Central Coast communities protest against detention center in Gilroy
People in six counties around the Bay Area and Watsonville came out July 3 to voice their disapproval of a federal plan to build immigration detention facilities in Gilroy and Dublin. A crowd of around 20 people lined the Harkins Slough Road overcrossing to Highway 1, in Santa Cruz County,...
Judge dismisses attempted murder charges against Bay Area man accused of driving family off...
More than three years after a radiologist was accused of intentionally driving his family off of Devil's Slide, a judge dismissed the criminal charges against him, according to our partners at the Bay Area News Group.
Trader Joe’s Is Changing How Americans Shop for Groceries. Here’s Why More Families in...
Trader Joe’s has become more than just a grocery store in California. It has turned...
Oakland (CA) Police Car and Medical Transport Van Collide at Intersection
OAKLAND — An Oakland police car collided with a privately owned ambulance about a block from the city’s downtown police station, resulting in major damage to both vehicle, this news organization has learned. The police car, a silver Ford Taurus used by the investigation division, contained two Oakland...
UC Berkeley To Launch New Nancy Pelosi Institute Focused On Strengthening Democracy
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and UC Berkeley are joining forces to launch the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy, a new nonpartisan institute dedicated to strengthening American democracy. Launching in January 2027, the institute will bring together faculty, students and visiting leaders to study
WattEV opens new California depot for heavy-duty EV truck charging
WattEV has opened its seventh heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in California, adding a charging location in Fresno that connects freight routes between the ports of Oakland and Stockton and inland hubs in the northern San Joaquin Valley. The Fresno depot is the first of four planned sites for electric...
What Time Can Builders Start Working on Your Neighbor’s House? Here’s What Local Noise...
Construction start times and noise limits vary by city, so check local laws before starting or reporting work. Noise ordinances exist to balance construction needs with neighborhood peace and prevent excessive disruptions. Communicating plans and following legal hours can help maintain good relationships with neighbors
Sharing Strange Ghosts: Reflections on Jack Spicer at Berkeley
It felt very fitting to launch Even Strange Ghosts Can Be Shared: The Collected Letters at Jack Spicer (Wesleyan, 2025) at UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall. The campus was a key location for the California poet Jack Spicer (1925-1965) at the bookends of his poetic career. Spicer would designate his arrival at Berkeley in 194
California schools are the nation’s most segregated, despite voluntary busing programs
After decades of voluntary desegregation, California schools have grown more segregated, not less. District boundaries are a major reason.
Judge blocks California rules targeting blackjack-style games at cardrooms
San Jose avoided a potential multimillion-dollar budget hit last week after a San Francisco judge struck down new state regulations that would have strictly limited blackjack-style games at cardrooms across California. Superior Court Judge Richard Darwin ruled this week that the state Bureau of Gambling Control, a divi
