With the 2024-25 school year underway, many people have refocused their attention on the safety of schools. And for good reason. Another tragic school ...

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With the November election looming and her term ending, state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, will appear at a public forum ...

With the November election looming and her term ending, state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, will appear at a public forum Monday for a conversation about her 14 years in the California Assembly and ...

Two relative political newcomers are vying to oust longtime Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo in the Nov. 5 election. Erin Armstrong, a policy advisor ...

Heat records were matched or broken Sunday across the Bay Area and beyond, surpassing temperatures from a heat wave that hit nearly 100 years ago, ...

San Jose is moving forward with establishing its sixth business improvement district, giving East Side leaders hope for a thriving economic sector and ...

The Blue Angels will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Other events include interoperable firefighting training with the San Francisco Fire Department aboard a ship at Piers 27 and 30/32 at 10 a.m.

Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe has introduced new city manager Bessie Scott this week. Scott is a former deputy inspector general for the city of ...

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Voters in the city of Berkeley will find two different rent control measures on their ballots Nov. 5. Both include language that supports the right of ...

Six candidates for the Brentwood City Council will vie for three open seats this November. Where do they stand on issues impacting Brentwood? First, a ...