The Oakland branch of the NAACP came out in support of an effort to recall Mayor Sheng Thao over concerns about crime and allegations of fiscal ...

Police in Livermore criticized the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for what they say was going too easy on a felon arrested in their city and ...

Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Willits City Council this year.   Two of the candidates had careers in law enforcement years ...

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 ...