Santa Clara County homelessness hits new high despite major housing investments
HOMELESSNESS HAS INCREASED in one of the most expensive regions in the nation, a tell-tale sign of what could come. Santa Clara County has 10,711 homeless residents, up 8.2% from two years ago,...
View ArticleReview: TheatreWorks hits again with new musical ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime,...
When it comes to feel-good musicals at local theaters, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley holds itself to a high standard. This musical version of Ed Graczyk’s play “Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy...
View Article‘This is exactly what they need’: Cupertino all-inclusive playground welcomes...
CUPERTINO RESIDENT ALICIA SCHOBER got teary-eyed at the opening of a new, all-inclusive playground at Jollyman Park earlier this month. It would have provided another outlet for her son’s sensory...
View ArticleCatch Me Up: Daily news roundup for June 24, 2025
This Daily News Roundup is created once every day, based on news articles created by human reporters and editors at Bay City News. For this project, we prompted ChatGPT to analyze the articles...
View ArticleSupervisors vote to remove Sheriff Corpus, who vows to ‘exhaust all appeals’...
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors says it’s over for embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, but the sheriff plans to appeal the decision. Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to boot Corpus from...
View ArticleVallejo City Unified School District emerges from state receivership after...
After 20 years of state oversight caused by a financial collapse, the Vallejo City Unified School District will regain full local control next week, marking the end of the current fiscal year, school...
View ArticleState workers get a reprieve from Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office mandate
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM IS OPEN to giving California public employees a temporary break on his return-to-office mandate. The union representing about 14,000 state engineers today announced a deal that would...
View ArticleA spirited celebration: Taste Mendocino pairs wine, gourmet food tastings...
Wine lovers from across Northern California will descend upon Redwood Valley when Mendocino County’s finest wine and spirits producers share their liquid wares at Saturday’s Taste Mendocino. Organized...
View ArticleDavid Strachan, Davi Barker share ‘Reluctant Giant,’ a remarkable memoir
David Cameron Strachan is intersex, nonbinary, and at 6 feet, 10 inches, very tall. But there’s a fuller story connected to these descriptors. To share that story, Strachan, who lives in San...
View Article‘America’s Tall Ship’, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Eagle, to offer free tours in...
The largest tall ship in U. S. government service, the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, will make a rare appearance in San Francisco when it docks at Pier 17 on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said....
View ArticleBest Bets: Redwood City free shows, Opera San José, Maria Bamford, SF Pride...
Rock on RC!: Redwood City’s free summer events series, which is truly packed, is in full swing. Celebrating 19 years of live music downtown, Music on the Square (from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fridays in...
View ArticlePlugged into security: PG&E hires bodyguard for executives — combat...
FOR THE SECOND TIME in three months, a little-known team within Pacific Gas & Electric has hired someone to watch the CEO’s back. Responsibilities include proactively monitoring for threats,...
View ArticleCatch Me Up: Daily news roundup for June 25, 2025
This Daily News Roundup is created once every day, based on news articles created by human reporters and editors at Bay City News. For this project, we prompted ChatGPT to analyze the articles...
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View ArticleMajority of automatic college savings unclaimed by SFUSD high school students
OVER 30,000 LOW-INCOME high school seniors in the San Francisco Unified School District have yet to claim the money in their automatic college savings accounts. The program Kindergarten to College,...
View ArticleHomeless totals down in Sonoma County, but unsheltered families hit...
A snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County shows a 23% decrease in the last year, but homeless families are at their highest numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic,...
View ArticleFormer Antioch officer gets 7 years in federal prison for abuse of power,...
A FORMER ANTIOCH POLICE OFFICER who was part of a wider scandal involving the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments was given 7 years in federal prison for abusing his power, lying, and fraud, the...
View ArticleNew website promotes California agritourism with travel guides and...
A new website from the California Department of Food and Agriculture makes it easier to find agritourism experiences across the state, the department announced. From vineyard tours to U-pick orchards,...
View ArticleStockton dismisses city manager consultant; officials look to ‘clarify facts’...
STOCKTON OFFICIALS SAY that Lathrop City Manager Stephen J. Salvatore is no longer working as a consultant for the city. The announcement comes a month after an investigation by Stocktonia found that...
View ArticleLand purchase, donation adds more than 1,500 acres to Monte Rio Redwoods park
MONTE RIO REDWOODS Regional Park in Sonoma County just got four times bigger. The county acquired a parcel of over 1,500 acres of protected redwood forest on Tuesday that will significantly expand...
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