Wren Farrell

The City of Oakland is preparing its upcoming two-year budget and it’s asking Oakland residents to give input on its spending priorities.

A group of unhoused and housed organizers and advocates launched ‘sanctuary spaces’ across the West Coast earlier today, calling on local governments to stop sweeping homeless encampments.

Last week, phones all over the Bay Area lit up with a tsunami evacuation warning. But, an hour later, the warning was canceled. People were relieved, but had questions about what happened.

The 2024 offshore Cape Mendocino earthquake hit just off the coast of Humboldt county this morning, triggering tsunami warnings throughout much of Northern California.

Today, frustrated San Franciscans filed a petition letter with the Department of Elections to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio.

In part two of this series, we'll learn about the larger network of service providers that the Mobile Support Team works with. And what happens to their clients after a crisis.

The National Weather Service says an atmospheric river is expected to hit parts of the North Coast this week, and has issued a flood watch in several North Bay counties.

Last year, Sonoma County got state funding to make their Mobile Support Team available 24/7. In part one of this series, we look at the complexities of crisis intervention.

On January 1, the California Daylighting Law will go into effect. This means cars will no longer be allowed to park within 20 feet of an approaching crosswalk or intersection.

San Francisco’s mayoral race is still too close to call, but political outsider Daniel Lurie took an early lead last night.

Oakland’s public safety committee rejected a request from the Oakland Police Department to expand its network of surveillance cameras.

San Francisco disability justice activist, writer, and podcaster Alice Wong died on Friday.

UC Berkeley officials are blaming outside agitators for the protests that occurred outside of a Turning Point USA event on the university’s campus on Monday.

Today, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that the city will provide financial relief for the city’s SNAP recipients.

Tonight, Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will vote on whether or not to approve the expansion of surveillance cameras in the city.

President Trump has called off the deployment of federal officers to San Francisco. However, the fate of other Bay Area cities remains uncertain.

San Francisco’s land use committee met today to hear final amendments to the city’s upzoning plan.

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees across California and Hawaii began a five-day strike at 7:00 this morning.

The MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients of its coveted ‘genius grants’ on Wednesday. Three of them live in the Bay Area.

New data from San Francisco shows that speeding has decreased by more than 70 percent at the city’s speed camera locations.

Part six of our series on sea level rise looks at a dune restabilization project at Ocean Beach, and a wastewater treatment plant that is being threatened by coastal erosion and rising tides.

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. It’s a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of trans people, while also acknowledging the discrimination and challenges many still face.March was a particularly tense time for trans folks in San Francisco. Two local bathhouses — Imperial Spa in the Fillmore district, and Archimedes Banya in Hunters Point — were accused of enforcing anti-trans policies.After facing backlash online and potential protests, Imperial Spa quickly reversed their policy. But at Banya, it was a little more complicated.

For months organizers in California have been working to spread the word about a helpline for perpetrators of domestic and intimate partner violence. You heard that right. A helpline for perpetrators, not victims.It’s an unusual approach to a serious problem: Rates of domestic violence in the U.S. are high, and they got even worse during the pandemic.The helpline – A Call for Change – promises anonymity to its callers. Their goal is to provide a non-carceral approach to preventing domestic and intimate partner violence.

Today, an update on Oakland’s community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls. How and when you can call them, and what they’re doing for Oaklanders.

Every other year, communities across the country count the number of unhoused folks in their area. It's a way to get federal funding. But is the model working?

Student reporters have been at the center of pro-Palestine encampments across the world. But what's it like being a student reporter today?

Substance abuse experts say there’s a strong connection between the stress of the pandemic and increased drug and alcohol use nationwide. In this story, we take a closer look at one of the personal stories behind the statistics.

Last week the California Academy of Science’s resident corpse flower bloomed. It’s an event that usually makes the news. But despite all the attention they attract, wild corpse flowers are endangered, which is why the Academy is joining a national effort to preserve their DNA.

It’s been 34 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake changed the San Francisco Bay Area forever. The Neighborhood Emergency Response Team is part of its legacy.

Community Responders: Oakland’s Alternative to the Police, is a series that focuses on one non-police crisis response program. What else is out there?