Latest line: A good week for Kaiser, a bad week for AT&T
Health care giant is on a roll, while telecom behemoth draw ire for plan to kill landlines.
Kaiser Permanente
After announcing a $4.1 billion 2023 profit a few weeks ago, Oakland-based health care giant moves ahead with plans to build a new hospital at its South San Jose campus, double the size of the 50-year-old one there now.
AT&T
Telecom company draws growing criticism from Bay Area leaders over its plan to end landline service, which some rural residents say they need due to wildfire risk and unreliable cell phone networks.
Katie Porter
The Senate primary is Tuesday, and in a desperate move to raise cash, the Orange County Democrat is selling her private database of donor emails and phone numbers. But polls show she still could eke out second place.