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Antioch mayor holds out hope that city can make concessions to keep its...
The Antioch Amtrak train station that was in danger of closing might remain open, the city’s mayor said.After meeting with officials from the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, the body that oversees...
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‘Dysfunctional’ Santa Clara City Council begrudgingly responds to grand jury...
TENSIONS ON THE Santa Clara City Council flared over how to officially respond to reports calling it “dysfunctional” and suggesting the city did a poor job negotiating its Levi’s Stadium...
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Marin County approves funds for workforce housing to be developed near San...
Marin County has moved one step closer to building the largest affordable development project in the unincorporated parts of the county in nearly 50 years.It is a two-part building project targeted for...
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Familiar strangers: What’s behind the trend of family members severing...
BUFFETED BY DYNAMIC social and technological changes, a growing number of adult children are choosing estrangement from their parents, grandparents or siblings.Typically initiated by one person,...
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Best Bets: Black-Eyed Pea fest, Portola Art fest, Smuin Ballet, ‘Handmaid’s...
Freebie(s) of the week: It’s the time of the year when free outdoor gatherings of all types are available, and this weekend is certainly no exception. Head to Marston Campbell Park at 17th and West...
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Exclusive: California’s homeless population grew again this year, especially...
New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the...
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Following a handshake, presidential debate between Trump, Harris quickly...
AS THE TWO presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the...
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San Jose leaders push Prop. 36 as critics fight back over concerns on mass...
A coalition of elected officials that Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed as “just a couple mayors,” is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in an effort to reverse lenient rules on retail and drug...
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Police warn of email scam that uses photo of victim’s home as bait to obtain...
San Mateo police are warning residents against a new email scam that provides personal information of their targets.According to police, their dispatchers noticed on Monday that a lot of residents have...
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PGA Tour event swings into Napa: Sip, taste, shop and watch top golfers tee...
The PGA Tour is in Wine Country for a tournament starting Thursday.The Procore Championship is being held through Sunday at the North Course at Silverado Resort, located east of Napa.Gates to the...
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Big award for little library: Mendocino County branch is named best of its...
The Round Valley branch of the Mendocino County Library, located in the unincorporated community of Covelo, has won Library Journal’s 2024 Best Small Library in America Award.The award was merited by...
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Tax measures abound this November; voters advised to pay close attention to...
This November, Bay Area voters will see dozens of tax and bond measures on local ballots designed to fund everything from sidewalks to school computers.According to taxpayer advocates, voters should be...
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‘I won’t let them drink’: The California towns where clean drinking water is...
In a major milestone, state regulators announced in July that nearly a million more Californians now have safe drinking water than five years ago. But across the state, the problem remains severe: More...
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San Joaquin supervisors eye new restrictions on tent, vehicle camping on...
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to advance a proposal that would prohibit camping on public property in the county.The supervisors are set to vote on a decision...
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Trump and Harris debate lots of nat’l issues — but leave California out of...
From CalMatters politics reporter Yue Stella Yu:In the first — and perhaps only — presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump Tuesday night in...
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Here’s how California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI technology, and can...
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS JUST sent Gov. Gavin Newsom more than a dozen bills regulating artificial intelligence, testing for threats to critical infrastructure, curbing the use of algorithms on children,...
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San Jose cop turned council candidate placed on leave over allegations of...
A San Jose police sergeant and City Council candidate, Tam Truong, has been placed on administrative leave at the department amid allegations of mortgage fraud. Truong, who’s worked in law enforcement...
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Trump to appear at Woodside fundraiser Friday in San Mateo County; supporters...
Former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be appearing at a private fundraiser in Woodside on Friday in San Mateo County. The pricey afternoon reception ranges...
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Santa Rosa mechanic stole classic vehicles from customers, abandoned several...
A former car restoration shop owner in Santa Rosa has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for stealing more than $350,000 from his customers, according to prosecutors.In a statement Monday, the...
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Lawsuit claims corrections department of wrongfully withholding release...
Formerly incarcerated Californians are each being robbed of as much as $200 by the state as they are released from prison, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Alameda County. The civil complaint...
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