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Tackling the politics of prison reform: Ex-NFL star records podcast during...
CALIFORNIA GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM and former NFL superstar Marshawn Lynch visited San Quentin Rehabilitation Center recently to record their podcast called “Politickin’” and to tour the facility.The two...
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Democrats of Rossmoor celebrate Kamala Harris nomination: ‘This is what we...
When the Democrats of Rossmoor gather to watch the last night of a Democratic National Convention, no matter how big the room is, do not have a side conversation, even if you think it’s a quiet...
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Pass the Remote: Intriguing BAMPFA programs celebrate LA, Cuba, Hong Kong,...
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive takes audiences on a cinematic joy ride with stops in Los Angeles, Cuba, Hong Kong and China. Buckle up, grab some tickets and ride along to these five...
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Santa Cruz County young people can apply for a seat on new Youth Advisory...
Teens and young adults ages 14 to 24 in Santa Cruz County are invited to join an advisory task force focused on shaping the county’s policies.According to county officials, the Youth Advisory Task...
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San Jose officials fear losing thousands of trees to invasive ‘shothole...
An invasive beetle killing a dramatic number of Southern California trees has found its way to San Jose — and it could threaten the urban forest that shades and cools Silicon Valley.Santa Clara County...
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Google cuts deal with state lawmakers to pay news outlets; publishers call it...
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE abandoning an ambitious proposal to force Google to pay news companies for using their content, opting instead for a deal in which the tech giant has agreed to pay $172 million...
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Mayor’s plan to reduce homelessness in East Palo Alto still lacks details and...
The mayor of East Palo Alto shared a few more details last week on his plan to alleviate homelessness, speaking alone at a park in the city where an unhoused man was found dead nearly four years...
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San Francisco Unified board president resigns amid teacher shortage, school...
Lainie Motamedi, who was appointed to the San Francisco School Board after a recall drive in 2022 and served as its president since January, said that she will step down, citing personal and health...
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Review: Los Cenzontles founder tells stories of pride, passion and Mexican...
Deep rivers of pride and pain commingle in Eugene Rodriguez’s new memoir, “Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging” (Heyday Books, 224 pages, $28). Writing with...
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Supervisors to consider splitting Marin City affordable apartment project...
For over three years, a housing proposal in Marin City has been stalled by community outrage. But the Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider a workaround, potentially moving more than a third...
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Koi Nation says Newsom’s got it wrong in his opposition to Sonoma County...
The Koi Nation of Northern California is accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of having a “fundamental misunderstanding” of federal law after he urged rejection of the tribe’s efforts to open a casino in Sonoma...
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Local dignitaries celebrate grand reopening of food bank White Pony Express...
Attracting dozens of elected officials to a ribbon-cutting on a Friday afternoon in August isn’t easy. It probably means you’re doing something right. Food recovery organization White Pony Express...
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Santa Rosa City Council signs off on two-year partnership project to prevent...
A regional two-year homelessness prevention pilot program has won approval from the Santa Rosa City Council.The council at its Aug. 20 meeting approved an agreement with the local nonprofit Committee...
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Settlement from 2010 pipeline blast finances Recreation and Aquatic Center in...
A disaster that killed eight people and leveled dozens of homes in San Bruno paved the way for a new Recreation and Aquatic Center that opened Saturday.The facility was financed primarily by...
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Cal State and UC systems tighten protest rules. How it’s affecting free...
California State University and the University of California are welcoming student activists back to campus this fall with revamped protest rules that signal a harder line on encampments, barriers and,...
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Tiny home detention? SJ emergency shelter site could be used for jail...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY wants to purchase a tiny home village for homeless residents from San Jose and use it to house formerly incarcerated people — sparking safety concerns from nearby homeowners.San Jose...
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Feed more, waste less: Free grocery store opens at MLK Jr. Academic Middle...
Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco unveiled its new, on campus grocery store that will help hundreds of students and their families stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables,...
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Man convicted of murdering PC World editor killed in prison fight, correction...
A man serving life behind bars for the murder of a PC World editor has died in a prison fight that is being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said.Forty-year-old Darryl W. Hudson...
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More signs of West Nile virus discovered in 3 Contra Costa cities, officials...
New signs of West Nile virus have surfaced this week in Contra Costa County, the Mosquito and Vector Control District said.Groups of infected mosquitoes were found in traps in Martinez and Oakley,...
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Oakland airport travelers can labor less this Labor Day weekend by...
As the busy Labor Day weekend approaches, officials at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport are recommending arriving early and reserving on-site parking ahead of time for a smoother...
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