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Homeless community advocates and residents living in recreational vehicles in SF rallied against the city’s ban of long-term RV parking as the new policy went into effect at the start of this month. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/07/d...

With federal SNAP benefits on hold amid the government shutdown, Contra Costa County supervisors have approved up to $21 million in emergency funding to assist thousands of the county's eligible CalFresh recipients during November. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/07/c...

Dela Rosa, who teaches in the East Side Union High School District, has been an educator for 14 years, including seven years with the district. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/06/s...

The move to encrypt radio communications was influenced by similar decisions by all other law enforcement agencies in Alameda County, several councilmembers said. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/b...

According to Ariel Koren, co-founder and executive director of Respond Crisis Translation, mistranslations in asylum court proceeding and a lack of services has meant people swept up in Trump’s #immigration crackdown are having to make decisions in English, a language many are not fluent in.

#Proposition50 garnered some of its strongest support in the #BayArea, with San Francisco voters favoring the measure by nearly 85%. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/05/p...

Fresh off a successful campaign to pass #Proposition50, which remaps the state's congressional districts to favor #Democrats, Newsom has raised his national profile for a possible presidential run in 2028. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/n...

#SantaClaraCounty voters are choosing between four candidates for the next county assessor, in a race sparked over the summer by the retirement of Larry Stone, who held the role for 30 years. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/s...

A parcel tax to provide funding for the #Petaluma Joint Union High School District appears to be falling short of the two-thirds approval needed to pass, according to early returns in Tuesday’s election. #Election2025 #BayArea localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/p...

County leaders say the five-eighth cent sales tax increase would bring in $330 million in extra revenue annually to stave off the threat of crushing hospital closures, but wouldn’t avoid cuts entirely. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/s...

Early results in Tuesday’s election show #Fairfax voters oppose the recall of Mayor Lisel Blash and Councilmember Stephanie Hellman, but by narrow margins. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/f...

Early returns in Tuesday’s election show that voters in the Washington Township Healthcare District in southern Alameda County are favoring Measure B, a parcel tax to fund hospital services. #Election2025 localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/m...

#Sausalito voters appear to be approving two measures to rezone land for new housing, according to early results in Tuesday’s #election. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/s...

The approval of Proposition 50 gives #Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans’ move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump’s urging. #Election2025 #California Read: localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/p...

Today, Bay Area voters cast their ballots at polling stations to vote on Prop 50. We caught up with some of them, here’s what they had to say… #vote #california #bayarea #Prop50 #Newsom #ElectionDay

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Approaching his final year as governor, Newsom is staking the next phase of his career on the proposition that he first suggested as a bluff to discourage Texas’ redistricting and that he’s now casting as central to American democracy. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/03/p...

The Bay Area will receive a solid dousing this week from the region’s first atmospheric river of the rainy season, according to the National Weather Service. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/04/w...

Voters will cast ballots on Tuesday in a statewide #specialelection to decide #Proposition50, a measure that would authorize temporary changes to #California congressional district maps in response to Texas redistricting efforts. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/03/s...

In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to address “the alarming rise in suicides and disconnection among California’s young men and boys.” localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/01/h...

As demand for their services increases amid economic uncertainty, Bay Area food pantries are benefiting from a California food recovery law that requires grocery stores, restaurants and others to donate their surplus food items to feed the hungry. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/01/a...

As the special election on Proposition 50 approaches Tuesday, The Mendocino Voice has compiled a list of ballot “what-if” scenarios to help voters feel at ease in case they made a mistake on their ballot, misplaced it, or didn’t receive one in the mail. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/31/p...

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Flock cameras automatically detect vehicles’ license plates and store the data to assist law enforcement with investigations. The Oakland Police Department wants to expand its network of Flock cameras, but not everyone in the city agrees. #crime #oakland #publicsafety #localnews #privacy

Are you missing out on dental and vision care benefits? Medi-Cal offers comprehensive free-of-charge dental and vision coverage, but these vital healthcare services remain underutilized, said DHCS experts at an American Community Media briefing on Oct 23.

It's that time of the year when all things spooky are suddenly in vogue. And, in Stockton, serious ghost hunters need not look further for evidence than the city’s historic downtown. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/31/g...

OPD wants to expand its surveillance by adding more cameras of its own, as well as integrating cameras owned by private businesses into its Flock network. The proposed cost of this expansion is $2.25 million. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/30/o...

A San Joaquin County woman has been arrested for allegedly embezzling funds from a Head Start program she ran, the Sheriff’s Office said. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/29/h...

Blue Ribbon schools are among the state’s highest performing based on all students’ scores, subgroups’ scores, and graduation rates, state education officials said. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/29/5...

The level of 2025's first King tides on Nov. 4 through 8 is predicted to reach up to 7.2 feet, about two feet higher than a normal tide. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/29/k...

“They have forced states to scramble to try and clean up the federal government’s mess, and worst of all, they’ve left 41 million Americans unsure of where their next meal will come from,” Bonta said in a briefing Tuesday alongside Newsom. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/29/c...

🎃👻🕸️ San Franciscans have stirred ghoulishness, eccentricity and a dash of political satire into the cauldron this year when it comes to #Halloween decorations. Here’s a list of streets and neighborhoods to check out on or before Oct. 31. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/27/s...

Zoe Rosenberg is an #animalrights activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, which is known for #animalrescues and protests that often garner national attention. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/28/t...

“It’s not the first time, it’s not one case, it’s not two cases, it’s decades of failure on Alameda County’s part to do right by the children of this county,” said Wahab, who was herself a foster child in the county. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/28/i...

Unhoused people who currently occupy 50 tents in a city-sanctioned camping area along the Mahon Creek Path in San Rafael will be offered a temporary private dwelling at a future interim #housing site 2 miles away. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/20/s...

Sen. Wahab said despite all the policies that have been enacted over the past few years to boost supply, developers only built about 100,000 new units in 2023, for example, while the need is estimated to be closer to 2.5 million. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/17/p...

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, which opened in 1999, is considered one of the nation’s top #aging research centers. It offers guided tours two days a week. Not surprisingly, a recent tour drew visitors who were all over the age of 50. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/24/d...

“Abducting a prominent British Muslim journalist and political commentator on a speaking tour in the United States because he dared to criticize the Israeli government’s genocide is a blatant affront to free speech,” CAIR said in a statement.

Describing the newly released “The Covert Buccaneer” which is based on a family manuscript she discovered in a trunk, SF attorney S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour said, “It’s a spectacular story, just like ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’ localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/23/s...

Local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio transmissions private. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/21/b...

On Friday night, the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek hosted a drone light show as part of its inaugural Diwali celebrations. Earlier, comedian Hari Kondabolu kicked off the festivities with a headlining show.

Nutria aren’t rats – but they’re no more welcome in California’s wetlands than Norway or black rats are in California’s cities and suburbs. For one thing, nutria are distinctly rat-like in appearance, with long naked tails and vivid orange buck teeth. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/22/l...

After viewing research on the use of tobacco products among Marin County youth, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to authorize an ordinance that would increase the price of cigarettes and ban the sales of vaping devices. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/22/m...

Doug Martin, 36, died in a hospital after he was confronted by police during a reported burglary at about 4:15 a.m. Saturday in the 11000 block of Ettrick Street. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/23/f...

Due to the challenges posed by AI, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed over a dozen bills so far this year on the topic, making California the country’s leading AI regulator. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/20/c...

The encounter between the officers and Julio Lopez, a landscaper, began on July 27, 2022, in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood, and the whole interaction was captured on a police body camera. localnewsmatters.org/2025/10/22/s...

Richmond's Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, which memorializes the experience of women Bay Area Navy shipyard workers during the war, was the home front of a cultural battle on Monday. localnewsmatters.org/2025/08/26/n...

Bay FC, the professional women’s soccer team, set an attendance record for the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday with a sellout crowd of 40,091 for its 3-2 loss to the Washington Spirit at Oracle Park. localnewsmatters.org/2025/08/25/b...

BART new payment system will allow travelers to use credit and debit cards directly at fare gates localnewsmatters.org/2025/08/20/t...