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‘Disturbing and painful’: Antisemitic flyers, signs turn up in four East Bay...
The Lafayette School District sent a letter to the community Monday warning of an uptick in antisemitic activity in the past week.In a letter signed by district board president Meredith Meade and...
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San Mateo County supervisor Ray Mueller joins other elected officials to push...
Elected officials in San Mateo County held a press conference ahead of what they hope is a vote by the county Board of Supervisors to accept a resolution voicing support for Proposition 36 this...
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Cycling legend’s legacy lives on with opening of 22 more bicycle turnouts on...
The California State Parks Foundation is celebrating the completion of 22 new bike turnouts at Mount Diablo State Park, bringing to 67 the total number of turnouts on the East Bay mountain.The park...
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When should police be involved at school? This new bill would let teachers...
Update: The bill has been amended to keep mandatory police notification requirements if a student assaults or threatens a teacher. The bill would still let teachers choose to call the police if a...
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Best Bets: Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra, ‘Frozen’ onstage, Linda...
Freebie of the week: Meklit, the Ethiopian-born East Bay singer, embarks on ambitious projects that are about much more than music. Or maybe it’s that the music itself transports listeners to a...
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The silent brain drain: How social media alter our children’s minds and what...
MY SONS RECENTLY returned from their sleep away camp, one that does not allow cellphones, ipads or computers. When they were younger, two to four weeks without technology was a nice-to-have. Over the...
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Chick-fil-A eyes comeback in Campbell as city revisits proposal after...
A popular fast-food chain known for its crispy chicken sandwiches could get a second chance in Campbell after the City Council unanimously rejected it four years ago. Some locals see this as a plus for...
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Rohnert Park sentenced to life for abusing his adopted children; one child...
A Rohnert Park man who adopted three children and then locked them away in a house and committed sexual assaults for years has been given six consecutive sentences of life without the possibility of...
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Free fishing, pet parades, air shows and more to while away your lazy Labor...
Folks who are fishing for something to do in the Bay Area during the upcoming Labor Day weekend are in luck — there’s a lot going on from Friday through the official holiday on Monday, Sept. 2.Among...
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As San Francisco school closures loom, rally participants decry lack of...
Dozens of teachers and students in the San Francisco Unified School District rallied at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting to voice their frustrations about staffing shortages and the district’s plan...
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Oakland Ballers ‘truly overwhelmed’ as fan ownership surpasses $1M in...
The Oakland Ballers said the team has passed $1 million in investments from more than 1,600 fans, who are mostly from the Bay Area. The minor league baseball team, in its first year of existence in...
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Hooked on Books: The race for the Booker is on, and the Bay Area has a stake
The long list for the 2024 Booker Prize, considered one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, has been announced, and six of 13 novelists on it are Americans, including two with strong Bay...
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Getting the inside scoop: Media Day provides rare look at San Quentin...
AN ENTOURAGE OF professional journalists, without pencils or notepads in hand, gathered inside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center recently for “Media Day.”The Aug. 17 event hosted by the San Quentin...
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Photographer Pieter Hugo illuminates Tenderloin denizens in ‘Californian...
In mid-2014, South African photographer Pieter Hugo, then an artist-in-residence at Sausalito’s Headlands Center for the Arts, took a stroll with his wife through downtown San Francisco. As they passed...
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San Jose lawmakers influence vote over Muwekma Ohlone federal recognition
San Jose leaders have suspended discussions over supporting the federal recognition of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe — pushing it to a vote in mid-September after receiving letters from two congressional...
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Newsom’s hands-on approach to fight crime in California cities gains critics...
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM’S letter to Oakland city leaders last month urging them to change the city’s policy on police vehicle chases seemed out of the ordinary: a governor weighing in forcefully on a...
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Millions of Californians have medical debt. It wouldn’t hurt your credit...
Medical debt weighs heavily on the lives of millions of Californians. It can ding their credit scores and hurt their chances of landing a rental or securing a home mortgage.Earlier this year, the Biden...
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Controversial San Francisco towing company owner charged again in insurance...
A controversial owner of several towing companies in San Francisco has been charged again by federal prosecutors with insurance fraud, three weeks after a similar case, along with other various...
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Sunnyvale City Council appoints Tim Kirby as new city manager after 29 years...
Sunnyvale has appointed a new city manager.Effective on Sunday, Tim Kirby will be assuming the post previously filled by former City Manager Kent Steffens, who retired at the end of June. Kirby has...
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Invasive ‘ankle biter’ mosquito makes return to Concord over two years since...
An invasive, non-native mosquito known to carry diseases and not seen in Contra Costa County in two years has been found in North Concord.The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said it...
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