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Blue Shield Cited Federal Privacy Law to Silence Questions About a Dead Firefighter. The Feds Say It Was Wrong.
PublishedBlue Shield of California told reporters investigating the death of San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones that it was…
Jury Convicts SF Man of Beating Taxi Driver Who Tried to Collect an Unpaid Fare
PublishedA San Francisco jury convicted Antonio Jones, 29, of battery, theft by false pretenses, and resisting arrest after he…
Oakland Attorney Who Challenged ICE in Court Says TSA Put Him on a Watchlist
PublishedNikolas De Bremaeker, a managing attorney at Oakland's Centro Legal de la Raza who has fought ICE authority in federal…
As FBI Excavates Mass Graves at Miranda's Rescue, the Owner Says She Did Nothing Wrong
PublishedFederal agents are digging up mass gravesites at a Humboldt County animal rescue where 730 of 900 transferred dogs…
Hayward's Largest Data Center Bypassed City Council Through a Zoning Loophole. By the Time Elected Officials Noticed, It Was Already Being Built.
PublishedA 300,000-square-foot data center is rising in Hayward that will consume as much electricity as one-fifth of all the…
California State Parks Boss Secretly Filmed 23 Lifeguards — Then the State He Worked For Faces a Civil Suit
PublishedA former California State Parks superintendent who allegedly placed a hidden camera in a Bolsa Chica locker room to…
Berkeley Closes Its $30M Budget Gap With Layoffs, Shelter Closures — and a November Gamble
PublishedBerkeley's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a $917 million two-year budget that closes most of a $30…
Bay Area Lawsuit Wins Nationwide Ban on ICE Courthouse Arrests
PublishedA federal judge in San Francisco has extended a nationwide ban on ICE arrests at courthouses and multi-day detention in…
California Wins Federal Block on Trump's Voter ID Order — But a State Ballot Measure Brings the Fight Back Home
PublishedA federal district court permanently blocked every provision of President Trump's voter ID executive order on…
Three Accounts for the AI Build-Out: Labor, the Environment, and Public Contracts
PublishedOracle charged 21,000 jobs. OpenAI wants 9.2 GW of natural gas. An SF official steered $10M to friends. The week's…
Hyphy Holiday at Crybaby Oakland Benefits Immigrant Justice on the 4th
PublishedCrybaby Oakland's late-night July 4th party sends a portion of proceeds to the California Collaborative for Immigrant…
Cat Town Oakland Brings Kitten Pairs to Rockridge Pet Food Express This Saturday
PublishedCat Town Oakland runs a Saturday drop-in kitten adoption at Pet Food Express in Rockridge — 2:30 to 5pm, no appointment…
At the Jack London Aquatic Center Docks, Summer Camp Opened on Rowing Machines
PublishedIllegally moored boats — some in place since Friday, one visibly sinking — blocked the East Bay Rowing Club's "Learn to…
Youth Radio Unlocks 1701 Broadway Again
PublishedThe Oakland nonprofit shuttered in November 2024 after a debt-laden expansion collapsed its payroll.
Californios Earns Three Michelin Stars, Becoming the First Mexican Restaurant in the World to Reach That Level
PublishedVal M. Cantú's Mission District tasting menu made history Wednesday night at the 2026 Michelin Guide California…
Three Runs in Nine Innings, Again: The Giants-A's Under Keeps Cashing, and Devers Finally Swung
PublishedTwo nights ago I wrote that two broken offenses were meeting at Oracle and the only honest number on the board was the…
OpenAI Is in Talks to Anchor a 10-GW Ohio Data Center. 9.2 GW Would Run on Natural Gas.
PublishedThe SF-based company is the prospective anchor tenant for the PORTS Technology Campus in Piketon, Ohio — one of the…
Inside 1600 Jackson, Flooring Is Going In Where Lombardi's Used to Sell Skis
PublishedConstruction is underway at 1600 Jackson Street, the former Lombardi Sports building that sat vacant for eleven years…
Mexico-Czechia at San Pedro Square: Fans Arrived at 10 a.m. for a 6 p.m. Game
PublishedWednesday's watch party at San Pedro Square ran from Switzerland-Canada all the way through Mexico-Czechia, with…
Aiyuk Says He'll Sign With Washington 'Tomorrow.' He's Negotiating From a List Reserved for Players Who Quit.
PublishedNo NFL game tonight. There's nothing here to bet — line not pulled, analysis only — so let's just read the leverage…
Mendocino County's Biggest Earthquake in 90 Years Sends 657,000 Alerts Across Northern California
PublishedA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Willits in Mendocino County on Wednesday morning — the most powerful temblor to…
PG&E Scammers Add QR Codes to Their Arsenal as Bay Area Losses Top $211K
PublishedScammers impersonating PG&E have pocketed more than $211,000 from Bay Area customers through mid-2026 — and they've…
BART Just Had Its Best Month Since the Pandemic. It's Also Borrowing $88 Million to Stay Solvent.
PublishedIn May 2026, BART logged 202,650 average weekday trips — its highest since before the pandemic.
Five Minutes on the Clock, One Impatient Owner: What Mike Dunleavy Was Actually Doing in the Warriors' Draft Room
PublishedThe camera found Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy mid-gesture, phone already in hand, his boss Joe Lacob pacing a tight circle…