Northern California

The Jewish News of Northern California

Jewish leaders rally in Scott Wiener’s defense over harassment

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 29, 2026June 30, 2026

The mood was festive Friday evening as Jews gathered for a Shabbat celebration in Dolores Park ahead of the annual San Francisco Trans March. Organizers and attendees were unaware that […]

Calif. state Sen. Scott Wiener speaks during the San Francisco Independent Media Coalition’s congressional candidate forum on April 15, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Bay Area

Video of anti-Zionist activist hounding Scott Wiener goes viral

by Lea Loeb June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

The Swenson Gate at San José State University. (Naoto Sato via Flickr)

Northern California

SJSU professor fired over pro-Palestinian activism gets her job back

by Lea Loeb June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Amir Kol (third from right) gets up to leave the Davis Human Relations Commission meeting after announcing his resignation on May 28. (Screenshot via YouTube/City of Davis)

Northern California

Citing persistent hostility, Israeli American resigns from Davis commission

by Niva Ashkenazi June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Attorney General Rob Bonta at the Capitol Summit 2024. (Photo/Courtesy JPAC)

Bay Area

California sues 23andMe over hack that put Jewish data up for sale on the dark web

by Maya Mirsky June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

People gather at state Senator Scott Wiener’s election party at his campaign headquarters on election night, June 2, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Politics

Scott Wiener advances in race to replace Pelosi

by Andrew Lapin June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Kim Bistrong is stepping into the role of development director. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Philanthropy

J. welcomes banjo-playing development director

by J. Staff June 2, 2026June 3, 2026

Clockwise from left: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar, congressional candidate Scott Wiener, L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti are among the California primary contenders of interest to the Jewish community. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/70 Faces Media)

California

Scott Wiener, Spencer Pratt and Eric Swalwell’s replacement: 5 primaries Jews are watching in California

by Andrew Lapin June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Reps. Thomas Massie (left) and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Politics

Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel tech cooperation from defense bill

by Grace Gilson June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The SUHSD main office in Redwood City. (Ardenmachro via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)

Education

Peninsula school district makes sweeping policy changes to settle antisemitism suit

by Niva Ashkenazi June 1, 2026June 1, 2026