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Berkeley Tenants Union alleges property owners association violated campaign...
The Berkeley Tenants Union, a nonprofit of about 70 tenants throughout Berkeley, is filing a complaint against a landlord group over its initiative practices and campaign funding.According to a...
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Best Bets: Papercutting exhibit, Smuin Christmas Ballet, Dickens fair, SF...
Freebie of the week: For many, papercuts are the nicks that land on your fingertip in the blink of an eye and hang around for several irritating and painful days. But in the art world, papercutting...
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Cupertino school board candidate’s probable election leaves some LGBTQ...
AS ONE CUPERTINO Union School District candidate inches toward a win, alarm bells are sounding among LGBTQ+ advocates worried about his stance on inclusive curriculum.Parent Long Jiao’s apparent...
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San Jose launches pilot program to address oversized, lived-in vehicles...
The City of San Jose’s Department of Transportation is rolling out a pilot program to monitor and enforce parking rules for oversized and lived-in vehicles, addressing safety and environmental...
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Redwood City Council race narrows as incumbent trails behind by single-digits
The race for an open seat on Redwood City Council has become a nail-biter as two candidates are separated by a single-digit difference.As of Wednesday’s updated ballot counts, incumbent Vice Mayor...
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Newsom appoints Antioch, San Francisco residents to serve on state commissions
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed two Bay Area residents to a statewide council and an agricultural board, respectively, the governor’s office recently announced.Justin Fichelson of San Francisco has...
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Berkeley reaches tentative agreement with major labor union to head off...
The city of Berkeley averted a two-day strike that was set to begin Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement with one of its largest unions.Negotiators with Service Employees...
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Adena Ishii poised to become Berkeley’s next mayor as Sophie Hahn concedes in...
Berkeley mayoral candidate Sophie Hahn has conceded defeat to Adena Ishii in a close race that still hasn’t been fully counted. According to results released by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters...
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Islamophobia, harassment skyrocketing on California’s college campuses,...
SINCE THE OCT. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war, Muslim students on college campuses throughout California have endured surging rates of Islamophobia, according to a 2024 Campus...
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory home to world’s fastest supercomputer
The world’s fastest supercomputer is in the Bay Area at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.El Capitan, which officials at the federal lab said can perform 1.742 quintillion calculations per second,...
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Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to...
When the superintendent in San Francisco Unified proposed closing schools recently, parents launched a prolonged — and successful — protest. The uproar may have died down for now, but the issue is...
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Tinkerer Tyler Willis’ multilayered ‘Portraits’ grace gallery atop SF’s 181...
“Portraits” is an intriguing collection of multimedia works by American-Brazilian artist Tyler Willis in a San Francisco penthouse gallery. The exhibition of some 35 pieces on view through Feb. 28 at...
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‘A pivotal moment?’ California Latino voters shifted to Trump; the reason is...
AT FIRST, MARLYN Huesgew Mendoza registered as a Democrat. In 2020, she re-registered as a Republican and voted for Donald Trump for president, as she did this election.The reason is simple: It was in...
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California health department reports possible bird flu case in Alameda County...
A possible human case of bird flu has been reported in Alameda County, according to the California Department of Public Health. The report involves a child who is experiencing mild respiratory symptoms...
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Atmospheric river stays over North Bay Thursday, causing widespread flooding
An atmospheric river that was forecasted to blow through the Bay Area this week has stalled in the North Bay on Thursday, causing flooding in many places, according to the National Weather Service.The...
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Dozens arrested as peaceful Gaza protest blocks entrances to Travis Air Force...
A protest outside Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield this week resulted in dozens of arrests, but no injuries to police or demonstrators.Fairfield police arrested 28 people blocking entrances to the...
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Great Dickens Christmas Fair marks 40th year of transporting visitors to...
Jigs will be danced, the streets of London will be strolled, ale will be consumed and all kinds of other entertainments will be enjoyed on the opening day of the Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow...
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EBMUD says current Chinook salmon run on Mokelumne River is largest ever...
The East Bay Municipal Utility District said this week the 2024-25 fall run of Chinook salmon currently underway on the Mokelumne River has already set a new record for the most salmon returning to...
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Incarcerated filmmaker wins parole same day his documentary wins San Quentin...
AS BERNARD “RAHEEM” BALLARD stood behind the podium inside of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s chapel, the incarcerated man was greeted by a loud standing ovation.He was attending the first-ever...
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Santa Clara court orders electronic recordings in thousands of cases amid...
State courts in Santa Clara County will use electronic recording equipment to create courtroom records in more types of cases, representing a shift in policy amid a shortage of court reporters. Santa...
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