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SF leaders confront Trump’s deportation plans through lens of California’s...
About 100 people packed into Manny’s civic gathering space in San Francisco to hear local leaders discuss how understanding past instances of anti-immigrant sentiment in the state is essential to...
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Newsom has grown California’s government to a record size. Now he, too, is...
It’s not only Washington, D.C., where “efficiency” has become the buzzword du jour.With California facing an uncertain fiscal future, Gov. Gavin Newsom made his own pitch for a leaner state government...
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President Trump takes office: Bay Area reacts to inaugural address and...
FROM PLANTING AN American flag on Mars, to denying the existence of trans people to signaling possible military intervention in Panama and Mexico, President Donald Trump on Monday promised swift action...
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Concord nonprofit White Pony Express collects cards for Southern California...
Concord-based nonprofit food provider White Pony Express is collecting and distributing gift cards to the survivors of the recent devastating Southern California fires. The group said Friday in a...
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San Francisco civic, spiritual leaders brace for challenges ahead at MLK Day...
Over 1,000 people from the Bay Area gathered Monday in San Francisco to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., but the city’s legacy as a defender of civil rights was the underlying narrative as it braces...
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Stockton City Hall’s new security procedures add weapon screenings, limit...
Starting this week, most people entering Stockton City Hall are now required to pass through security screening including a metal detector and inspection of bags and backpacks.Only uniformed, on-duty...
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‘The time to prepare is now’: San Mateo to host free webinar on wildfire...
As wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, San Mateo County residents are being invited to learn steps they can take to protect their homes and families from wildfires and other emergencies...
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Moss Landing battery blaze: Officials demand independent investigation of...
A state lawmaker and a Monterey County supervisor are calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility to remain closed until an independent investigation can determine the cause of last...
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Skating into the unknown: San Jose ‘pop-up’ roller rink ends its run at...
ROLLER SKATES ARE about to take their last turn around the Aloha Roller Rink in Eastridge Center, with the location closing next month after six years.Aloha Fun Center owner Liz Ruiz said the San Jose...
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SF gig employment company ordered to pay $700K in restitution in...
A gig-based staffing company will be required to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to its workers after failing to classify them as employees, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced....
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Repairs in the pipeline: Pajaro gets $4.1M for permanent fix to flood-damaged...
Emergency infrastructure repairs are slowly transitioning into permanent upgrades in the unincorporated Monterey County community of Pajaro, where two years ago a series of torrential storms caused a...
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As Trump declares border emergency on Day 1, California’s targeted immigrants...
Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly sworn-in President Donald Trump began issuing executive orders...
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Tracking California’s lawsuits against Trump: Here’s where the state won —...
THAT REVVING YOU HEAR from Sacramento is the sound of California’s Democratic leaders preparing to sue the tar out of the Trump administration. We’ve seen this all before. California sued the Trump...
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‘Gone Girl’ kidnapper of Vallejo woman convicted of home invasions, sex assaults
A man convicted of the notorious “Gone Girl” kidnapping of a Vallejo woman in 2015 that sparked a Netflix docuseries was convicted last week of two home invasions and sexual assaults in Santa Clara...
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San Francisco police undercover unit boosts felony arrests by 20% to more...
San Francisco’s undercover police officers, concentrating on violent crime, auto burglaries, drug dealing and retail theft, increased felony arrests by 20% in 2024, the department said.The Citywide...
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Books Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; 174-year-old chain to close...
The oldest independent bookstore company in the Bay Area said Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy.Books Inc. announced it filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in U.S....
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Monterey County proclaims state of emergency due to Moss Landing battery...
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to proclaim a local state of emergency to address the various concerns surrounding the Vistra Energy battery power storage...
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C&H Sugar must abide by federal clean water rules over alleged Crockett plant...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered C&H Sugar Company to follow the federal Clean Water Act, which the company allegedly violated at least three times at its Crockett facility by...
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As Santa Clara County changes how it counts its unhoused, some fear many will...
ADVOCATES ARE RAISING concerns about whether Santa Clara County is going to undercount the number of homeless residents this year.Every two years, the county participates in a federally mandated...
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Fort Bragg teach-in invites community to confront its past and rethink town’s...
Change Our Name Fort Bragg, a nonprofit that aims to educate Mendocino County residents about the history of the name Fort Bragg, which has a connection to Confederate Army Gen. Braxton Bragg, will...
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