Alameda Health System says federal Medicaid changes could cost roughly $100M in 2027 and force the public hospital system to consider hundreds of layoffs across Highland and other East Bay sites.

A coalition led by Ritter Center and Marin VOAD is planning pop‑up inclement‑weather shelters to cover gaps in the county’s severe‑weather program. Organizers say the move aims to reduce preventable harm among people sleeping outside.

Sonoma County commissions Cliff Garten to create a wildfire victims' memorial in Nagasawa Community Park, with community involvement in the design process and funding support from various sources.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is awarding San Francisco $7M over three years to expand the Mayor’s Office of Innovation and fund nine new data and design positions.

Hundreds of performers packed Stanford's Paul Brest Hall to press lawmakers to pass AB 412, a California bill that would force AI companies to disclose copyrighted training data. The crowd included SAG‑AFTRA leaders and digital artists.

A Lightcast study finds SRJC generated about $1.8 billion and supported nearly 19,000 Sonoma County jobs in FY 2023–24.

The Teamsters Union has agreed to suspend their strike in the WCCUSD, following a tentative agreement including pay raises and medical benefits, while negotiations between the district and UTR continue.

The WCCUSD labor dispute sees some progress after a lengthy negotiation session, with teachers signaling optimism but a final agreement still pending ratification.

A laminated window sign at Oceanview Diner on Fourth Street set off a neighborhood flap; worker-owners say it was meant to protect immigrant staff and have clarified the wording.

After a May fire left their Mission building uninhabitable, three tenants allege years of ignored code violations and are suing the landlord for $750,000.

San José State dismissed tenured Justice Studies professor Sang Hea Kil after her participation in pro‑Palestinian protests. Academic groups say the move threatens tenure protections as Kil fights back.

Loc Vu, founder of San Jose’s Viet Museum and a longtime refugee advocate, has died at 92. The museum remains closed amid a leadership dispute and pending litigation.

A city contract put a private, unlicensed firm on the Mission’s streets this summer — residents praise the results even as licensing and oversight questions mount.