Berkeley School Board Seeks Its Fifth Member — The Job Comes With a $7 Million Deficit
Berkeley Unified School District is accepting applications for an open school board seat through July 29, and whoever…
California's 'Daylighting' Parking Law Is Now Being Enforced — and SF Drivers Face $63 Fines
After a year-long grace period, police across California are issuing $63 citations under AB 413, which bans parking…
Palo Alto Officials Predicted Few SB 79 Applications. Developers Filed Five in a Week.
Eight days after California's SB 79 took effect, Palo Alto had already received five applications for high-density…
SF Library's Chief of Branches Crosses the Bay to Lead Berkeley System
Berkeley has appointed Rebecca Alcalá-Veraflor — San Francisco Public Library's chief of branches, overseeing the…
Berkeley Teen Swimmer Maya Merhige Conquers North Channel for Cancer Research
Berkeley's own Maya Merhige, 18, has once again etched her name in open-water swimming history, completing the grueling…
July 13, 2026
Muni Metro Weekend Ridership Tops Pre‑Pandemic Peak — Line‑Level June Records Circulate But Await Official Confirmation
San Francisco's Muni Metro system surpassed its pre-pandemic weekend ridership for the first time in May 2026, with…
Berkeley City Council Moves to End the Permit Process That Makes a Hot Tub Harder to Build Than a Backyard Cottage
Two years after a Berkeley man spent $2,000 and seven months trying to drain his neighbor's hot tub plans — ultimately…
California Bans 'Sell By' Food Labels — and the Rest of the Country Is Watching
California became the first state in the nation to outlaw "sell by" dates on food packaging on July 1, replacing a…
Developer Drops 15 Units From 24th‑and‑Capp Project After Talks With Calle 24
A housing development one block from the 24th Street BART station has been quietly downsized from 35 units to 20 — a 43…
SF's Tent and RV Count Hits New Low, But Advocates Say the Numbers Hide the Real Story
San Francisco's latest quarterly street count found 115 tents and 315 occupied vehicles — the lowest figures since…
July 13, 2026
A Few Loud Hecklers, a Very Useful Spectacle: Eskenazi on Who Really Won at the Trans March
San Francisco's business establishment has a decade-long habit of finding political foils in Dolores Park — and Mission…
SF Democrats' Assault Hotline Sat Silent for Months — and Party Leadership Didn't Know
The San Francisco Democratic Party's internal system for reporting sexual assault and harassment received a complaint…
Berkeley Music Teacher Who Targeted Student at Disability‑Focused School Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison
Jason Hoopes, 50, a former music teacher at Bayhill High School — a private Berkeley institution serving students with…
An SF Foundation Chief Says America's Wealthy 'Kind of Launder' Charitable Money — and He Runs One of the City's Biggest Foundations
Glen Galaich, president of San Francisco's Stupski Foundation, has published a book arguing that America's wealthy…
Bay FC Tops Out Treasure Island Performance Center — Bay Area's First Women's Pro Training Facility On Track for Early 2027
On June 25, Bay FC placed the final steel beam atop its new Sports Performance Center on Treasure Island, completing…
July 12, 2026
Experimental Gyrocopter Crashes Next to Eastridge Mall, Injuring Two and Reviving Questions About Reid‑Hillview Airport
An experimental gyrocopter came down on a commercial property immediately adjacent to Eastridge Mall in San Jose on…
UC Berkeley's "Torture Memos" Professor John Yoo Advises Trump‑Era Conspiracy Probe
John Yoo, a UC Berkeley law professor notorious for authoring the George W.
SF Pride Confiscated Hundreds of Water Bottles — Then Couldn't Back Up Its Own Safety Claims
Attendees at San Francisco's 56th annual Pride celebration on June 29 had their water bottles seized at security…
Wiener Introduced His Trans Privacy Bill the Day Before Trump's Inauguration. Now It Has Teeth.
San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 59 on January 8, 2025 — the day before Donald Trump's second…
Berkeley's Oldest Cohousing Community Faces a 30‑Year Affordability Reckoning — With No Easy Answers
The city-backed deed restrictions that kept Berkeley Cohousing one of the Bay Area's most affordable intentional…
July 8, 2026
SF's Only Sober Shelter Posts 83% Housing Exit Rate — Then Got Tagged a MAHA Priority
Hope House, the Salvation Army's drug-free shelter on Sixth Street, has moved 83% of its residents into housing in its…
Your Landlord Needs a License to Raise Your Rent. Here's How to Check If They Got One.
San Francisco landlords are legally required to obtain a city-issued license before raising rent on any unit covered by…
Three Trackers, Three Prices: The Data Fight Behind SF's $4,000 Rent Milestone
San Francisco's median one-bedroom rent has crossed $4,000 a month for the first time — but depending on which tracker…
San Rafael Seeks Trump‑Era Tax Tool for Canal District, With Eyes Open to Displacement Risk
San Rafael is deliberately pursuing a federal Opportunity Zone designation for its Canal district — a majority-Latino…
SF Archdiocese Shutters 138‑Year‑Old St. Brigid School Amidst Financial Claims, Weeks Before Classes
Weeks before the new academic year, the San Francisco Archdiocese abruptly closed St.
July 7, 2026
Wiener Was Heckled Over Israel. But on Trans Youth Funding, Lurie Is the One Holding the Pen.
State Sen. Scott Wiener was chased from the San Francisco Trans March on June 27 over his views on Israel — but the…
California's $12 Billion Science Bond Is Dead — Killed in Part by the Cuts It Was Meant to Fix
A $12 billion bond to rescue California scientific research from federal cuts is dead, after crucial legislative…
Golden Gate Bridge Protesters Convicted on Misdemeanors, But Jury Hangs on Felony Conspiracy
Seven Golden Gate Bridge protesters were convicted Thursday on misdemeanor charges stemming from their 2024 blockade…
Manny Yekutiel, Lurie Ally and Supervisor Candidate, Accused of 2020 Sexual Assault; SFPD Investigating
San Francisco supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel, a key ally of Mayor Daniel Lurie and owner of the Mission political…
Oakland's Fiscal Crisis Isn't Going Away — The City's Own Forecast Says $130M Shortfall Every Year Through 2030
Oakland's city government has declared fiscal emergencies so routinely they've become white noise — but City…
July 1, 2026
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Bex’s queue · Opus 4.8North Beach's Pizza, Bagel & Beer Fest Returns With Bigger Stage, $225K Legacy
DevelopingThe Mess Hall, With Three Restaurants a Bar and Market, Opens In the Presidio Tunnel Tops Park on Saturday
DevelopingCity Budget Hits $16.9 Billion
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WatchingMin 2 sources · swept every 4 hours · idle investigations on Opus 4.8.