May 2026
Don’t let the New York Times fool you about GOP gerrymandering
Republicans are rushing to gerrymander ahead of the midterm elections after the Supreme Court gutted the seminal Voting Rights Act, Drew Magary writes.
California man, 80, charged in 1994 killing of 2 criminal justice students
Donald Lee Clark, 80, a lifelong Stockton resident, has been arrested and charged with murder of best friends Lawrence “Larry” Loehr and Eugene Cates.
The tech job market is a bloodbath. It’s likely going to get even worse.
This 2026 surge almost rivals the first significant wave of layoffs of 2023, when more than 160,000 people were let go in the first quarter alone.
Bay to Breakers to shut down San Francisco roads all weekend
As 30,000 racers are set to run the 2026 Bay to Breakers race, SFMTA will shuts down streets in several neighborhoods May 16-17.
New Calif. study finds evidence cannabis could treat obesity, diabetes
A new study from California scientists found that cannabis oil had surprising effects when given to obese mice, including reversing signs of diabetes.
Bay Area tech giant Cisco to cut thousands of jobs after record revenue
The San Jose-based tech titan announced another round of sweeping layoffs this week.
California’s deadly mushroom outbreak reaches alarming new levels
Three people were hospitalized in Napa County over the weekend after eating mushrooms.
Bay Area dad facing 3 years in prison after prank gone wrong
A San Mateo man is possibly facing prison time after he fired shots at teens who egged his home.
Calif. family sues OpenAI for allegedly causing teen’s fatal overdose
A California teen died after ChatGPT encouraged him to combine kratom and Xanax. Now his family is suing OpenAI.
2 women allegedly fight, bear spray used inside Bay Area Safeway
On Monday, a Safeway store in Gilroy was temporarily closed due to an altercation between two women that resulted in a can of bear spray being discharged.