Jimmy Carter’s journey through Silicon Valley — 39th president built a...
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER left a strong impression on the people, including Silicon Valley leaders who spent time with him during his decades of social justice work post-presidency.Carter died on...
View ArticleLurie inaugurated as mayor of San Francisco, with promise of ‘a new era of...
DANIEL LURIE WAS officially sworn in as San Francisco’s 46th mayor on Wednesday during a star-studded celebration packed with thousands of attendees at Civic Center Plaza.Former mayors and current...
View ArticleBeware, pet owners: Man posing as vet accused of animal cruelty, other...
An animal welfare group in Monterey County said a man impersonated a veterinarian in Prunedale and Salinas and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty. The SPCA Monterey County said the man is...
View ArticleFifteen applicants in line to become interim AlCo District Attorney. Supes...
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will have a list of 15 applicants to choose from when they take up the task of picking who should run the District Attorney’s Office.After the county’s last top...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ ‘champion’ Rafael Mandelman is San Francisco supes’ choice for board...
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has selected a president after the freshly appointed members were sworn in. District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who is the longest serving member on the...
View ArticleUC Berkeley Richmond campus hit with break-ins, tools and $30K in equipment...
Thousands of dollars’ worth of tools were stolen from a University of California, Berkeley satellite campus in Richmond over the weekend, days after the property had a costly break-in, according to...
View ArticleBarbara Lee officially declares her candidacy for Oakland mayor, promises to...
Retired congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her intention to run for Oakland mayor Wednesday, two days after filing initial paperwork with the city clerk’s office to do so.Lee, 78, was first elected to...
View ArticleSpeier rejoins San Mateo County supervisors as women gain board majority for...
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors officially swore in two new members on Tuesday, making it a female majority on the board.Former congresswoman Jackie Speier and former East Palo Alto city...
View ArticleBay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – January 2025
There are among the new titles released by Bay Area and Northern California writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: Matt Barrows (screenshot barrowbeebe.org) (Courtesy Koehler Books)...
View ArticleHispanic groups share their culture through dance, music across Bay Area...
Bay Area Hispanic cultural dance groups are stepping into the spotlight – weaving themselves into their local communities. And while members of these dance groups report feeling united and connected to...
View ArticleWhat rights do immigrant students and families have in California schools and...
In the first months of the first Trump administration in 2017, a father in Los Angeles was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after dropping his 12-year-old daughter off at...
View ArticleGrowing two-by-fours: Santa Clara County agritourism threatened by development
SANTA CLARA COUNTY officials remain out of compliance with state housing laws, which could put their agricultural tourism efforts in a race against developments proposing to pave over the Valley of...
View ArticleSan Ramon City Council to select new District 2 councilmember to replace Mark...
The San Ramon City Council on Friday will interview four finalists and select a new District 2 councilmember after the seat was left open in November when Mark Armstrong successfully ran for mayor. The...
View ArticleAnimal welfare group praises Oakland Zoo’s release of elephant to Tennessee...
An animal rights group lauded Oakland Zoo for freeing its last elephant and sending it to a sanctuary in October.In the “10 Worst Zoos for Elephants 2024” list where the organization In Defense of...
View ArticleBay Area firefighters deployed to aid Los Angeles County as massive blazes...
Fire departments from all corners of the Bay Area have deployed hundreds of personnel, along with engines, trucks, water tenders and other resources in recent days to help battle massive fires in Los...
View ArticleGolf cart caper a bust: Brentwood police use drone to nab two suspects in...
Two suspected golf cart thieves didn’t get very far over the weekend in Brentwood, where a police-operated drone quickly tracked them down.Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of...
View ArticleLiberty High seniors honor their childhood roots with popular ‘kiddie...
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS nationwide are grabbing the reins of life by wearing children’s backpacks to school — a trend through which many say celebrates the end of their education by revisiting the...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists reach landmark agreement with Point Reyes National...
Environmentalists scored a major victory this week when the National Park Service agreed to revise its land management plan at Point Reyes National Seashore to better serve the area’s native tule elk...
View ArticleCalifornia offering millions in grant money to tribes conducting wildfire...
FOR THE SECOND YEAR, Cal Fire is opening a call for Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants.Awards between $250,000 and $3 million will be granted to federally recognized tribes or tribal nonprofits within...
View ArticleReview: ‘Some Like It Hot’ the musical is a swinging treat
The stage musical “Some Like It Hot,” now at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, is a delightful mix of the old and new—a simply swell adaptation of the 1959 classic film comedy about two...
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