Gavin Newsom Calls for National Billionaire Tax While Opposing California Wealth Tax
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled what may be the clearest indication yet of the economic platform he intends to...
Month: June 2026
California’s New Health Insurance Tax Could Raise Premiums. Here’s What It Means for San Franciscans.
As California grapples with federal funding changes to its Medicaid program, state lawmakers have approved a controversial new health insurance...
Study Finds Stress Resilience Training May Offer Lasting Benefits for Healthcare Professionals
A peer-reviewed study suggests that a structured stress-management program can produce lasting improvements in well-being among clinicians; an encouraging finding...
Flavien Couche: The French Painter Turning Emotion Into Color
Born in Paris in 1981, French painter Flavien Couche has spent much of his artistic life exploring a question that...
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as It Embraces AI. What It Means for San Francisco
Oracle's Massive Workforce Reduction Technology giant Oracle Corporation has reduced its workforce by roughly 21,000 employees over the past year,...
The San Francisco Startup Teaching AI How to Hold a Real Conversation
In the race to build smarter artificial intelligence, most companies have focused on text. Bland AI is betting that the...
Private Health Insurance Rates May Rise in California as Lawmakers Advance Tax Proposal
State leaders say the measure is needed to help stabilize healthcare funding, but insurers warn the costs could be passed...
The Return of Doorstep Politics: Why San Francisco Voters Rewarded Ground Games Over Social Media
In a city that helped build the digital age, the old-fashioned art of knocking on doors may have become the...
San Francisco Weather Watch: Fog Returns, But Beach Hazards and High Tides Remain a Concern
San Francisco is settling back into its familiar June pattern after an unusual burst of early summer heat, but residents...
The Enduring Genius of David Hockney: A Life Painted in Bold Colour [1937 – 2026]
Few living artists have shaped the visual language of the modern world quite like the late David Hockney. For more...
