakland’s Nosey Rosey OAKLAND, Calif. – Three people were fatally shot in Oakland early on…
HHealth care Read More California job-based health insurance costs outpace wages, inflationDecember 28, 2025 The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in California rose at twice the pace of inflation over the past…
HHealth care Read More Kaiser labor talks stall, raising fears of another strikeDecember 27, 2025 Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…
HHealth care Read More Bay Area officials demand answers on ‘unfathomable’ cancellation of $395 million Alameda veterans clinic – East Bay TimesDecember 26, 2025 The Department of Veterans Affairs’ cancellation of a long-awaited $395 million VA clinic project that was to be…
AArts and design Read More An unsung an architectural marvelDecember 22, 2025 There’s a surreal serenity atop the world’s longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge, crowned by a thick blanket of…
HHealth care Read More Bay Area officials demand answers on ‘unfathomable’ cancellation of $395 million Alameda veterans clinic – The Mercury NewsDecember 20, 2025 The Department of Veterans Affairs’ cancellation of a long-awaited $395 million VA clinic project that was to be…
HHealth care Read More California to sell its own brand of insulinDecember 14, 2025 Emma Kleck has been totally dependent on insulin, the lifesaving medication for people living with diabetes, for 25…