The Department of Justice has launched a significant enforcement action on the West Coast, focusing on health care fraud within long-term care (LTC) facilities. This initiative...
Author: Keiko Matsuda
Keiko Matsuda is a Seattle-based journalist focused on business, technology, and the cultural communities reshaping the Pacific Northwest. The daughter of Japanese immigrants who settled in Washington in the 1980s, she studied journalism at the University of Washington and has since reported on everything from Amazon's expansion to local small-business survival. Keiko approaches every story with a researcher's thoroughness and a writer's instinct for the human angle. She volunteers with a youth mentorship program and is attempting to grow vegetables on her apartment balcony with more optimism than results.
Seattle Man Attack: Second Suspect Faces Court
A second suspect has been apprehended and is set to appear in court in connection with the brutal attack on a 77-year-old man in Seattle. The...
Surveillance State Fears Rise Over AI’s Growing Power
Governments worldwide are grappling with the escalating capabilities of artificial intelligence, sparking debates about privacy, surveillance, and the potential for misuse. As AI systems become more...
California Gas Prices Breach $6 Mark Amid National Spike
California drivers are facing a stark economic reality this week as the state’s average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has officially crossed the $6...
Shielding the Safety Net: The Fight Against Medicaid Fraud
The landscape of American public health administration is undergoing a profound transformation. In a move that has sparked intense debate between federal regulators and state governments,...
Why Diners Are Ordering Wrong at SF’s Hottest New Spot
At the corner of downtown San Francisco’s rapidly shifting culinary landscape, a new challenger has emerged, causing both excitement and a baffling amount of ordering confusion....
Sunday TV Guide: Euphoria’s Wedding & The Belcher Return
The landscape of Sunday night television has long been considered the ‘crown jewel’ of the weekly broadcast schedule, a prime-time real estate that studios fight to...
New Music Friday: Foo Fighters, Kahan, Kehlani & Ringo Starr Clash
Today, April 24, 2026, serves as a seismic date in the global music calendar. In an industry often fractured by decentralized streaming algorithms and fragmented release...
Seismic Update: Tremor Reported Near The Geysers, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred near The Geysers, California, early Sunday morning, according to the latest data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor,...
California Classrooms Empty: Enrollment Crisis Hits State
California’s public education system is facing an accelerating enrollment crisis that is reshaping the landscape of classrooms from San Diego to the Bay Area. For the...