MMobile Read More New legislation proposes smartphone ban in all California schoolApril 18, 2026 A statewide ban on students using cellphones in school could come as early as next summer under newly…
WWNBA Read More Rookie Marta Suarez embraces Valkyries at rookie introductionApril 18, 2026 OAKLAND — The moment wasn’t supposed to belong to Marta Suarez. Not yet, anyway. Draft night has a…
EEconomy Read More Bay Area and California job markets are far stronger than first thoughtApril 7, 2026 The Bay Area didn’t lose jobs in 2025 after all. While the Bay Area job market may have…
BBreaking News Read More Moving fast, breaking the world. AI risks shattering our shared reality.March 5, 2026 Artificial intelligence is here: writing paragraphs, generating images, mimicking voices, shaping what billions of people see each day,…
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…
EEnvironment Read More Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California CountyFebruary 6, 2026 The Bay Area Air District kicked off the new year with a warning for residents of the nine…
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 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,…
UUnited States Read More Cluster of earthquakes strike San Ramon on Saturday nightDecember 21, 2025 article SAN RAMON, Calif. – A trio of earthquakes with an epicenter in San Ramon rumbled the Bay…