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BART is the Bay Area’s Backbone. Can it Stay Standing? 

While BART’s future remains uncertain, a confluence of factors is spurring hopes that it may now finally be turning the corner.
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She Left at 16. She Won at 19. Alysa Liu’s Second Act

Youngest US champ at 13, left the sport at 16, Bay Area skater Alysa Liu returned to win the 2025 World Championships and Grand Prix Final, emerging as a leading 2026 Olympic contender.

In Marin County, Communities Debate Non-Police Responders Amid Heightened Fears of ICE

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury is urging officials to bring an alternative response model to West Marin, where for some, calling the police carries the added fear of immigration detention. 

Bay Area Groups Escalate Arms Embargo Demands at Port of Oakland

Several organizations and local labor unions have joined in calls for an end to shipments of cargo bound for Israel from the port of Oakland.

In the Heart of the Bay, Homeowners Fight to Stay

Once a refuge for the American dream of homeownership, Hayward has become a testing ground for California’s housing crisis.

Fighting Prosecution Barriers, Bay Area Politicians Aim Grassroots Against Hate Crimes

With California hate crimes nearly doubled since 2019, local leaders have sparked nationwide efforts to fight hate at the grassroots level amid low prosecution rates.

Housing Gaps are Racial Gaps, Say Bay Area Policymakers

As the Bay Area housing crisis deepens racial and wealth divides, how much is the system working as intended?

Two Muslim Students Stabbed in Fremont in Possible Hate Crime

Two Muslim students from India were stabbed multiple times in Fremont, California, in what appears to be a hate crime.

Bay Area Pediatrician Tackles Myths and Misconceptions About Covid-19 Vaccines

Dr. Jennifer Miller spends a good part of every day dispelling the many myths and misconceptions that continue to prevent families from getting vaccinated.