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Marin County library offers free backpacks, school supplies, museum tickets...
The Marin County Free Library is offering museum tickets, books, toys and a thousand free backpacks with school supplies to children and their families at various library events through next week....
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A DA kept Black women off a jury. California’s Supreme Court says that wasn’t...
One by one, a California prosecutor eliminated five out of six Black women from the jury pool for a death penalty case in which a white carpet cleaner slayed his client, a young mother. The attorney...
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California regulators approve long-delayed indoor heat rule. What it means...
A CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE safety board has approved a long-delayed rule requiring most employers to reduce the risks of extreme heat for indoor workers. It applies to all employers except state prisons...
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PG&E Foundation awards $900K in grants to support independent restaurants,...
The PG&E Foundation has announced that it will contribute $900,000 to the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund, which will provide grants of $5,000 to 154 independently owned restaurants and...
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Air district program lets people turn clunker cars into cash to help improve...
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is offering people cash for their old, smoggy cars. The Air District’s Vehicle Buy Back Program will give people $1,500 starting in July for turning over...
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‘We still practice slavery’: Advocates rally in support of banning CDCR...
More than 65 people have lined up in front of a microphone in a state Senate hearing room and asked the committee to vote “aye” on a constitutional amendment that would stop the California Department...
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$21-M bike lane project along Union City Boulevard to be completed by late 2025
Union City’s Public Works Department is working to provide about 2.5 miles of buffered bike lanes in the city by late 2025. The city has contracted with Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. to add...
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AT&T seeks new legislation that would affect how ‘carrier of last resort’...
The California Public Utilities Commission has rejected AT&T’s request to withdraw as a carrier of last resort, or COLR, but it also decided to revisit the rules of determination. Meanwhile, a new...
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Bay Area mayors, housing advocates propose $20B bond to fund regional housing...
The mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Berkeley have joined housing advocates at a press conference in San Francisco’s Mission District to announce support for a proposed $20 billion housing bond...
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Pass the Remote: More notable LGBTQ+ films in Frameline’s final days
The second week of Frameline’s 48th program ushers in more top-tier offerings to be viewed in person or online. Here are a few standouts in the remaining days of the world’s largest LGBTQ film...
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Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide reopens, bringing ‘normalcy’ after more than a year...
A 4.3-mile stretch of state Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide near Lucia in Monterey County has reopened to drivers this weekend, according to Caltrans. The section of the highway has been closed since Jan....
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High stress, low pay: Survey finds teachers burning out from long hours,...
TEACHERS WORK MORE hours with a lower average base pay than other working Americans with similar vocations, according to a national Rand survey released Tuesday. Teachers who took part in the annual...
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The con is on in San Jose Stage Co.’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
Bay Area stage regulars Ashley Garlick and Keith Pinto have played some interesting couples over the years. They bent genders when she was the slavish assistant Yitzhak to his universally ignored rock...
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Half Moon Bay considers sales tax increase for November ballot after...
Half Moon Bay will start preparing a potential ballot measure ahead of the November election that would increase the city’s sales tax after receiving favorable survey results from residents during...
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Shuttle service gives riders a SMARTer way to connect with Larkspur train,...
Transit officials have cut the ribbon on a new shuttle to take riders between the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Larkspur station and the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Offered through a...
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Oakland Mayor Thao’s attorney quits hours after first press conference since...
Just hours after Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a news conference to refuse calls for her resignation and proclaim her innocence in the wake of an FBI raid on her home, her recently hired criminal...
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SF jury convicts David DePape of kidnapping in attack of Paul Pelosi, faces...
A man already convicted on federal charges of attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping last week by a San Francisco jury. David DePape, 44,...
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‘These allegations bother me’: Activists ramp up pressure on SF Zoo to fix...
It was supposed to be a routine business session for San Francisco’s Joint Zoo Committee, but animal activists concerned about the San Francisco Zoo’s alleged safety hazards for its animals and...
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SF’s fentanyl addiction treatment program showing results, health department...
A pilot program that offers on-demand treatment for fentanyl addiction is showing positive results, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said. The Friday assessment came the same day that the...
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Santa Clara County approves ‘more functional, less invasive’ house arrest...
Santa Clara County courthouses are trading in ankle monitors for less conspicuous surveillance of people who are on probation or awaiting trial. County judges in the coming weeks can instead monitor...
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