The 10 cities with the best job markets in the US
A new study ranked Bend, Oregon, the best job market in the U.S. Here's who else made the top 10.
7 victims, including 4 from Bay Area, in NorCal fireworks warehouse explosion officially identified
Two brothers from the Bay Area are among the seven victims officially identified in the deadly Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion.
California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.
California Seizes Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in Illegal Marijuana in Just Three Months
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information California officials have seized nearly $476 million worth of illegal marijuana between April and June, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, as part of a sweeping enforcement effort led by the state’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF). The...
Ex-Bay Area police officer convicted in cannabis extortion scheme
A former San Francisco Bay Area police officer was found guilty in federal court Friday for posing as a federal agent, extortion and other charges in connection with a scheme to steal cannabis and money from drivers during traffic stops.
IBM to close South Bay research lab that created first inkjet printer, pioneered data...
SAN JOSE — An IBM research hub in San Jose that produced numerous cutting-edge scientific and technical breakthroughs is slated to close and shift its workers to another lab a few miles away, the company confirmed. IBM said it will close its Almaden Research Center at 650 Harry Rd....
Bill to provide descendants of slavery preference in college admissions moves forward
Assembly Bill 7, which would allow colleges and universities to give preference to students who are descendants of slavery, cleared the Senate Education Committee.
California to Launch New Housing and Homelessness Agency Amid Calls for Additional Reform
Governor Gavin Newsom’s reorganization plan went into effect last week, setting the stage for the creation of a California Housing and Homelessness Agency as well as a Business and Consumer Services Agency. The move marks a significant structural shift in how the state approaches its overlapping housing and...
Housing Havoc: 18 California Towns Being Gutted by Investor Buying Frenzies (June 2025)
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You may be owed money from a $228.5M California health insurance settlement
If you lived or worked in Northern California and paid for health insurance from 2011 to 2021, you may qualify for a cash payout from a $228.5 million class action settlement.
