Bay Area's Hidden Horror: Report Finds Half Of Indigenous Families Losing Loved Ones
A new Indian Health Center report finds widespread violence, missing relatives and murders among Bay Area Indigenous people and urges better data and culturally centered care.
SF 'Dog Court' Sits Empty While Dog Bites Soar, Sherrill Demands Action
Supervisor Stephen Sherrill urged City Hall to refill the vacant hearings officer post and restart the city’s 'dog court' after a sharp jump in reported bites. Neighbors say enforcement gaps are leaving people exposed.
San Leandro Senior Says School Let Antisemitic Bullying Run Wild, Sues District
A San Leandro High senior has sued the district, saying two years of antisemitic harassment left her with panic attacks, lower grades and lost scholarship chances. The suit seeks damages and schoolwide reforms.
Oakland ‘Guns to Gardens’ Swap Turns War Weapons Into Gift Cards And Garden Tools
Photos from OPD show dozens of guns surrendered at the April 18 Guns to Gardens buyback. Organizers handed out gift cards and forged some weapons into garden tools.
San Francisco Yanks Street Teams Into Health Department In High-Stakes Homelessness Shakeup
Mayor Daniel Lurie moved San Francisco’s street-outreach teams under the Department of Public Health, saying the shift speeds shelter placements and links street encounters to treatment.
California Uber Drivers Say They’re Dumped by App With No Appeal, Take Fight to Court
Rideshare Drivers United sued Uber, saying deactivated drivers aren’t given a real appeals process under Prop 22 and asking courts to order reactivations and back pay.
One Grand And You’re Sunk: Nearly Half Of Americans Can’t Handle A $1,000 Hit
A PYMNTS Intelligence survey finds 48.5% of U.S. adults would struggle to cover a $1,000 surprise, underscoring rising paycheck‑to‑paycheck fragility nationwide.
Shredded Bias Beef: San Jose Judge Lets Dad’s Civil-Rights Suit Roll On
A federal judge in San Jose allowed a father's civil‑rights lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Bar Association and its CEO to proceed after allegations the CEO shredded his bias complaint unread.
‘Comply or Quit’ Notices Rattle Petaluma Seniors as Nonprofit Faces Cop Call Fallout
Notices telling seniors to "comply or quit" and a police report alleging a maintenance worker grabbed a tenant have escalated tensions at a Petaluma affordable housing site.
Stare Into Sam Altman's Eyeball Orb or Get Ghosted on Tinder
Sam Altman threw a party in San Francisco's Dogpatch on Friday to announce that staring into his startup's glossy white Orb can now prove you're human on Tinder. It's a big swing for a company that's simultaneously the most ambitious identity project on the internet — and one of the most banned.












