"Why did Didion choose [not to re-publish] “On Becoming a Cop-Hater,” which, if it had appeared in Let Me Tell You What I Mean, would have put her older work in dialogue with Black Lives Matter and the protests around George Floyd?" www.dispatchesmag.com/stories/reap...

Inportant coverage by @edbooth.bsky.social regarding SNAP benefits in Napa.

The details here are pretty wild. Recommended reading for sure for those who follow Bay Area education labor news.... richmondside.org/2025/10/14/w...

The Oxbow RiverStage concert series, which went on hiatus in 2023 after drawing noise complaints, is set to relocate to the Napa Valley College football field.

There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.

In July, the Trump administration phased out tax credits for solar and wind projects.

It feels telling that half the responses to this great profile are tearful expressions of gratitude that this is a REAL ACTUAL piece of journalism and the other half are still just trawling it for gossip, misreading, and acting like it’s ClutchPoints clickbait anyway. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The choice to replace retiring Superintendent Barbara Nemko didn't come from a public search.

Joseph Huffaker has pleaded not guilty to federal prosecutors' allegations he pulled over drivers and took their money and marijuana.

In case you haven't heard, MediaNewsGroup (the owner of The Mercury News) purchased the Santa Rosa Press Democrat this week. Our guild leadership has a few things to say:

A judge was arrested by the Feds for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement abcnews.go.com/US/judge-han...

NEW: Just-released internal records from the San Francisco archdiocese show the inner workings of a secretive internal board tasked with reviewing child abuse claims. One priest has remained in good standing despite five credible abuse allegations, records show www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

oh you liked Severance? TOO BAD. The only good Severance was the original conceit, was too beautiful to live, Ben Stiller is a counterrevolutionary who has diluted the pure Marxist message at the behest of Apple and Capitalism prospect.org/culture/2025...

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

We are being SOLD! The Press Democrat Guild is demanding that owner Darius Anderson/SMI stand by their commitment to community journalism and SMI journalists, and guarantee that Hearst will uphold the terms of our current. For more: mediaworkers.org/press-democr...

Really, this is not good. www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

Sonoma Media Investments' reporters, photographers & copy desk editors are asking SMI/Hearst to guarantee our contract will be honored if we're sold. Read more: mediaworkers.org/press-democr...

dog it feels like we’ve got more NiemanLab predictions about the future of journalism than we have actual journalists

Why is the quaint seaside city of Point Arena being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies, and who is behind them? @soleilho.com digs in GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists. What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers. My latest:

cultural capital is no longer valuable in billionaire kakistocracy. what is good to read on this historical outmoding of the category? @erikmbaker.bsky.social gets there in harpers recently. others?

Documenting fire is part of my job as a photojournalist. In California, one gets pretty adept covering the issue which is exacerbated partly by climate change. End of the year pix are difficult to edit.