New partnerships focus on helping students facing homelessness get back into...
A QUIET PLACE to complete homework, free and stable transportation options, and not immediately being penalized for missed work are among the things that Te’yana Brown said could have helped her as she...
View Article‘Hands Off!’: Thousands expected to protest Trump, Musk across Bay Area this...
Dozens of protests across the Bay Area will take place Saturday with thousands mobilizing in opposition to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of a nationwide protest.The rally — dubbed “Hands...
View ArticleBoaters warned of whale sightings in San Francisco Bay after one found dead
The San Francisco Bay has been hosting an influx of gray whales over the past week or so, including one that was found floating dead near Alcatraz Island last weekend. Since the whales started hanging...
View ArticleReview: Eddie Izzard brings a spare, solo ‘Hamlet’ to ACT’s Strand Theater
“Use all gently,” advises Hamlet to the Player King in Act 3 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s famed tragedy. “For in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, the whirlwind of passion,” he continues, “you...
View ArticleDead otters found on Sonoma County road raise questions about how they got there
A wildlife rescue organization in Sonoma County on Friday asked for the public’s help in figuring out how four otters ended up dead on the side of a road near Petaluma recently.The group Sonoma County...
View ArticleCheeses please: Two NorCal creameries win Best of Show awards at California...
TWO LOCAL CHEESES have been named Best of Show at the California State Fair’s 2025 Commercial Cheese Competition, the fair announced.Marin French Cheese’s Golden Gate, a triple crème cow’s milk cheese,...
View ArticleDemocrats reject California bills banning transgender athletes from girls’...
California Democrats on an Assembly committee this week blocked two bills that would have banned transgender athletes from girls’ sports, locker rooms, bathrooms and dorms, after an emotional...
View ArticleSF mayor’s shift in harm reduction policy targets distribution of safe...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has announced he is modifying the city’s policy of handing out clean drug use supplies in an effort to combat the fentanyl crisis. “Fentanyl has changed the game,”...
View Article‘I have needs’: State schools chief gets $200K — and takes on side gigs to...
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly taken side jobs running Bay Area nonprofits during his tenure as California’s elected schools chief, earning tens of thousands of...
View ArticleSan Mateo County supes have green light to remove embattled Sheriff Christina...
A San Mateo County measure giving the board of supervisors temporary authority to remove the sheriff was certified Thursday and voters overwhelmingly supported it by 84 percent. Now it’s up to the...
View Article‘Hands Off!’ day around the Bay: Thousands join in protests of all things...
SOME CARRIED SIGNS, others chanted slogans, and all had a message for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk: they’ve had enough of the executive orders and dismantling of government institutions being...
View ArticleMore dead gray whales turn up in the Bay as scientists work to learn what...
Two more dead gray whales have turned up in San Francisco Bay, just days after one was found floating offshore of Alcatraz Island.The latest two discoveries were east of Angel Island State Park on...
View ArticleSan Jose hands off troubled former motel to housing authority for permanent...
San Jose is transferring ownership of a former motel rife with issues to the Santa Clara County Housing Authority, with plans to convert it from temporary homeless housing to permanent apartments.The...
View ArticleContract resolution clears way for new company to staff San Carlos Airport...
San Carlos Airport, in San Mateo County, will remain fully staffed with air traffic controllers after a deal was reached between the Federal Aviation Administration and a new contractor. A new company,...
View ArticleCut off at the tap: Homeless people living in San Jose park struggle to find...
DOZENS OF HOMELESS RESIDENTS living at Columbus Park in San Jose have struggled to get drinking water, as local sources in the park have been off and on for weeks.Residents encamped in RVs and vehicles...
View ArticleDungeness crab fishing closed for half the coast to protect whales from...
In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials have announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing would be closed later this month along the...
View ArticleOakland CHP ‘surge’ strategy shows success at reducing crime, car thefts,...
The California Highway Patrol’s so-called “surge” operations in Oakland have netted nearly 400 arrests so far this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said.In addition to the arrests, CHP officers...
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