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

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.

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.

A data review shows Advanced Placement courses in Oakland Unified are concentrated at a handful of campuses, leaving several high schools with no AP offerings and raising equity concerns.

Residents at an Oakland transitional housing site say promised supports never arrived and some now face possible evictions, raising new questions about the city's hotel-conversion strategy.

West Oakland groups asked the Bay Area Air District to cap coal shipments, set dust limits and install monitors after court rulings cleared the proposed terminal's path.

Oakland closed the Peralta Cabins tiny‑home village this week, but several residents are refusing to leave. They say the alternative shelter offered is unsafe and inadequate.

Beloved Los Angeles dancer Gbari Gilliam collapsed at rehearsal and was rushed to Cedars‑Sinai; doctors suspect a rare heart condition and the community has launched a fundraiser.

California residents who used Sutter's MyHealthOnline portal between 2015 and 2020 can file claims by May 5, 2026 for a share of a $21.5M privacy settlement.

UCLA's State of Latinos in California report finds Latinos drive the state's labor force but face persistent wage gaps and industry segregation.

A $10 million SuperLotto Plus ticket was sold at a Fremont 7‑Eleven; another Bay Area ticket paid $180,558 in Walnut Creek. Winners have 180 days to claim.

Heightened gate checks, suspended Trusted Traveler access and rising local tensions have left Travis AFB families and Fairfield residents on edge as the Iran conflict unfolds.

Nearly two months after a Jan. 19 blaze at 1770 Broadway, roughly 200 residents remain displaced as tenants press for city‑mandated relocation payments while the owner disputes responsibility.