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Land trust wants to purchase 3 East San Jose apartment buildings to keep...
AT A TIME when rising rents are forcing people out of their homes, one Santa Clara County nonprofit is offering an alternative solution to keep tenants from being displaced.The South Bay Community Land...
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Playwright Tere Martinez tells Puerto Ricans’ varied stories in La Lengua...
For Puerto Rican-born playwright Tere Martinez, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a poster child for American imperialism. “It is a shame that still, in 2024, the United States possesses territories...
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‘A passionate supporter’: San Joaquin Delta College mourns death of trustee...
San Joaquin Delta College trustee Valerie Stewart-Green has died, according to an announcement this week from the college. Stewart-Green was serving as the clerk of the board with her term set to...
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Sonoma County supes approves new tenant protections, strengthening eviction...
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved new tenant protections this week that are designed to strengthen existing state rules governing evictions. The new ordinance buttresses state law in...
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Antioch school board fires superintendent in wake of bullying complaints...
Following allegations that she ignored bullying complaints and after being placed on administrative leave since May, Antioch Unified School District Superintendent Stephanie Anello has been fired.The...
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Leaving Chicago, blown away: Reflections on DNC, Kamala’s speech, and the...
AS THE THREE of us pack our bags and leave for home, we offer some individual ruminations on the Democrats’ convention week. Dworetzky: Political pageant meets the multiverse Joe DworetzkyIn the story...
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SF mayor calls for major rewrite to city chapter to ‘improve the...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing the first overhaul of the city’s charter since 1995. Breed called on city and county leaders to start the process of comprehensive charter reform and...
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Campbell townhomes proposed for vacant water well site stir residents’ concerns
Empty land is a rarity in developed Campbell. City officials say vacant sites are an opportunity to build needed housing, but nearby residents have mixed feelings.The Campbell Planning Commission voted...
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As California schools try to ban smartphones, kids keep finding ways to...
AT BULLARD HIGH School in Fresno, it’s easy to see the benefits of banning students’ cellphones. Bullying is down and socialization is up, principal Armen Torigian said.Enforcing the smartphone...
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EBMUD board faces major change: 3 members retire, new candidates emerge for...
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors will have a new look next year. At its meeting Tuesday, three members of the seven-person board — all of whom have served for more...
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Santa Rosa road rage suspect arrested after allegedly threatening victim on...
A driver who was attacked after a lane change on a Sonoma County freeway was then threatened by the assailant over social media, the California Highway Patrol said.But photos taken during the assault...
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State touts Jackson’s tribal co-management as way forward, but critics want...
WHEN GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM issued a directive to all state agencies in 2020 to give First Nations an equal role in the management of their ancestral lands, it was heralded as a turning point in California...
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A look inside the history and the politics of the Jackson Demonstration State...
THE JACKSON DEMONSTRATION State Forest was controversial from the day it was purchased in 1947 from the old Caspar Lumber Company. The government taking over private property can create suspicion,...
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Marin County’s agricultural production slides for third consecutive year —...
The value of Marin County’s agricultural output fell for the third consecutive year in 2023, down 9% to $85.3 million, according to an annual crop and livestock report.It was the biggest percentage...
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Lawsuit against West Contra Costa schools could set precedent for how...
A recently filed lawsuit against the West Contra Costa Unified School District could set a new precedent for how districts in California handle and comply with complaints filed by students, educators...
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Central Valley struggles to produce college grads; key programs are turning...
A NEW REPORT delivers bad and good news for the Central Valley.The bad news: The vast majority of parents, 79%, want their children to get a bachelor’s degree, but just 26% of students in the region...
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Campbell PD warns public against tampered gift cards — here’s how to avoid...
Campbell police warned the public against tampered gift card scams after two people were arrested last weekend for allegedly placing altered gift cards on a store stand.According to police, their...
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Warming trend predicted in Bay Area this week; heat risk advised for East and...
After an unusual dowsing of rain on Saturday, Bay Area residents can expect a warming trend beginning Sunday, with a moderate heat risk for the East Bay and South Bay mid-week, the National Weather...
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Republicans rally by boat in Foster City Lagoon as Harris accepts Democratic...
Eight deck boats and a crowd of about 50 Republicans rallied in San Mateo County at the same hour Kamala Harris accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...
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Review: Brilliant acting, direction in Magic Theatre’s contemporary take on...
San Francisco’s Magic Theatre is not known for producing Shakespeare. The theater was created for, and always has been, a playwright’s theater dedicated to world premieres. But this “Richard II” is in...
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