Thousands Take Aim at Trump Policies in ‘No Kings’ Protests
From San Francisco's shore to the Bay Area hills, thousands marched and rallied to protest President Trump and his policies in the third "No Kings" Day....
30
Mar
27
Mar
Privacy or Safety? Experts Call Surveillance Debate Misleading
Growing concerns of racial profiling and government overreach point to surveillance as being potentially more dangerous than the harms it claims to prevent....
27
Mar
Bay Area No Kings Protests to Draw Thousands
No Kings marches are planned Saturday across the Bay Area and U.S. to protest President Donald Trump's policies on domestic and foreign affairs....
24
Feb
Bay Area Dems in Congress Braced for State of the Union Address
In the run-up to President Trump's State of the Union, local leaders voiced opposition to his policies and used their guests to make political points....
22
Feb
As Midterms Near, Federal Government Challenges Voting Access, Data Privacy
As the midterms approach, the federal government is pushing to tighten voting requirements and demanding that nearly every state turn over election records....
17
Feb
How Jesse Jackson Kept Hope Alive for Black Youth — and the Presidential Dream That Followed
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, carried the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement into a rapidly changing political and cultural era....
17
Feb
On the Cusp of America’s 250th, Communities Push to Reclaim Their Narratives
As the Trump administration pushes to rewrite the nation’s history, communities across the country are pushing back against who gets to tell it....
15
Feb
New Legal Regime a Threat to Everyone, Experts Say
Experts say the U.S is departing from the "presumption of regularity" that government officials are acting lawfully and truthfully unless proven otherwise....
02
Feb
EdSource: California Students Join Nationwide Anti-ICE Protest
While immigration raids have unnerved immigrant communities, school walkouts showed how students have transformed that fear into organized action. ...
20
Jan
‘More Forceful Medicine Is Needed’: As Health Care Subsidies Shut Down, Advocates Push for Aggressive Policy
For the past two and a half months, millions of Americans have agonized over whether to forgo or downgrade their health insurance as premiums surged nationwide....
13
Nov
Local Democratic Leaders Decry Passage of Funding Bill
Bay Area Democrats who voted against the government funding bill said it will have negative consequences for healthcare costs, farmers and more....
11
Nov
SNAP Delays Sign of Greater Threat to Social Safety Net, Advocates Say
Advocates say the delay to SNAP, or CalFresh, benefits this month is only one part of the plan to dismantle safety net programs....
10
Nov
Attorneys General Fight Federal Attempts to Claw Back Food Benefits
A battle over whether the government is required to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in November has escalated to the Supreme Court....
03
Nov
Contra Costa Residents Optimistic Prop 50 Would Bring Positive Changes to Congress
Prop 50 would authorize a temporary redrawing of the state's congressional district map, a move Gov. Gavin Newsom says is necessary to restore balance....
29
Oct
California Sues Federal Government for Halting SNAP Benefits
Amid the federal government shutdown, the USDA under President Donald Trump announced that it would not roll out food stamps for the month of November....
