Man Without ID Allegedly Assaulted TSA, Police at Dallas Airport
(This content was created with the help of AI.) A dispute over missing ID at a Dallas airport security checkpoint has landed a California man in federal custody, the Dallas News reports. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Idress Vinay Solomon of Oakland was trying to board a Southwest flight from Dallas Love Field to...
Berkeley Law professor is working to tax California’s ultrarich
Brian Galle has been keeping busy this past year. Galle, a UC Berkeley School of Law professor who teaches courses on taxation and nonprofit organizations, has overseen two projects designed to reign in the power of the ultrarich. The first, a book titled “How to Tax the Ultrarich,” proposes reformed...
San Francisco braces for crowds as Bay Area heat wave drives visitors to coast
San Francisco emergency crews say they are preparing for a uptick in calls as inland residents head to the coast to escape a Bay Area heat wave expected to break March temperature records in some areas. Fire officials warn visitors to watch for dangerous currents at Ocean Beach, stay hydrated, check on vulnerable...
Unhoused populations face adverse effects in record-breaking heat wave
Temperatures in Berkeley will climb into the mid-90s this week amid a Bay Area heat wave. A heat advisory will remain in effect for Berkeley from Monday morning to Friday night. The National Weather Service stated that this weather will create an elevated risk for individuals who are sensitive to...
Authorities on edge due to planned beach takeovers in Alameda
The allegedly planned “beach takeovers” had police on edge in the East Bay Sunday, leading to an increase in patrols. Alameda PD said in its notice on Facebook that the parties have led to unintended but “dangerous consequences” in the past. A parks district officer told...
BART Officials: It’s Either a New Tax or ‘Doomsday Scenario’
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Bay Area riders may soon be asked to decide on a new sales tax that would bolster their signature rail system. The New York Times reports that Bay Area Rapid Transit, which once shuttled packed trains of commuters to and from San Francisco, is now carrying less than...
First Black Family to Own a Home in Wealthy California Neighborhood Says White Residents...
A descendant of the first Black family to own a home in affluent Piedmont, California, is suing the city for forcing her great-grandfather to sell […] First Black Family to Own a Home in Wealthy California Neighborhood Says White Residents Forced Them Out with Threats of Violence— Now the City Faces a Reckoning
Oakland native Ryan Coogler wins best original screenplay Oscar for ‘Sinners’
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland’s own Ryan Coogler took home the best original screenplay Oscar for his Jim Crow-era horror film "Sinners" on Sunday night. The win is Coogler’s first Oscar, and also distinguishes him as the second Black writer to win the best original screenplay award, coming after Jordan Peele and his...
Oakland’s Ryan Coogler leads ‘Sinners’ to 4 Oscars in big night for Bay Area...
The Bay Area was among the biggest winners at the 98th Academy Awards as Oakland’s Ryan Coogler and his cinematographer, Danville-raised Autumn Durald Arkapaw, made Oscars history.
Kidney stones are on the rise. Stanford doctors are trying to stop them before...
Despite the severe pain kidney stones can cause, doctors say there are few medicines designed specifically to prevent them — something Stanford researchers hope to change.

















