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Until the wells run dry: Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow
03/03/2025

Until the wells run dry: Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow

AFTER ABUNDANT RAINFALL and moderate snowfall this year in the northern half of the state, California’s largest reservoirs are holding more than 120% of

‘It’s time to wind this down’: Residents brace for closure of Bayview Vehicle Triage Center
03/03/2025

‘It’s time to wind this down’: Residents brace for closure of Bayview Vehicle Triage Center

IN AN OLD parking lot behind the site of the former Candlestick Park in San Francisco, tensions are running high. In early December 2024, the city

SF City Hall ‘DOGE raid’ was a YouTube prank; authorities weigh whether to pursue charges
03/03/2025

SF City Hall ‘DOGE raid’ was a YouTube prank; authorities weigh whether to pursue charges

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether federal Department of Government Efficiency impersonators committed any criminal acts earlier

What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools? | Quick Guide
03/02/2025

What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools? | Quick Guide

The U.S. Department of Education alarmed school leaders last week by threatening to withhold federal funding from schools and colleges that do not abandon

Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – February, March 2025
03/02/2025

Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – February, March 2025

These are among the new titles released by Bay Area and Northern California writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: (Courtesy Jean Shinoda

Column: Online dating after 50? Here’s a first important tip — get realistic about your age
03/02/2025

Column: Online dating after 50? Here’s a first important tip — get realistic about your age

I STARTED ONLINE DATING just before I qualified for the senior discount at Denny’s. I’ve since used that discount and became a member of AARP (many

Newsom’s homeless funding tracker website holds counties accountable for housing goals
03/02/2025

Newsom’s homeless funding tracker website holds counties accountable for housing goals

RED MEANS FAILURE, green means progress. Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a new tracker tool this week that shows how local agencies are using state funds to

Oakland Unified to cut nearly 100 full-time jobs as district struggles with $95M deficit
03/01/2025

Oakland Unified to cut nearly 100 full-time jobs as district struggles with $95M deficit

Nearly 100 Oakland Unified School District teachers and staff are targeted for layoffs as part of the district’s plan to balance its budget. The Oakland

Where’s the water? Sierra snow level at 85% of normal as winter season approaches end
03/01/2025

Where’s the water? Sierra snow level at 85% of normal as winter season approaches end

As California’s rainy season enters its final stretch, state water managers announced Friday that the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack is just 85 percent of

State says 12 cities in Contra Costa County have very high fire hazard severity areas
03/01/2025

State says 12 cities in Contra Costa County have very high fire hazard severity areas

Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and Pinole are considered very high

Moss Landing residents sue Vistra over business losses, health issues due to battery fire
03/01/2025

Moss Landing residents sue Vistra over business losses, health issues due to battery fire

A lawsuit was filed this week in response to the impacts of the Jan. 16 fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage Facility. Attorneys for Kim

Amid the erasure of Black history, climate justice leader’s stories bridge political divide
02/28/2025

Amid the erasure of Black history, climate justice leader’s stories bridge political divide

BORN IN A CAR in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1958, carrying DNA from France, Nigeria, Nova Scotia and Thailand, Catherine Coleman Flowers entered the world at

Activists plan protest against ICE’s possible use of FCI Dublin for immigrant detention
02/28/2025

Activists plan protest against ICE’s possible use of FCI Dublin for immigrant detention

Activists are planning to protest Saturday at the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin against the Trump administration’s possible plan to house

Special election to oust San Mateo sheriff will proceed after legal challenge denied
02/28/2025

Special election to oust San Mateo sheriff will proceed after legal challenge denied

San Mateo County’s special election to give temporary authority to the county Board of Supervisors to remove the county sheriff can proceed, after a legal

A ‘pe*****le hellscape’: Suit claims Roblox, Discord enable exploitation of young users
02/28/2025

A ‘pe*****le hellscape’: Suit claims Roblox, Discord enable exploitation of young users

A lawsuit against Bay Area tech companies Roblox and Discord filed last week alleges that the apps are hunting grounds for child predators and they

Bay Area reps fight effort to reuse shuttered Dublin prison as immigrant detention facility
02/27/2025

Bay Area reps fight effort to reuse shuttered Dublin prison as immigrant detention facility

Two Bay Area members of Congress — U.S. Reps. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, and Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose — have sent a letter to the Trump

‘We’re out here not getting paid’: UC workers strike amid contract negotiation stalemate
02/27/2025

‘We’re out here not getting paid’: UC workers strike amid contract negotiation stalemate

University of California laboratory technicians, information technologists, museum and health care workers went on strike Wednesday to protest what they

Ex-Stanford employee found guilty of unlawful access, alteration of breast cancer database
02/27/2025

Ex-Stanford employee found guilty of unlawful access, alteration of breast cancer database

A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer study and altering

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