DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect Barbara Lee outlined her vision ...

Backers of a campaign to remove Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said their recall petition has been approved by election officials, ...

A dead gray whale that washed ashore in Alameda over the weekend will be towed to Angel Island to be examined by scientists, officials with The Marine ...

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY residents already bracing for possible federal cuts to Medicaid could be hit with a one-two punch as Congressional Republicans plan to ...

FasTrak is warning of text messages being sent to customers claiming they have outstanding account balances and must pay in full or risk penalties or ...

THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA is exploring bringing professional soccer to Sonoma County, which could involve building a new stadium that would double as an ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY officials aren’t killing the idea of ranked-choice voting — they just need to sort out an “existential crisis” before seismically ...

THE WASHINGTON D.C. BUDGET is hitting hungry people 3,000 miles away particularly hard.  That also goes for those who feed them. Food recovery ...

THE SAN JOSE DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET is returning after a three-year hiatus, with vendors planning to sell fresh corn, tomatoes, citrus fruit and more ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a Hillsborough police officer ...

SONOMA COUNTY is initiating several changes to its legal cannabis industry, including lowering the cultivation tax, making operational and zoning changes, ...

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has voted to authorize $5.5 million for emergency repairs on six road segments that were damaged during winter ...