California and the Bay Area have thrived creatively, economically and culturally because we attract top talent, encourage risk-taking and give people the flexibility and freedom to pursue their dreams on their own terms. It’s a successful formula that reflects California’s indomitable entrepreneurial spirit and empowers people to do great things....
In Newsom’s ‘California for All’ Budget, Undocumented Immigrants Aren't Included
The California Legislature has passed the state budget that included funding to expand MediCal eligibility to undocumented residents under the age of 26. The expansion is projected to aid 90,000 young adults who are living at the brink of poverty, earning less than $16,395 per year in the state. Though a step in the...
Gray Whale Found Dead on San Francisco Beach Was Hit by a Ship
SAUSALITO — A gray whale found dead on a San Francisco beach was hit by a ship. The 41-foot-long adult female was spotted Monday at Ocean Beach. The Marine Mammal Center says a necropsy performed Tuesday found the whale's skull and upper vertebrae had fractures consistent with a ship strike....
My Turn: Here’s How Newsom Can Be Rural California’s Governor
The Camp Fire was the most destructive and deadliest fire in state history, and the world’s costliest natural disaster of 2018. The fire destroyed more than 18,000 homes and businesses and caused $16.5 billion in damages in Butte County. In Shasta County farther north, the Carr Fire destroyed over 1,000...
Prosecutors: Fires May Mean PG&E Violated Criminal Sentence
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric's role in igniting wildfires last year could allow a judge to find that it violated terms of its criminal sentence in a 2010 gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people, federal prosecutors said Monday. In a court filing, the U.S. attorney's office in...
Irony Alert: Nunes Hits Up Bay Area for Campaign Donations
Highly respected San Francisco Chronicle political reporter John Wildermuth served up a scoop Monday. Rep. Devin Nunes is hitting up Bay Area conservatives for campaign donations in the fight to keep his seat against Andrew Janz. The irony is that in his local campaign ads the Tulare Republican attacks Janz, a...
Kerri Walsh Jennings Plans to Chase Gold in Tokyo, Retire
ALAMEDA — Kerri Walsh Jennings will call it a career in beach volleyball after the Tokyo Olympics in two years. She has big plans before her days on the sand are done, and for improving the long-term health and growth of the sport well into the future by creating new...
Welcome to the Bay Area, Fresno and Merced!
Welcome to the Bay Area, Merced! Welcome as well to Modesto, Sacramento, and Yuba City. Looking south, you’re invited, too, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Salinas. And while you’re almost in another state, don’t worry, Tahoe City! Bay waters are warm. This expanded notion of the Bay Area’s reach isn’t a...