HHealth care Read More AI finds existing drugs that may extend survival for ALS patientsMarch 25, 2026 With the help of artificial intelligence, a coalition of Bay Area institutions identified 18 FDA-approved drugs that could…
FFitness Read More 71-year-old Oakland grandmother is among finalists in national fitness competitionMarch 20, 2026 article Bette Vargas, 71, of Oakland is a fitness champion. She’s competing in the Ms. Health and Fitness…
HHealth care Read More Kaiser Permanente strike to endMarch 2, 2026 The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on…
WWNBA Read More Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase named WNBA coach of the yearFebruary 18, 2026 SAN JOSE — Natalie Nakase’s debut season got more special Wednesday afternoon when the Valkyries coach was awarded…
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,…