Commentary: The fuel shortages of the '70s were crazy. Will we be running on empty again?

Columnist Patt Morrison recalls the fuel crisis of the 1970s. With war in the Middle East, are gas shortages in our future?
Union-Bulletin

California’s richest real estate: Why these cities top our list without Silicon Valley gold

In 2001, seven of the 10 zip codes with the highest home prices were in Northern California: Atherton, Portola Valley, two in Los Altos, Ross, Palo Alto and Tiburon. Three were in Southern California: ...
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors freezes Measure K discretionary funds: Certain nonprofit program funding allocations to cease in Fiscal Year 2027-28

Nonprofit service providers and county programs will no longer be allocated money from San Mateo County’s Measure K discretionary funds beginning July 2027, a significant reduction in fiscal support c ...
Hoodline

San Mateo Scramble: County Warns Residents To Fix Medi-Cal, CalFresh Files Or Risk Gaps

Big changes to Medi-Cal and CalFresh are rolling out this year in San Mateo County, and officials are sounding the alarm. The county says the shifts could affect who qualifies, how much help people ...

2,400 Kaiser mental health professionals strike in Northern California over AI concerns

About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are striking in Northern California over fears the company will replace therapists with artificial intelligence.