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As of September 2026: Reporting the advisory

The heat advisory covering the Bay Area and Central Coast runs through Thursday at 10 p.m., with inland highs expected to hit 105°F. A Spare the Air alert for Wednesday warns of unhealthy smog, and a red flag warning for fire risk is in effect overnight.

Updated Sep 10

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Defendant; agreed to pay ~$895,000 to settle. Final approval hearing was scheduled for Nov. 4, 2026; no ruling reported as of Nov. 11.

KQED, the San Francisco public media nonprofit whose newsroom covers wage theft, will pay nearly $900,000 to settle a class action accusing it of the same. More than 580 hourly employees who worked at the station between August 2019 and May 2025 will share about two-thirds of that money.

Updated Sep 7