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Are California’s AI Rules in Jeopardy? Plus, New Data on Oakland’s Non-Police Response, and the Bay Area’s Ruby Ibarra Wins NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
On this month’s edition of The Bay’s news roundup, we talk about a proposed 10-year ban on state AI regulations that the House of Representatives passed as part of President Trump’s budget bill. Plus…
Published on 7 months ago
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Afghans
More than four years after the Taliban took control of Kabul, thousands of Afghan families are still waiting for the U.S. to fulfill promises it made to take them in for helping the American war effo…
Published on 7 months ago
$100 Million for Deep East Oakland
In 2023, Rise East, a collective of East Oakland nonprofits, received a $50 million grant a from national philanthropic organization. But there was a catch: The money could only be unlocked if Rise E…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
KQED Live: My Wildest Bay Area Story with Fools Circle
My Wildest Story is a national live storytelling and comedic trauma-bonding event series from the pop-up comedy collective Fools Circle. Earlier this month, some of the Bay Area’s favorite comedians …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Stanford Hunger Strike for Gaza Enters Its Second Week
Inspired by hunger strikes at California State University campuses, at least 20 students, staff and faculty at Stanford are on an indefinite hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza. They're demanding t…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Daniel Lurie Taps SF’s Elite to Fund Downtown Revitalization
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has tapped some of the city’s richest people to run a new nonprofit aimed at raising money to revitalize the city’s downtown, and also recently announced a fund that …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Golden State Valkyries Begin Their First Season
The Bay Area is home to the WNBA’s newest team. Tonight, the Golden State Valkyries play their first-ever regular season game at Chase Center. For women’s sports fans across the region, it’s been a …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fate of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Lane
Since 2019, a bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge added more options for cyclists. Now, the fate of the bike lane is a hot button issue as officials decide whether to limit access to weekends…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
A New York Hedge Fund Just Bought Sonoma County's Local Newspaper
The Press Democrat, the longtime local newspaper of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, has been sold to MediaNews Group, a newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund based in New York…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
How Your Local Arts Nonprofit Could Suffer from Federal Grant Cancellations
For decades, the National Endowment for the Arts has provided federal grant funding to local arts nonprofits around the country and the Bay Area. Now, several recipients have had their grants cancell…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago