Oakland School Board Set to Extend Denise Saddler’s Superintendent Contract
Saddler took the reins as a transitional leader last spring. Her appointment comes amid turmoil and a massive financial shortfall…
Trump Closes San Francisco’s Immigration Court for Good
The closure of the courthouse at 100 Montgomery St. comes after more than a year of Trump administration cuts that…
California Advocates Want Newsom to Fulfill Promise to Fund Child Care Spaces
Newsom’s office proposed cutting funding in the state budget for about 4,200 subsidized child care spaces, but advocates say it…
After the One Big Beautiful Bill, Free Clinics Are Stepping Up
After the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, many Californians no longer have access to healthcare because of higher…
Advocates Urge Demolition of FCI Dublin, Raising Worries It Could Become ICE Jail
A new report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons marks the first step in transferring the East Bay site, potentially…
Berkeley Extends Surveillance Contract With Flock Safety but Rejects Major Expansion
Although the City Council approved up to 12 more months of Flock’s automated license plate readers, it voted against the…
San Francisco Nurses Fight for Kaiser Employee Terminated Over DACA Status
The Bay Area Kaiser employee is just one out of an estimated 500,000 immigrants who currently hold DACA status, with…
Chinese Laundrymen Won Equal Protections for All. San Francisco Wants to Tell Their Story
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1886 became a landmark civil rights case because it extended equal protection to noncitizens.
California Man Charged With Attempted Assassination of Trump in DC Dinner Shooting
The man who authorities said tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been…
Oakland Police Kill Man Who Was Reportedly Pointing Gun at People in the Street
Officers said the man pointed his gun at them before they opened fire in Oakland’s Webster neighborhood.