Major journalism conference coming to S.F. for first time in 12 years
The Asian American Journalists Association’s national conference is coming to San Francisco in 2027 for the first time in a dozen years. The city’s biggest hotel will play host to the AAJA event.
Bay Area hospitals race to rebuild, facing new earthquake standards
Health systems across the Bay Area are racing to rebuild, retrofit or replace aging hospitals before a 2030 state deadline that requires medical centers not just to survive a major earthquake, but to keep treating patients after one. In 2030, California state health regulators will enforce stricter rules for structural
Why home values in this Bay Area city have plunged more than anywhere else
It’s a bad time to be selling a condo — and this East Bay city has a lot of them.
Fremont Man Pleads Guilty to Years-Long Securities Fraud Spoofing Scheme; Forfeiting Over $1.3 Million...
June 28, 2026 – A California man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to engaging in more than 3,000. instances of manipulative trading and spoofing during a years-long scheme to manipulate the securities markets. According to court documents, Mingran Wang, 52, of Fremont, California, orchestrated a scheme to defraud market par
The $30 Transcript Caught a California Judge’s Ex Parte Communication on Camera
A California custody case is preserved by a rare transcript, two federal lawsuits, a YouTube channel, a Nevada courtroom camera, and a father who has not seen his children in five years. This is part of ongoing coverage of California’s Court Reporter Crisis. Scroll long enough and you find...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Appointment of 14 Superior Court Judges in Counties of...
June 28, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced his appointment of 14 Superior Court Judges: one interim appointment in El Dorado County, one interim appointment in Los Angeles County, one interim appointment in San Diego County, three in Los Angeles County, two in Orange County, one in Santa Bar
California Pushes for a $30 Minimum Wage as Seattle Loses 1,800 Jobs
A campaign to raise Alameda County’s minimum wage to $30 an hour is gaining attention in California’s East Bay, but the proposal is also reopening a heated argument over whether large wage mandates help low-paid workers or push struggling businesses closer to failure.
Bay Area project turns children’s stories into original orchestral music
(KRON) — A Bay Area music project is turning children’s imaginations into original orchestral music through a nonprofit that transforms real stories from kids facing challenges into song. George Shaw is a film, TV and video game composer who works with Sing Me a Story to help bring...
Half‑Million Maunakea Protest Lands On Palo Alto Philanthropist’s Doorstep
On Friday, June 26, a group of Native Hawaiian leaders, kupuna and supporters brought their Maunakea fight straight into Silicon Valley, walking into Palo Alto with a petition they say carries more than 500,000 signatures against the Thirty Meter Telescope. Along with the petition, they delivered a cease-and-desist not
Rod Diridon memorial recalls Santa Clara County transit legend
Friends, family, politicians and members of the community remembered a pioneer who never gave up his dream for mass transit in Santa Clara County. Diridon, Sr.’s wife Gloria Duffy said the event was a celebration of community and collaboration, because that’s who her husband was. His life was inspired by his upbringing
