Health and Homelessness reporter
Grant Stringer
Grant Stringer covers health, the business of health care, and homelessness for Bay Area News Group. A native of Oregon, he has freelanced for the Washington Post, the Oregonian and Inside Climate News. Stringer also was a staff reporter at The Sentinel in Aurora, Colorado, and a licensed private investigator. Coincidentally, "stringer" is newsroom slang for a freelance journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a BA in political science.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: health, health care, homelessness
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3 ICE agents and volunteer monitor treated at San Jose hospital as tensions rise
It's the second incident of its kind this week as officials warn residents of heightened federal activity near county facilities in the South Bay.

El Sobrante man found fatally shot in West Oakland street
Based on initial reports, police think the man had been in Oakland to go to a club.

Bay Area elections offices receive ‘threatening’ letters from Department of Justice as midterms near
Elections officials across California were ordered to set aside ballots that the Trump administration said may have been cast by noncitizens.

Woman dies in Concord home after 911 call reporting domestic disturbance
Officers found the man and woman injured with what appeared to be stab wounds.

As Medi-Cal cuts loom, two Bay Area counties expand care for uninsured
Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are expanding health programs for uninsured residents as state and federal changes threaten to strip thousands of Medi-Cal coverage.

Survey: Concern about AI growing in Silicon Valley, even among tech workers
Silicon Valley companies may be going all in on artificial intelligence, but Bay Area residents are broadly concerned about the technology – including many of the tech workers riding the...

Survey: Techies more optimistic about AI than other Bay Area locals, but still worried
The vast majority of techies surveyed were concerned that AI would widen inequality and threaten jobs.

Police: Woman dies after harming herself along highway in San Jose
Victim pronounced dead Saturday after police transported her to a local hospital

Small plane crash in San Jose, three injured
No vehicles were involved in the crash, according to the fire department.

Uninsured ER visits are spiking in the Bay Area. Experts warn it’s just the beginning.
“We’re just seeing the beginning of what we see as a major problem for access to health care."