San Mateo County closed Cardenas Market on March 3 after inspectors found rodent activity. The shutdown removes a key neighborhood grocery option in East Palo Alto.

A CHIS briefing shows food insecurity among Bay Area low‑income adults jumped sharply in 2024, with county rates varying widely and charities shifting operations.

Families at Browns Valley TK‑8 say they were blindsided after NVUSD announced a leadership change for Principal Meshach Osborne and have launched a petition.

A three-block alley in Chinatown will be renamed Tien Fuh Wu Way to honor a rescuer of trafficked women; signs will be unveiled outside Cameron House on Friday.

San Francisco’s first sober shelter is nearly full months after opening, and early data show higher exits into housing compared with typical shelters.

A new national survey finds women are more pessimistic about the 2026 labor market and are choosing stability over job moves, a shift with big consequences in high‑cost cities.

Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades were honored for an 11-month investigation into lead in Oakland schools that pushed the district toward faster reporting and remediation.

A Lowell High math teacher was placed on indefinite leave after quizzes parents say fat‑shamed students and promoted sexist stereotypes. SFUSD says it is investigating.

A parents’ group has sued to block Sequoia Union’s plan to close Menlo Park’s TIDE Academy, arguing the shutdown would disproportionately hurt students with disabilities and low‑income families.

An SF Chronicle tract‑level map ranks Bay Area neighborhoods by how evenly incomes are spread, highlighting surprising pockets of mix and entrenched zones of wealth or poverty.

A new ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds more than half of Americans call health care, vacations and new cars unaffordable while nearly half carry debt.

Parents at several Turlock schools pressed officials after viral posts tied the district's photo vendor to documents in the DOJ's Epstein files. The district will meet Lifetouch and review privacy safeguards.

A longtime Chappellet housekeeper says she was fired after reporting injuries and seeking accommodations, alleging disability and race discrimination. The case heads to trial in 2027.