California Parents on Waitlist for Subsidized Childcare Anxious Over Proposed Budget Cuts
The Newsom administration proposes cutting childcare slots to help balance the budget. But parents and advocates are pushing for more…
California Launches Sweeping Rules Aimed at Cutting Plastic Packaging Waste
California is trying something no state has done before: requiring producers to dramatically reduce plastic packaging, recycle more and take…
How You Can (Mostly) Cut Using Fossil Fuels as a Renter in the Bay Area
“Climate technology” — innovations that address the climate crisis — is exploding. Here’s how you can take advantage of the…
These Bay Area Renters Are Cutting Fossil Fuels From Their Homes and Commutes
Bay Area renters are getting creative about swapping their gas appliances for electric ones, like heat pumps, solar panels and…
Can We Swipe Our Way to Friendship?
Friendship apps and curated dinners are helping people connect in a lonely moment. But they can only open the door.…
Conservative Activist Sonja Shaw Advances in State Superintendent Race
A school board president in the Inland Empire, Shaw built her campaign around opposing transgender girls’ participation in school sports.
Ballots Are all in, but California Election Results Could Take Weeks to Settle. Why?
Election experts say California’s reliance on voting by mail, along with a lack of resources at county election offices and…
Richmond Mayoral Race: Jimenez and Anderson Likely Headed for Runoff in November
Progressive incumbent Eduardo Martinez appeared poised to lose his reelection bid, months after he came under fire for antisemitic social…
FBI Fatally Shoots a Man Holding Hostages in Bakersfield Office Building, Police Say
The Bakersfield Police Department said that the suspect was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday morning. All the…
Jones Dickson Leads Early in Alameda County District Attorney Race
Early returns show Ursula Jones Dickson leading the Alameda County district attorney race over former DA Pamela Price in a…