Philz announced it will remove Pride flags from its cafés, prompting a barista-led petition and online backlash across the Bay Area. Customers and staff are demanding answers.

A First Circuit decision blocked HUD’s bid to rewrite Continuum of Care rules, a win county officials say preserves nearly $48M and keeps thousands housed.

Skyrocketing child care bills are forcing Bay Area parents to cut hours, quit jobs or cobble together care while local fixes remain patchy.

A former Palo Alto High robotics coach is in court this week alleging harassment by parents and boosters. Jury selection began Tuesday in the civil trial.

Marin County is holding meetings across West Marin to update septic rules. Residents say long permits and steep replacement bills are putting seniors and ADUs at risk.

Milpitas approved $60,000 to distribute free doorbell cameras to residents, but privacy experts warn the giveaway could expand police surveillance and bias risks.

Bay Area startups are swapping résumés for paid, multi‑day in‑office tryouts that test real tasks and AI fluency, changing how candidates get hired.

Contra Costa County warns H.R. 1’s work and redetermination rules could put 1.4M Californians at risk of losing Medi‑Cal and strain local clinics.

Two Californians uncovered multimillion-dollar Scratchers wins — one in Van Nuys, one in San Jose — after scanning tickets bought at neighborhood shops.

Rod Diridon Sr., 87, the longtime Santa Clara County supervisor and transit champion, died April 3. He helped bring BART to the South Bay and founded the Mineta Transportation Institute.

Tamalpais trustees will debate a campuswide cellphone policy April 14, weighing locking pouches against teacher collection as parents and students split.

Oakland’s library commission put a renaming proposal for the César E. Chávez Fruitvale branch on the April 27 agenda amid a regional reckoning. The move would send any recommendation to City Council.

EdVoice CEO Marshall Tuck says universal K‑2 screeners, heavier investment in teacher training and a new bill to screen early math are central to fixing California’s achievement gaps.