The Sonoma County Water Agency began inflating its rubber dam in the Russian River near Forestville, kicking off a multi-day process critical to providing ...

A man who took up residence high in the armature of PG&E power structure was successfully coaxed down by authorities after ...

The Bay Area Air District issued an air quality advisory for parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties due to flaring at the Chevron oil refinery in ...

The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of multiple mountain lion sightings around the county this month. The sheriff's office posted a ...

THIS SPRING, the National Institutes of Health quietly began terminating programs at scores of colleges that prepared promising undergraduate and graduate ...

A SAN JOSE GRANT PROGRAM aimed at reducing social isolation among the city’s older adult population is on the chopping block amid a multimillion-dollar ...

IN FOURTH GRADE, Nico Lee dressed up as Miss Hannigan, the heartless head of the orphanage in the classic Broadway musical “Annie,” for Halloween. He put ...

Oakland’s Castlemont High School community is mourning the loss of one of their own after a beloved teacher and academic coach was killed by a suspect ...

The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education has announced an interim replacement for departing superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell. Denise ...

CUPERTINO OFFICIALS ARE PULLING the plug on studying how to improve safety on one of the West Valley’s busiest roads. The Cupertino City Council voted 3-1 ...

SUNNYVALE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING to preserve grocery stores in its northern neighborhoods, and residents are frustrated with plans to build more housing that ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY began a $23 million renovation of its juvenile hall this week despite a declining population and shorter stays for detainees.  The ...