Category: Local News Matters

Local News Matters: Week of Sept. 15, 2025

A new assisted living facility opens in San Rafael. Flu vaccines are still a thing in California. A regional airport gets a new airline. San Francisco makes a statement on the death penalty, and an agricultural report shows a spike in demand for vegetables.

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Local News Matters: Week of Sept. 8, 2025

Marin County responds to a critical housing report. San Francisco’s Sunset District tries to recall its supervisor.  A century-old restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf may be demolished. An airport in San Jose introduces autonomous vehicles.

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Local News Matters: week of Sept. 1, 2025

Displaced farm workers will get temporary homes in Point Reyes Station. Another cleanup is coming to Richmond’s Inner Harbor. A new shoreline Park is coming to San Pablo Bay. Geothermal energy gets a boost in Sacramento. Canal Street fire assistance update.

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Local News Matters: Week of Aug. 25, 2025

A tight community in San Rafael pulls together after a devastating apartment fire. A San Francisco jury convicts a synagogue invader. The U.S. State Department obstructs a humanitarian mission. Business spikes at the Port of Oakland. Emergency housing could be coming soon to West Marin.

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Local News Matters: Week of Aug. 18, 2025

San Rafael says no to a shaky housing deal. ICE agents storm a private home in Oakland. Marin City publicly honors its Black heritage. Big Sur puts the squeeze on Airbnb’s.

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Local News Matters: Week of Aug. 11, 2025

An historic housing site in Marin City looks forward to a remake. More Bay Area institutions are opting for public transit. Injured children arrive from Gaza for medical care. San Francisco adds more  legal aid for immigrants. Marin County gets a new design museum.

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Local News Matters: Week of Aug. 4, 2025

Automatic speed detection cameras crank up in San Francisco. Local government’s weigh in on AI. Bay Area leaders demand justice in a West Bank killing. Groundwater gets some congressional attention.

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Local News Matters: Week of July 28, 2025

ENCORE SPECIAL REPORT: Field report from the Greater Farallon’s and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, where a group of researchers with Point Blue Conservation Science have worked together for 20 years to monitor the health of these federally protected sanctuaries.

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Local News Matters: Week of July 21, 2025

Fairfax leaders face a recall election. Bay Area politicians respond to ideas about Alcatraz. San Francisco’s Sherif rejects a request to help ICE.  On top of everything, a garbage strike.

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Local News Matters: Week of July 14, 2025

Marin County is optimistic about agriculture. Sanctuary cities sue Trump. Nursing homes and rural hospitals brace for cuts to Medi-Cal. The San Francisco Zoo loses a beloved rare resident.

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Local New Matters: Week of July 7, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: Finbar Labelle reports from this year’s San Francisco Pride festival on the impacts President Trump’s culture war on the queer community.

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Local News Matters: Week of June 30, 2025

More redwoods are saved in Sonoma County.  The Oakland airport tries again for a new name. BART digs deeper into Silicon Valley. San Francisco’s mayor changes the housing code. Sausalito plans for the Fourth of July.

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Local News Matters: Week of June 16, 2025

Thousands of protesters join in No Kings Day marches. Marin County gets a Sheriff’s Office Civilian Oversight Commission. The Delta Tunnel gets another setback. Chevron will upgrade its Richmond air monitoring system.

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Local News Matters: Week of June 9, 2025

Arrests by ICE in the San Francisco spark alarm. A new city builder in rural Solano County makes a bid for intown property. A mass shooter could get the death penalty in San Mateo County. The US Navy Ship Harvey Milk may lose its name.

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Local News Matters: Week of June 2, 2025

Sausalito makes plans to build new housing. Northern California gets a new U.S. Attorney. Five more gray whales have died. A San Francisco Supervisor faces a recall battle. Measles have arrived in the Bay Area.

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Local News Matters: Week of May 26, 2025

Marin County passes a budget that addresses uncertainty. Lawsuits fill the courts following Vistra’s Moss Landing battery fire.  San Mateo County inches closer to ousting its sheriff. Taxi drivers in San Francisco get their fair share of the ride-share business. A new study finds employees returning to in-person work.

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Local News Matters: Week of May 19, 2025

Governor Newsom proposes policies for a stop to homeless encampments and go to the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. A federal judge in Oakland halts Trump’s attempt to revoke student visas. A new Nintendo store opens in San Francisco. Electric bikes come to Novato.

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Local News Matters: Week of May 12, 2025

President Trump pulls the curtain on the arts in Marin. San Jose is considering a homeless removal police squad. Ranchers on Point Reyes are pushing to get back their land. Two tons of garbage are pulled from Richardson Bay.

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Local News Matters: Week of May 5, 2025

Kamala Harris makes her first major appearance since her election loss. Hundreds of angry lawyers rally against the president. A federal judge restores legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children. San Quentin’s rehabilitation center hosts a father-daughter dance.

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Local News Matters: Week of April 28, 2025

Last week was Earth Week. Marin County started a plan to reserve more water. California members of congress attempted to claw back canceled climate grants and ban off shore oil drilling. Dungeness crab fishing has been halted to make way for passing whales. New rules are going into place to keep invasive mussels out of the …

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Local News Matters: Week of April 21, 2025

A legendary public housing complex in Marin County is scheduled for renovation. Oakland has a new mayor. The town of Benicia may lose its largest employer. The tradition of horse racing ends at a county fair, and San Francisco welcomes a new Flower mart.  

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Local News Matters: Week of April 14, 202

Marin county focuses on affordable housing, Stanford students face felony charges for pro-Palestinian protest. Autonomous vehicles are allowed in in a San Francisco car-free zone. Oaklanders are now voting for a new mayor.

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Local News Matters: Week of April 7, 2025

Anti-Trump protests intensify and take new forms. Sausalito decides against bike lanes. San Mateo can begin to oust its sheriff.

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Local News Matters: Week of March 31, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: The Tunnel Vision (ep. 3): A look at California’s $20 billion solution to its water crisis — the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. We visit Miwok tribal leaders and scientists working on nature based solutions for saving the Delta from damage due to sea levels rise and increased water diversions.

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Local News Matters: Week of March 24, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: The Tunnel Vision (ep. 2) A look at California’s $20 billion solution to its water crisis — the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. In this episode, we talk with the tunnel’s chief engineer Steve Minassian, who describes the process, locations and implications of the project, using four tunnel boring machines.

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