Local News Matters

07/01/2024

Lots of Pride on the streets of San Francisco over the weekend.

Thousands of people have gathered in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the annual Pride Parade supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Crowds lined up along

06/25/2024

Exciting news! The Mendocino Voice is joining the Bay City News Foundation to expand our local and regional coverage.

In addition to expanded geographic reach, the partnership will give BCNF a chance to find synergies with stories that matter to multiple coastal counties already in its 12-county footprint.

Do you care about what’s happening in your community? So do we. Follow us to stay up to date on everything happening in the SF Bay and beyond.

Read more: https://localnewsmatters.org/mendocino-voice-partners-with-bay-city-news-foundation/

06/22/2024

Richmond ballot measure would tax Chevron for pollution.

The Richmond City Council voted unanimously this week to add a measure to the November ballot that would tax Chevron to offset environmental impacts

06/20/2024

Grand jury says Santa Cruz abuses solitary confinement intended for people having mental health crisis.

Last week, a Santa Cruz County civil grand jury released a report exploring mental health care in county jails. It alleges that corrections staff abuses

06/20/2024

San Francisco Giants opening up Oracle Park Thursday to honor Wille Mays.

The San Francisco Giants will open Oracle Park to the public for free on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. for a free program paying tribute to honor Willie

06/19/2024

Incarcerated work for as little as 16 cents an hour.

TWO YEARS AGO, California prisoners thought they would get a chance to celebrate their freedom from involuntary servitude, but at the last minute their

06/19/2024

Oakland man arrested for arson attacks on UC Berkeley campus.

Cal Fire has identified a suspect in the four recent arson attacks on the UC Berkeley campus and authorities made an arrest, the agency said. Oakland

06/18/2024

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06/18/2024

Keeping sand off the great highway in San Francisco.

In its perennial effort to delay the progression of sand onto the northern length of the Great Highway and to keep it where it is needed, crews from San

06/18/2024

Pamela Price's former spokesperson sues her for discrimination, wrongful termination.

A former spokesperson for Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is suing for wrongful termination amid allegations of racial discrimination,

06/17/2024

Golden Gate Fields last day.

THEY TORE UP losing tickets and swore they won $14,000. Drained cases of Modelo and ate $9 hot dogs. Debated jockeys’ forms and what a superfecta bet Golden Gate Fields horse racing finale

06/17/2024

Stanford students walk out of graduation over Gaza conflict.

As Stanford President Richard Saller was giving remarks, shortly after Stanford’s official commencement ceremony began at Stanford Stadium on Sunday,

06/16/2024

Bill would name federal building in San Francisco after Diane Feinstein.

A federal building in San Francisco may soon be renamed for Dianne Feinstein, California’s first female senator and the longest-serving woman senator in

06/16/2024

Politics still local and personal for independents, not Republicans or Democrats.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS WHO live in communities with lots of gun violence are very concerned about gun safety and gun regulations, our research has found. That

06/16/2024

Oakland City Council authorizes sale of its share of the Oakland Coliseum to the locally owned African American Sports and Entertainment Group.

The Oakland City Council unanimously voted this week to authorize the sale of its share of the Oakland Coliseum to the locally owned African American

06/15/2024

San Francisco mayoral candidates tackle the issues at first debate.

Five candidates at the first San Francisco mayoral debate have sparred and shared their plans to address the city’s most pressing issues ahead of the

06/15/2024

How climate change affects insurance in California.

Obtaining homeowners insurance used to be relatively easy, but as climate risk increases with more severe weather disasters, insurance providers are

06/15/2024

State passes temporary budget as Gov. Newsom continues negotiating.

AFTER LEGISLATIVE LEADERS failed to reach an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom about how to close California’s projected multibillion-dollar deficit, the

06/15/2024

Grand jury says San Francisco agencies aren't sufficiently coordinating and are shy with the public about the inevitable costs of fighting climate change.

The city agencies that are building San Francisco’s climate resilience are doing good work, but they are not sufficiently coordinating with each other and

06/14/2024

UC Berkeley researchers trying to understand why psilocybin alters the visual experience in a study with human subjects.

A UC Berkeley research center seeks to understand why psilocybin alters the visual experience in a study with human subjects. The study marks UC

06/14/2024

Bay City News Foundation is among the 60 newsrooms participating in the fourth cohort of GNI Fundamentals Lab and funding program — a collaboration between Google News Initiative and Institute for Nonprofit News.

This three-month training (June-September) will help to “receive personalized audits of their current activities, attend learning sessions and participate in working groups to compare performance and tactics related to each topic area.”

BCNF is proud to be part of this program as it continues to bring community coverage to the SF Bay Area so that the people, places and topics that deserve more attention get it.

Read more about the GNI Fundamentals Lab here: https://inn.org/news/next-set-of-nonprofit-newsrooms-to-benefit-from-gni-fundamentals-lab-and-funds/

06/14/2024

San Francisco supervisor wants board to reject mayor’s proposed slashing of funding for city’s Community Ambassadors Program.

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has introduced a resolution to the Board of Supervisors urging them to reject the mayor’s proposed slashing of

06/13/2024

The measure allowing billionaires to build a new city in Solano County gets enough signatures for the November ballot.

A measure to rezone parts of eastern Solano County has qualified for the November ballot, bringing the dream of a utopian, billionaire-backed city one

06/13/2024

LAFCO approves request from Pittsburg and Seeno-owned Discovery Builders Inc. to annex 606 acres of ridgeline to build 1,500 homes.

More than 600 acres of county open space along the Los Medanos Ridgeline between Concord and Pittsburg are set to become houses, following an annexation

06/13/2024

San Francisco supes clear way for Mayor London Breed's $25 million effort to bring pandas to SF Zoo through private donations.

Despite criticism from animal welfare activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday that would allow certain government

06/13/2024

Alameda County DA Pamela Price responds to critics, rejects group's demand to fire subordinate.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Tuesday addressed criticism and perceived criticism leveled at her in recent weeks by supporters of an

06/12/2024

Stranded kite surfer in Santa Cruz uses rocks to spell out call for help last weekend.

A kite surfer who somehow became stranded on a remote Santa Cruz County beach over the weekend kept his wits and turned to his natural surroundings to

06/12/2024

Sonoma County seeks artists for memorial for 2017 fire victims.

Sonoma County is soliciting applications from artists to create a memorial for the victims of the 2017 wildfires. The artist or team of artists will be

06/12/2024

Elon Musk decides on eve of hearing to drop lawsuit he filed with great fanfare against Sam Altman and OpenAI, at least for now.

THE LAWSUIT ELON MUSK filed with grand fanfare against Sam Altman and OpenAI on Feb. 29 has ended, at least for now — not with a bang but a whimper.

06/12/2024

Uber loses its fight to overturn California's gig worker law.

UBER ON MONDAY lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery