Soumya Karlamangla

San Francisco

New York Times reporter in SF, covering California news. former LA Times reporter and Rosalynn Carter mental health fellow.

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BART Trains Shut Down Systemwide in San Francisco Bay Area

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Jesus Jimenez |Soumya Karlamangla

The primary transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area was forced to shut down all trains on Friday morning because of a computer problem, sending commuters scrambling to find alternatives with little notice. Bay Area Rapid Transit, which transports more than 170,000 passengers on weekdays throughout much of the region, said service had been suspended because of a "computer networking" problem. Riders were searching for alternatives, from car pools to local bus services and ferries.
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home

3 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Soumya Karlamangla

OAKLAND, Calif. — Barbara Lee, a progressive lawmaker known for her lone vote against military force after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, won the mayor’s race in Oakland, California, less than four months after she retired from a decades-long congressional career.
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home

3 weeks ago | portside.org | Soumya Karlamangla

Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race in Her Return Home Published April 20, 2025 Barbara Lee, a progressive lawmaker known for her lone vote against military force after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, won the mayor’s race in Oakland, Calif., less than four months after she retired from a decades-long congressional career.
California city considers arresting homeless people who refuse housing

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Not far from the tech campuses that have minted billionaires, residents in Silicon Valley have lost patience with homeless encampments that have sprouted along bike paths and parks in San Jose, California. Mattresses, plastic bags and grocery carts have fallen into ravines and choked creeks whose shaded banks once drew hikers, cyclists and kayakers.
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor's Race in Her Return Home

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla

The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city. Her challenger, Loren Taylor, conceded on Saturday. Barbara Lee, a progressive lawmaker known for her lone vote against military force after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, won the mayor's race in Oakland, Calif., less than four months after she retired from a decades-long congressional career.
A Congressional Outsider Becomes the Establishment Pick for Oakland Mayor

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla

Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main challenger has gained traction after positioning himself as the change candidate. When former Representative Barbara Lee announced that she would run for mayor of Oakland, Calif., many considered her victory to be a sure thing. After all, Ms. Lee had represented the city for more than a quarter-century in Congress and in the State Legislature before that.
16 States Sue to Restore N.I.H. Funding

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla |Benjamin Mueller

California, Massachusetts and 14 other states sued the Trump administration on Friday for withholding grant funding from public health and medical research institutions, cuts that have forced universities to curtail research and to delay the hiring of new staff. The National Institutes of Health is the world's leading public funder of biomedical research, supporting studies on aging, substance abuse and other major issues.
Many California trees survived the wildfires. Here’s why.

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Soumya Karlamangla

In the charred landscapes left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires, a persistent sign of life has transfixed locals: trees. On lots where houses have been reduced to piles of rubble and cars to mangled metal husks, trees rise. These surviving oaks, pines and orange trees are often the only remaining landmarks in a neighborhood, bittersweet reminders of a time before so much tragedy. The trees’ survival was a curiosity to many. Shouldn’t they have burned alongside homes?
Trump and Newsom find common ground attacking California’s coastal agency

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Soumya Karlamangla

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “SOS” in the sand. “We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coastal preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump and Newsom Are Attacking the California Coastal Commission

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Soumya Karlamangla

In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “S.O.S.” in the sand. “We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coastal-preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.