Bay Area Immigrant Fund: Public vs. Private Dollars Explained
As Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose tout a $10 million philanthropic campaign, county supervisors have quietly moved tens of...
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Iran Ceasefire Status 2026: Is the Truce with Iran Actually Holding?
As Tehran rebuilds its missile stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz remains a bargaining chip, Americans are left asking a...
Roblox Stock Decline 2026: $70 Billion Lost, Why Investors Are Worried
As Roblox tells investors its slump comes down to a lack of hit games, state attorneys general across the country...
Blue Angels Flight Suit Contract Doubles — Where Did Oversight Go?
As the Navy quietly ends a 43-year relationship with a small Pensacola tailor, millions of taxpayer dollars are moving to...
NFA Suppressor Registration Ruling: What Gun Owners Need to Know
A federal judge just ruled that decades of NFA paperwork can no longer be enforced — but the government has...
Has Hayward Gone Too Far With This Business License Tax?
As Hayward asks voters to nearly quintuple its business license tax this November, residents are asking a simple question: is...
Hayward Data Center: How the City Approved It Without a Council Vote
A 300,000-square-foot facility now under construction off Eden Landing Road will draw as much electricity as one-fifth of every home...
Federal Improper Payments Reach $186 Billion in FY 2025
A new federal watchdog report shows Washington sent out $186 billion in payments it never should have made last year....
Alameda County $30 Minimum Wage: What it Means for You?
Supervisors had three options on a certified $30 wage measure. Instead of putting it to voters, they chose more study,...
San Leandro Marina Police Shooting: What We Know So Far
As investigators pick through what happened at San Leandro Marina in May, residents are left asking a harder question: is...
California’s $125 Billion Budget Deficit: What ‘Zero Deficit’ Hides?
Sacramento says California's budget is balanced. The state's own nonpartisan fiscal analyst says that's not quite true. The gap between...
Oakland Contract Transparency Report Still Missing After 3 Years
For three years running, Oakland's city government has missed a legal deadline designed to show taxpayers exactly how their money...
Spokane Wildfires: What Washington’s Emergency Response Reveals
As three wildfires tear through Spokane County, destroying more than 700 structures and displacing tens of thousands, residents are asking...
Oakland Crime Drop 2025: What’s Actually Driving the Decline?
Oakland just posted its lowest homicide total in decades, and city officials are taking a victory lap for three different...
Is Oakland’s Police Department Really Ready to Escape 23 Years of Federal Oversight — Or Just Getting Another Pass?
As Oakland edges toward the exit of the longest police monitorship in American history, residents and taxpayers are asking the...
Graham-Netanyahu ICC Recordings: What the Tapes on Khan Show
Netanyahu ICC Recordings: Did Graham Help Him Escape Justice? As newly surfaced documentary footage puts a sitting U.S. senator's private...
Spokane Wildfire 2026: 640 Homes Destroyed, Thousands Evacuated
As fire crews battle three separate blazes across Spokane County, families are asking a harder question than how the fire...
Self-Filmed Soldier Videos and the Limits of IDF Accountability
A new video is circulating online, and once again, the person who filmed it may be the one who gets...
