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Antioch police introduce new public portal for submitting feedback, complaints
Antioch police have launched a public portal meant to streamline the process for people to submit feedback, complaints and commendations. Police said in a statement Wednesday that the platform...
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Bondi orders federal probe of DEI admissions practices at Stanford...
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has ordered a federal probe into admissions policies at Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley, particularly their diversity, equity, and...
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They will not forget Tibet: SF protesters call attention to alleged human...
SIXTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Sumchhung was the first to arrive on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall this month for a rally to commemorate the 66th Tibetan Uprising Day.In what has become an annual...
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San Jose City Council backs tougher rules to crack down on unpermitted street...
San Jose police officials told city leaders they need more tools to impound the property of illicit street vendors in downtown, especially during events.The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to...
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Bill would expand Golden Gate National Recreation Area by hundreds of acres
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area could expand by nearly 900 acres under a bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The bill would authorize the National Park...
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‘This will make our town uninhabitable’: The long-awaited Delta tunnel puts...
CHANGE TENDS TO come at a creeping pace, if at all, in the Sacramento River community of Hood. Families that settled in this Delta outpost generations ago remain today, and pear orchards planted...
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San Jose Fire will start charging a first responder fee for emergency medical...
City leaders have approved a fee program allowing the San Jose Fire Department’s emergency medical services to collect payments from people they treat.Fire Chief Robert Sapien said San Jose needs to...
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Early prison release of former Danville police officer draws protest from...
Activists and victims’ family members held a rally outside the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in Martinez on Friday to protest the early release of former Danville police officer Andrew Hall.Hall...
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Digging into DOGE: Free speech group seeks access to Musk’s federal...
A San Rafael nonprofit corporation Friday brought suit in federal court in San Francisco to force the disclosure of emails from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, the agency...
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Applying for CalFresh food aid is complicated. California colleges are trying...
Work part-time, don’t but earn too much. Enroll in college at least part-time, but be ready to miss class or work for an interview. Wait hours on the phone for your interview, then months for your...
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New bill introduced in Congress to fund research on effects of wildfire smoke...
A new bill in Congress proposes to use federal funds to research the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure on grapevines and vineyards, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said when the bill was introduced...
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A change of mind: How COVID’s mental health impacts transformed California’s...
WHEN SCHOOLS SHUTTERED five years ago, many students like Benjamin Olaniyi turned to their phones to find connection during a profoundly unsettling and isolating time.“Social media made us feel more...
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Facing budget woes, Santa Clara County offers low-cost neutering to boost...
Santa Clara County leaders are facing their most uncertain financial crisis since the pandemic, and they’re turning every stone for ideas on wrangling extra money. That includes, for the first time,...
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April 2025 author events: Jennifer Beals, Jeanne Carstensen, Vicki DeArmon,...
Local and visiting writers offering new novels and non-fiction titles ranging from reportage to business to memoir (and more!) appear in free and ticketed talks. To submit an event to the calendar,...
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‘Gone Girl’ kidnapper gets life sentence for two earlier crimes committed in...
A man already convicted and sentenced for an infamous 2015 case from Vallejo that became the topic of a Netflix true crime documentary was sentenced Friday to life in prison for similar crimes in...
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Paula West sings songbook classics, new and old, at birthday celebration in...
Paula West is celebrating her birthday just the way she likes it— by singing some of her favorite songs. The great San Francisco-based vocalist returns to Marin Jazz on April 4 with a program that...
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Months behind schedule, San Jose’s safe sleeping site opening remains uncertain
San Jose’s first safe sleeping site for homeless residents was supposed to open in March, but has been delayed by months.The city is converting a vacant lot at 1157 E. Taylor St. near Watson Park to...
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Sonoma County granted extension of well permitting authority while appeal...
Sonoma County can keep issuing well permits while it appeals an order to stop doing so after a temporary stay on the order was extended. A judge in the California First District Court of Appeal agreed...
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Magic Theatre’s premiere ‘the boiling’ details a race to find a superspreader
When director Ellen Sebastian Chang came across the script for the upcoming Magic Theatre premiere of “the boiling,” it was a screenplay her former restaurant partner Sunhui Chang began conceiving...
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Trump clawed back billions in federal health grants — here’s how much...
CALIFORNIA MAY LOSE more than $1 billion in public health and mental health funding as a result of new federal budget cuts that target COVID-19 pandemic response grants, according to the U.S....
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