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Alisal Union School District superintendent plans retirement after end of...
The superintendent of the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, one of the largest elementary school districts in Monterey County, will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year.Jim Koenig, 73,...
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Mountain View man scores $7.5M Scratchers jackpot, says he plans to keep working
A Mountain View man gave hope to the thousands of people who religiously purchase Scratchers games for years after he scored $7.5 million on one after buying them for nearly two decades, California...
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AlCo courts portal lets small claims filers securely submit evidence from own...
Alameda County Superior Court is making it easier to submit evidence for use in small claims court.Using the court’s online digital portal, evidence can now be submitted from mobile devices, laptops or...
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‘We can’t give up hope’: PBS News’ Woodruff opines on how to reunite a...
FROM THE MOMENT she stepped on stage, legendary broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff captivated several hundred East Bay business leaders — making them burst into boisterous laughter twice within 30...
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Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer for OpenAI’s assets lands in Oakland federal court
xA massive bag of money — promised though far from assured — made an appearance this week in the high-stakes litigation Elon Musk has pending in federal court in Oakland regarding artificial...
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Banning books in prison: State website lists titles considered inappropriate...
A NEW STATE LAW requires California to maintain oversight of all publications banned in state prisons.The state’s Office of the Inspector General under Assembly Bill 1986 must now post the Centralized...
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3 city councils in San Mateo County endorse measure to oust embattled sheriff...
Three cities in San Mateo County this week officially endorsed Measure A, a ballot initiative that will allow the Board of Supervisors to remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus if passed by voters...
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Column: Why the Japanese live so long — and what we can learn from them about...
LESS THAN TWO months ago, the world’s oldest person (at the time) died.Tomiko Itooka made it to 116. She died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in central Japan, according to the...
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Review: Aurora Theatre’s ‘Heart Sellers’ takes poignant look at Asian...
In “The Heart Sellers,” Lloyd Suh’s new two-hander at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, giggly, excitable Luna, an immigrant from the Philippines, tells her new, less acclimated friend Jane that when...
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California expands list of high-risk fire areas: Over 2.3M acres will face...
REFLECTING INTENSIFYING WILDFIRES and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in California as facing “high” or “very high” danger of wildfires.In the wake...
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SF police chase policy faces scrutiny after Mission District crash injures 6,...
Two women have been charged for allegedly fleeing from police over the weekend, resulting in a crash in San Francisco’s Mission District that sent six people to the hospital, prosecutors said.Just...
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Sunnyvale eyes traffic safety fixes on Fair Oaks Avenue after multiple fatal...
Sunnyvale officials want to tighten traffic safety near Fair Oaks Park after multiple pedestrian deaths over the past six years.Fair Oaks Avenue has become a top safety concern for residents and...
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Bay Area legislator’s proposal would expand uses of recycled water for...
The use of recycled water could expand significantly in California under a new bill introduced this week by state Sen. Jerry McNerney.McNerney, D-Pleasanton, said the proposed law would help “drought...
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Learning through burning: Moss Landing fire exposes need for changes in...
AS HOST TO the largest battery storage facility in the world, on a site that just had its fourth fire in four years, the people of Monterey County have grown to realize that Moss Landing is a learning...
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Fremont City Council makes ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless encampment illegal
The Fremont City Council gave final approval this week to an ordinance that bans camping throughout the entire city, while also making anyone “aiding, abetting or concealing” a homeless encampment...
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Former head of national Medicaid program named SF’s new director of public...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has selected an experienced Medicaid manager, Daniel Tsai, to be the city’s new director of public health. He takes on the role as the city is seeking to create more...
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New Stanford database tracks learning loss, gains in California and districts...
A UNIQUE DATABASE that enables people to compare standardized test scores among nearly all districts and states found that California experienced slightly less learning loss than the national average...
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Frustration grows as Sunnyvale’s bike safety plan stalls over funding for...
Sunnyvale residents have been waiting for the city to implement its grand plan for a bicycle safety network, but a lack of action has led to mounting frustration.The city’s plan to build more bike...
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Sonoma County earmarks opioid settlement money for treatment, education programs
Sonoma County will use millions of dollars awarded as part of a legal settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors for treatment and education programs.The county Board of Supervisors voted...
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‘Business here is good’: Alameda Books Inc. store thrives amid parent chain’s...
THERE WERE NO signs last Tuesday afternoon that Books Inc. in Alameda is facing financial trouble.A few people browsed, a worker replaced books on shelves, and it was quiet, save for some classic rock...
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