East Bay (San Francisco, Calif)

Community Land Trusts Are Working to Create New Homeowners

Born of the Civil Rights Movement, community land trusts are working to preserve neighborhoods and create new homeowners, from New York to California.

With Commuters Staying Home, Transit Agencies Try to Reinvent Themselves

In California, Bay Area Rapid Transit has suffered so much that it needs a state bailout — and possibly a new business model.

As Prosecutors Revisit Police Killings, Charges Are Still Rare

Pamela Price, a new district attorney in Northern California, is the latest to reopen cases that had seemingly been shut, including one from more than 15 years ago.

Facebook’s Bridge to Nowhere

The tech giant had already remade the virtual world. For a brief period, it also tried to make it easier for people in the Bay Area to get to work. Then it gave up.

As Covid Deaths Climb, Even Seniors Skip the Latest Booster

Nearly all Americans over 65 got their initial Covid vaccines. But that immunity is waning, and this time, the government is offering far less support for new shots.