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California hospital chain scraps $1B expansion amid red tape nightmare

30 October 2026 at 17:37

Sutter Health has abandoned plans to build a hospital on its Emeryville property, marking a major reversal for the health system’s ambitious proposal.

Exterior sign for Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Alta Bates Campus.

Illustration of the proposed Sutter Health East Bay campus at sunset overlooking the bay.

Aerial view of the multi-building Sutter Health campus in the Bay Area.

An empty lot behind a chain-link fence, with commercial buildings in the background under a cloudy sky.

Little-known California climate rule could drive banks out of the state, feds warn

30 October 2026 at 00:06

The feds urged CARB to clarify that national banks and federal savings associations are not required to comply.

Bank of America and Chase logos displayed at their branches.

An aerial view of the Chevron El Segundo refinery with smoke rising from its stacks as a plane takes off in the background.

A Chase bank branch in San Francisco.

Gavin Newsom deploys legal army to battleground districts as voting war hits fever pitch

29 October 2026 at 18:37

Newsom said he is “pre-deploying” election-law attorneys to monitor vote counting in key California battleground congressional districts.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally with state Democratic Party members and labor advocates in San Francisco.

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe.

Carla Buckner walks through a voting center holding papers.

Gavin Newsom arrives for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Hollywood.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One.

Nearly half of California students aren’t ready for jobs or college — as major school district admits it’s ‘significantly off track’

28 October 2026 at 22:53

The district had a goal for the percentage of all high school 12th graders who are deemed “college/career ready” to reach 70 percent by June 2027.

A teacher points to a screen at the front of a classroom, while students at desks look on.

Lincoln High School freshmen Keziah Wohlers, Nicolas Escobar, Veronica Lima, and Irania Lima wait for the bus after school in San Francisco.

Two students walk through a corridor at Thurgood Marshall Academic High School in San Francisco.

A woman speaking during an SFUSD Board of Education progress monitoring workshop on student outcomes.

A slide titled "Goal 3: Progress Monitoring Status" shows a progress tracker with five categories: Significantly Off Track, Off Track, Partially Off Track, On Track, and Completed. A checkmark is placed under "Significantly Off Track." Below, bullet points state that CCI depends on four-year outcomes, and progress toward the 70% goal on the College/Career Indicator remains significantly off track.