EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

San Francisco Small Businesses to Sue PG&E Over Losses From December Power Outages

The outage snarled traffic, confused Waymo autonomous vehicles and disrupted public transit. It also harmed many small businesses, forcing them to close their doors on

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Kim Kardashian on Bond With Kylie Jenner’s Ex Travis Scott

Did Travis Scott Reference Ex Kylie Jenner’s Breast Implants in New Song? Untangling the Lyrics Kim Kardashian is still kickin’ it with Travis Scott. Indeed,

ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?

Yves here. KFF Health News today is giving prominent play to the US health insurance crisis triggered by big increases in 2026 across nearly all

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Clipper 2.0 Was Supposed to Modernize Transit Payments. Its Rollout Was A Flop

Clipper 2.0, or Next Generation Clipper, has been a long-awaited update for public transit riders. But the rollout has been plagued with glitches, and transit

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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s 13 Kids: A Guide

And though the couple have still faced unimaginable pain—in July 2015, they mourned the death of their 13-year-old grandson Anthony after he was shot by his

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‘Corruption on a Breathtaking Level’: Report Details Massive Foreign Investment in Trump Crypto Firm

Conor here: The first comment under the WSJ piece sums it up well: The swamp has been drained and backfilled with radioactive waste. Unreal, but

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

8 Things to Do on Super Bowl Sunday in the Bay Area (That Are Not ‘Watch the Super Bowl’)

One big caveat here: It’s actually hard to predict the extent to which the Bay Area’s classic tourist spots will be markedly less busy during

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Cardi B, Stefon Diggs’ Relationship Explained

In a rare comment about his personal life, he told reporters Jan. 21 that Cardi has “been an amazing supporter to me, and the Patriots.

ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

Cybernetic Attention: All Watched over by Machines We Learned to Watch

Conor here: In the following piece, D. Graham Burnett traces a line between today’s AI and the early 20th century “pursuit test” — an attention

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

Can a Centrist Democrat Win the Governor’s Race?

With more than half a dozen Democrats already running for governor, San José Mayor Matt Mahan added his name to the field this week. Scott,