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This Tiny California Town Is Flooded, Broke — and Reimagining Climate Insurance
Isleton is piloting community-based insurance for California, which desperately needs alternatives for the home insurance market.

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Valero Refinery Fire in Benicia Is Under Control After Warnings to Stay Indoors
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Why Private Schools Are So Popular in the Bay Area
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Trump Says He Will Reopen Alcatraz Prison
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Trump Administration Slashes $400 Million in AmeriCorps Funding
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Visa Crackdown Leads International Students in the US to Reconsider Summer Travel
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This Tiny California Town Is Flooded, Broke — and Reimagining Climate Insurance
San Francisco Bay’s Only Marine Lab on Verge of Closing, Threatening Decades of Coastal Research
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Trump Cancels NEA Grants for Many Bay Area Arts Nonprofits
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Housing Affordability

This Tiny California Town Is Flooded, Broke — and Reimagining Climate Insurance

Isleton is piloting community-based insurance for California, which desperately needs alternatives for the home insurance market.

Affordable Housing Developers Say They Need Steady Cash. Will California Provide It?

A California constitutional amendment that would create a dedicated fund to address affordable housing needs passed its first hurdle in the state Assembly.

California Bill to Expand Rent Control Is Pulled for the Year by Bay Area Lawmaker

The bill to lower California’s cap on rent increases and expand tenant protections drew strong opposition from landlord groups and others who argued it would hamper development.

Bridging the Hope Gap: California’s Opportunity for Reparative Justice

New research shows that solidarity could be a powerful strategy for narrowing what BLIS Collective refers to as the “hope gap” in the reparations and Land Back movements.

Immigration

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Visa Crackdown Leads International Students in the US to Reconsider Summer Travel

International students weighing travel to see family, take a vacation or conduct research are thinking twice because of the Trump administration’s crackdown, which has added to a sense of vulnerability.

May Day Photos: Thousands in Bay Area Take to the Streets for Immigrant, Worker Rights

Thousands of Bay Area residents, workers and labor activists rallied for May Day in an annual demonstration made more urgent by the Trump administration’s policies.

People Who Fled Authoritarian Regimes Say Trump's Tactics Remind Them of Home

People who have left authoritarian countries for the promise of freedom and safety in the US say some of the Trump administration's tactics remind them of those used by the regimes they fled.

50 Years After the Fall of Saigon, How Can Vietnamese American Families Process the Past?

The passing of this anniversary and the attendant media coverage may be bringing up painful memories for many Vietnamese Americans. Intergenerational dialogue could help cope with complex and often painful feelings in the Vietnamese diaspora 50 years on.

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Valero Refinery Fire in Benicia Is Under Control After Warnings to Stay Indoors

The fire comes just weeks after Valero executives announced they were considering closing the sprawling refinery by next April.

This Tiny California Town Is Flooded, Broke — and Reimagining Climate Insurance

Isleton is piloting community-based insurance for California, which desperately needs alternatives for the home insurance market.

Why Private Schools Are So Popular in the Bay Area

In this episode from our friends at Bay Curious, we'll explore the history behind this trend in the Bay Area.
An island with a prison and lighthouse visible atop it on a sunny day. A ferry passes by in the foreground.

Trump Says He Will Reopen Alcatraz Prison

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
A woman wearing a sleeveless black shirt, points in the direction of a child who is sitting at a desk next to two other children in a classroom.

Trump Administration Slashes $400 Million in AmeriCorps Funding

Nearly $400 million in AmeriCorps funding was cut by the Trump administration, jeopardizing more than 1,000 programs and the jobs of tens of thousands of employees, tutors, mentors and volunteers.
A student holds a sign saying 'Freedom to Speak' with several people standing in the background.

Visa Crackdown Leads International Students in the US to Reconsider Summer Travel

International students weighing travel to see family, take a vacation or conduct research are thinking twice because of the Trump administration’s crackdown, which has added to a sense of vulnerability.

They Found Their Homeless Loved Ones After Years Apart. But That Was Just the Beginning.

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

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