May 2, 2021 California Is Awash in Cash, Thanks to a Booming Market By Matt Phillips The stock market has soared to new heights, prompting a record number of Silicon Valley companies to go public. Read More 5
March 24, 2021 For Children of Immigrants, DACA Challenges Persist No Matter Who’s in the White House By Grace Stetson Though DACA is safe under President Biden, pent-up demand, depleted advocacy resources and uncertainty still plague the program. Read More 2
March 20, 2021 As California’s Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will be Newsom’s Pick? By Lauren Rosenhall, CALmatters A look at top contenders to be California's top cop—and chief enforcer of consumer protection, internet privacy and criminal investigations. Read More 6
March 12, 2021 SF Man Charged With Hate Crime After Attack on Asian Woman at San Jose’s Diridon Station By Jennifer Wadsworth Johan Strydom’s arraignment is set for 1:30pm today in Department 24 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice. Read More 28
March 11, 2021 Bay Area Lawmakers Laud Passage of Covid Relief Bill By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The $1.9 trillion bill includes monthly payments for families with children and $1,400 checks for millions of Americans. Read More 9
March 9, 2021 How State’s Recall Rules Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Newsom By Ben Christopher In a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom could get more votes than his replacement—and still lose his job. Read More 5
February 21, 2021 Where Do Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide By Natasha Singer Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access. Read More 1
February 12, 2021 Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up By Conor Dougherty Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. Read More 3
February 4, 2021 Op-Ed: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Incentivize New Antibiotic Development By Ryan Cirz We need policies that transform the incentive structure for developing new antibiotics, and also encourage responsible stewardship. Read More 2
February 3, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmaker, DA Among Contenders for AG By The Fly About a dozen people are jockeying for the role, including two local leaders with differing views about how to tackle criminal justice reform. Read More 5
January 24, 2021 Nearly 1 Year In, Virus Death Toll in U.S. Surpasses 400,000 By Patricia Mazzei Unlike in the early days of the outbreak in the U.S., which was centered in a handful of big, mostly Northeastern cities, this surge is widespread. Read More 6
January 21, 2021 Biden Signs Flurry of Executive Orders on First Day in Office, Reversing Many Trump Policies By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Executive orders signed in the first few days of a presidency tend to reflect the incoming president’s positions on hot-button issues. Read More 16
January 6, 2021 San Jose Mayor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Donald Trump By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo’s comment comes as chaos grips Washington D.C., where a mob contesting the 2020 election results stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read More 48
December 27, 2020 Calif. School Districts, Charters Get $6.8 Billion in Federal Aid By John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis, EdSource The latest relief package offers about four times as much as the $13.5 billion in aid that went to K-12 schools under the CARES Act. Read More 3
December 23, 2020 Alex Padilla, Shirley Weber Make California History in New Roles By The Fly In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state. Read More 5
December 22, 2020 Newsom Selects Secretary of State to Serve as U.S. Senator By Bay City News Alex Padilla will be the first Southern Californian in nearly three decades to serve as one of the state’s two representatives in the Senate. Read More 13