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.

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.

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.

SFMTA volunteers fanned out across Muni to show riders how to report harassment and push more reports into the system so safety teams can act. The outreach is part of a broader Safety Equity Initiative.

A mid‑day PG&E outage on April 2 left roughly 5,000 Marin customers without power, with the Tiburon Peninsula hardest hit and local officials urging safety around downed lines.

A Panhandle homeowner was fined $50,000 after trimming five street trees to satisfy an insurer. Public Works says the trees are city property and offered a reduced penalty tied to a five‑year arborist plan.

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark says he'll donate up to $1 billion as the site turns 31, adding to hundreds of millions already given to journalism, cybersecurity and veterans.

Lucasfilm employees and city animal‑control officers corralled Cortina after a week on the loose; the dog is now in shelter care and listed for adoption.

A new international index puts San Francisco ahead of every other U.S. city, ranking 45th worldwide. The Happy City Index credits parks, governance and health and mobility measures.