Oakland police have identified a man they suspect in the shooting death of a father of two following a Fourth of July party at the victim’s house.  Dwane ...

A SIGNIFICANT WEST VALLEY interstate project was about to be abandoned. Then a tech giant stepped in with millions of dollars. Cupertino, in collaboration ...

A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE trying to root out antisemitism in higher education across the country is continuing to scrutinize California universities. On ...

MARY K. GAILLARD, a pioneering theoretical physicist whose mathematical predictions helped shape the Standard Model of particle physics and who defied ...

THE PINCH OF MEDICAID CUTS in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” of tax and spending measures will be felt in nursing homes and hospitals ...

Fan of thrillers? Here’s a handy list of International Thriller Writers' recent award winners:  (Courtesy Flatiron Books) 2025“The Last One at the ...

U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, will host a virtual town hall Thursday to discuss the recently passed, controversial Republican budget known as ...

Sonoma Clean Power, a community-owned electricity provider that serves Mendocino and Sonoma counties, has contributed $20,000 to start a program aimed at ...

The City of Oakland has received a $10 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) program to fund street ...

MOMENTS BEFORE an important budget vote last week, state Sen. María Elena Durazo stood on the Senate floor and spoke passionately about the plight of ...

A FOOTBALL FIELD in Santa Clara could be on tap to receive a long overdue upgrade. The 49ers Foundation and Bay Area Host Committee may partner with Santa ...

It’s summer and that means there are more than a dozen free-concert series offered by municipalities around the Bay Area; most are ...