$285M for roads, parks, and housing finally a go in Oakland
This post was updated with remarks from a press conference this morning at City Hall. This morning, the city of Oakland announced that it had sold all $334 million of the municipal bonds it issued last week. The bond series was offered last Wednesday after two years of waiting, due to concerns about the city’s...
The Bay Showed Love to Messy Marv in 2025
This week, as we near the end of 2025, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on One Beautiful Thing from the year. his year, nothing has been more beautiful than the outpouring of support for famed San Francisco rapper Messy Marv. After being released last...
Intel cuts dozens of Bay Area jobs in latest layoffs
(KRON) — Intel quietly cut dozens of Bay Area jobs last month, according to a state filing with the Employment Development Department. The layoffs took effect Nov. 30 and impacted employees at three different Santa Clara locations. The greatest number of jobs were cut at the company’s headquarters at 2200 Mission...
This county just created the Bay Area’s first ‘ICE-free zone’
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create what is believed to be the Bay Area’s first official “ICE-free zone.”
Seismologist Suggests That the Bay Area’s Next Big Quake Could Come With an Early...
The lead author of a recent study about how major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest have been historically linked to seismic events in California, specifically on the San Andreas Fault, says he sees some upside to the findings, at least for those of us in California. Those among us who...
Video: SFPD officers kick down door, help evacuate people from burning apartment
(KRON) — San Francisco Police Department officers helped evacuate people from a burning building on Monterey Boulevard after an unknown person set the building on fire on October 25, a video released by SFPD shows. Police were responding to a burglary call at the apartment at 9:50 p.m. when...
Midnight Crash on South Van Ness US 101 Ramp Leaves One Dead
A deadly crash on the southbound U.S. Highway 101 on-ramp at South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco shut down the approach this morning, after emergency crews found a person unresponsive on the roadway shortly after midnight. The individual was confirmed dead at the scene, and the on-ramp stayed closed for several...
SF’s Asian Art Museum returns statues stolen from Thailand in 1960s
The statues were looted in the mid 1960s from the ruins of a temple in northeast Thailand. The ones at the Asian Art Museum will be some of the first to be returned to Thailand since the looting took place in the mid 1960s.
Tell the City What You Think About the Neighborhood Greenway Pilot Project
Construction was completed last month on Alameda’s first Neighborhood Greenway segment, on Pacific Avenue between Lafayette and Oak streets. The City wants to know how we think this pilot section is working before they finalize the designs of the individual traffic calming treatments for the remaining Neighborhood...
Bronco Young Democratic Socialists write open letter against border patrol
The Bronco Young Democratic Socialists of America is currently collecting signatures for an open letter to CPP and the California State University Board of Trustees, following the campus community’s pushback to the planned presence of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at a career fair originally scheduled for Sept. 18-19.
