https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/gilroy-measure-b-hotel-tax-transient-occupancy-13-percent-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T08:36:18-07:00 Gilroy Measure B Explained: Raising the Hotel Tax From 9% to a Maximum of 13% https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/walnut-creek-measure-u-senior-housing-bart-ygnacio-center-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T08:20:35-07:00 Walnut Creek Measure U Explained: Rezoning 2.4 Acres Across From BART for Senior Housing at Ygnacio Center https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-amtrak-luggage-bomb-squad-capitol-corridor-train-540-oct-14 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T08:20:35-07:00 Berkeley Amtrak Luggage Scare Ends With 'No Threat' Finding After Five-Hour Hold; Mother and Daughter Arrested https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/brentwood-slice-house-tony-gemignani-opens-oct-17-2523-sand-creek-road-streets-of-brentwood Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T07:34:09-07:00 Slice House by Tony Gemignani Opens Saturday, Oct. 17, at The Streets of Brentwood: Address, Hours and Opening-Day Giveaways https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sonoma-county-measure-h-parks-sales-tax-extension-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T07:18:15-07:00 Sonoma County Measure H Explained: Extending the 1/8-Cent Parks Sales Tax After Measure M Expires in 2029 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/benicia-measure-x-y-z-business-license-tax-transfer-tax-charter-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T07:18:15-07:00 Benicia Measures X, Y and Z Explained: A New Business License Tax, a Limited Charter and a Transfer Tax on New Construction https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-public-power-pge-grid-takeover-20-billion-vs-city-3-4-billion-cpuc-oct-20 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T06:32:42-07:00 PG&E Says a San Francisco Grid Takeover Would Cost More Than $20 Billion, Nearly Six Times the City's $3.4 Billion Offer https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bonta-sues-block-san-bruno-national-archives-closure-october-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T06:17:58-07:00 California AG Bonta Sues to Block Closure of San Bruno National Archives as Record Transfers Could Begin This Week https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sunnyvale-measure-g-public-works-contracting-charter-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-15T06:17:58-07:00 Sunnyvale Measure G Explained: Letting the City Use Design-Build and Other Public Works Contracting Methods https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-doj-noncitizen-mail-ballot-list-48-hours-weber-bay-area-counties-election-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T21:53:19-07:00 Justice Department Gives California 48 Hours to Check a List of 'Likely Noncitizen' Mail Voters. Bay Area Counties Say Nothing Changes for Now https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/archbishop-mitty-high-school-athletic-trainer-arrested-san-jose-kelvin-chiu Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T21:39:54-07:00 Archbishop Mitty High School Athletic Trainer Arrested in San Jose, Accused of Sexually Battering a 16-Year-Old Student and Recording It https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-el-nino-storm-prep-oct-21-workshop-sandbag-sites-nov-1 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T21:11:30-07:00 San Jose Gears Up for El Niño: Oct. 21 Storm Workshop, Free Sandbag Sites Opening Nov. 1 and How to Get Alerts https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bay-area-science-festival-2026-ucsf-mission-bay-oct-17-valkyries-game-1-parking-transit Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T20:52:56-07:00 Bay Area Science Festival Is Saturday, Oct. 17, at UCSF Mission Bay, a Block From Valkyries Game 1: Hours, Parking, Muni and Road Closures https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/marin-county-no-ice-policy-resolution-vs-ordinance-board-of-supervisors-vote-oct-20 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T20:39:38-07:00 Marin County 'No ICE' Policy Heads to Oct. 20 Supervisors Vote as Residents Push for a Binding Ordinance https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/piedmont-measure-gg-real-estate-transfer-tax-1-75-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T19:59:58-07:00 Piedmont Measure GG Explained: Raising the Real Estate Transfer Tax From 1.3% to 1.75% https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/dublin-measure-i-parcel-tax-96-to-144-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T19:38:48-07:00 Dublin Measure I Explained: Raising the School Parcel Tax From $96 to $144 for Nine Years https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-mateo-measure-f-city-charter-district-elections-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T19:38:48-07:00 San Mateo Measure F Explained: Updating the City Charter for District Elections and Council Rules https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/mount-diablo-danville-san-ramon-pge-psps-power-shutoff-wednesday-oct-14-2026 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T18:57:51-07:00 PG&E Begins Power Shutoffs Near Mount Diablo, Danville and San Ramon Wednesday Evening Amid Fire Weather https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/great-california-shakeout-2026-oct-15-1015-am-bay-area-earthquake-drill-what-to-know Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T18:35:11-07:00 Great California ShakeOut Is Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m.: What Bay Area Residents Need to Know About the Earthquake Drill https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-jose-lancelot-lane-aurora-williams-asthma-death-parents-charged-neglect-dfcs Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T18:35:11-07:00 San Jose Parents Charged With Felony Neglect in Asthma Death of 8-Year-Old Aurora Williams at East San Jose Lancelot Lane Home https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-high-yearbook-oct-7-photo-state-ruling-antisemitism-training-busd Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T17:51:39-07:00 State Overrules Berkeley Unified on Berkeley High Yearbook's Oct. 7 Protest Photo, Orders Adviser Antisemitism Training by Dec. 15 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/hayward-mayor-election-2026-mark-salinas-tom-wong-council-district-1-district-6 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T17:17:00-07:00 Hayward Mayor Race 2026: Mark Salinas vs. Tom Wong, Plus the District 1 and District 6 Council Races https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-district-4-council-race-2026-igor-tregub-majdi-gaith-abuhamdieh-downtown Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T17:17:00-07:00 Berkeley City Council District 4 Race 2026: Igor Tregub vs. Majdi Gaith Abuhamdieh for the Downtown Seat https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/california-proposition-5-recall-election-replacement-question-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T16:39:17-07:00 California Proposition 5 Explained: How It Would Change Recall Elections After Newsom and Oakland's Sheng Thao Fights https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-proposition-a-charter-cleanup-commissions-settlements-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T16:16:14-07:00 San Francisco Proposition A Explained: The Charter Cleanup That Would Move Commissions Out of Voters' Hands and Change How Settlements Are Approved https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-proposition-e-city-administrator-contracts-25-million-threshold-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T16:16:14-07:00 San Francisco Proposition E Explained: Lurie's Plan to Raise Contract Limits to $25 Million and Give the City Administrator a 10-Year Term https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/south-san-francisco-childcare-after-school-cuts-san-mateo-county-vlf-shortfall Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T15:17:30-07:00 South San Francisco Warns Subsidized Childcare and After-School Programs Could Be Cut Over San Mateo County's State VLF Shortfall https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sheng-thao-trial-opening-statements-oakland-federal-court-duong-jones Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T14:56:32-07:00 Sheng Thao Trial: Prosecutors Tell Oakland Jury the Former Mayor "Put Her Power Up for Sale" as Opening Statements Begin https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-radisson-airport-hotel-edes-avenue-600000-wage-theft-settlement-128-workers Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T14:39:58-07:00 Owner of Oakland's Radisson Airport Hotel on Edes Avenue to Pay $600,000 to Settle Wage Theft Case Involving 128 Workers https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/keion-white-shooting-arrests-49ers-dahlias-mission-street-sfpd-operation-d-line Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T14:16:19-07:00 Four Arrested in February Shooting of 49ers' Keion White Outside Dahlia's on Mission Street, SFPD Says https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-lake-merritt-grand-avenue-harrison-street-stroller-attacks-attempted-kidnapping-arrest Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T13:54:11-07:00 Man Arrested After Children in Strollers Are Attacked Near Grand Avenue and Harrison Street at Oakland's Lake Merritt https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/solano-county-measure-e-data-center-energy-business-license-tax-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T13:30:42-07:00 Solano County Measure E Explained: A Business License Tax on Data Centers, Solar, Batteries and Wind https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-proposition-d-ballot-measure-signature-threshold-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T12:37:34-07:00 San Francisco Proposition D Explained: Raising the Bar to Put Measures on the Ballot https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/marin-county-measure-p-childcare-parcel-tax-5-cents-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T12:37:34-07:00 Marin County Measure P Explained: A 5-Cent Parcel Tax for Child Care https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-proposition-c-housing-trust-fund-125-million-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T12:16:12-07:00 San Francisco Proposition C Explained: Raising the Housing Trust Fund Toward $125 Million a Year https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-francisco-proposition-b-municipal-finance-corporation-public-bank-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T09:32:15-07:00 San Francisco Proposition B Explained: Municipal Finance Corporation and a Path to a Public Bank https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/ac-transit-board-election-2026-ward-3-ward-4-young-valencia-syed-morales-oakland Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T09:12:52-07:00 AC Transit Board Election 2026: Joel Young vs. Adriana Valencia in Ward 3, Sarah Syed vs. Gabriel Morales in Ward 4 https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/san-mateo-foster-city-measure-w-498-million-school-bond-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T08:54:53-07:00 San Mateo-Foster City Measure W Explained: A $498 Million School Bond for Roofs, STEM Labs and Teacher Housing https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/highway-37-vallejo-sears-point-closure-oct-23-26-el-nino-flood-prep Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T08:11:00-07:00 Highway 37 Closes Between Vallejo and Sears Point Oct. 23–26 for Flood Resilience Work Ahead of El Niño https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/oakland-broadway-ac-transit-detours-black-panther-party-boulevard-ribbon-cutting-oct-17 Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T07:54:47-07:00 AC Transit Detours on Broadway in Downtown Oakland Saturday for Black Panther Party Boulevard Ribbon Cutting https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/fairfield-i-80-air-base-parkway-fatal-crash-chp-officers-injured-tesla Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T07:36:33-07:00 Two Eastbound I-80 Crashes at Fairfield's Air Base Parkway Leave One Dead and Injure Two CHP Officers https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/sonoma-valley-high-school-pride-flag-removed-board-flag-policy-student-walkout Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T06:53:51-07:00 Sonoma Valley High School Pride Flag Comes Down Under New Board Flag Policy; Hundreds Join Student Walkout on Broadway https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-oakland-hills-pge-power-shutoff-thursday-oct-15-grizzly-peak-uc-berkeley Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T06:39:42-07:00 Berkeley and Oakland Hills PG&E Power Shutoff Could Start Thursday Morning: 2,053 Berkeley and 2,570 Oakland Customers, UC Berkeley Campus in Zone https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/openai-san-francisco-engineer-arrested-hidden-recording-device-executive-conference-room Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T06:22:21-07:00 OpenAI San Francisco Engineer Arrested After Hidden Recording Device Found in Executive Conference Room https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/bay-area-measure-rtm-regional-transit-sales-tax-bart-muni-caltrain-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T00:07:00-07:00 Measure RTM Explained: The Bay Area Regional Transit Sales Tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-measure-y-arts-parcel-tax-7-cents-square-foot-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T00:27:00-07:00 Berkeley Measure Y Explained: A 12-Year Arts Parcel Tax of 7 Cents a Square Foot https://thebayareabrief.com/articles/berkeley-measure-x-rent-control-10-percent-cap-tenant-associations-explained Bay Area Briefen 2026-10-14T01:27:00-07:00 Berkeley Measure X Explained: A 10% Yearly Rent Increase Cap and Other Rent Control Changes