NOTHING SCREAMS SUMMER quite as loudly as an exploding bottle rocket. As Independence Day quickly approaches and fireworks vendors begin to emerge, ...

Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail is set to undergo a nearly $270 million maintenance and repair transformation thanks to a decision by the county Board of ...

If there is ever a sports hall of fame for cities that have lost professional teams, Oakland will be in it.   In recent years ...

Contra Costa Animal Services is opening its doors Saturday for a day of free pet adoptions, activities, and community fun as part of the second-annual ...

SAN MATEO COUNTY District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing seven people and injuring another in a ...

SANTA CLARA NEEDS to bolster its city budget — and public parking fees could be on the menu. Small businesses aren’t on board and worry customer traffic ...

There's still time to get an up-close glimpse of Beatlemania at its height, from the truly unique perspective of a Beatle, at the de Young Museum in San ...

FOR RESIDENTS OF THIS QUAINT tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind. The hillside bears burn scars ...

ANYONE ENTERING California prison — including visitors, staff and attorneys — will be subject to a canine search under a new policy rolling out today ...

HUNDREDS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center are bracing themselves for unexpected transfers to other facilities and many are ...

THE UNION REPRESENTING Santa Clara County bus drivers and light rail operators has approved the latest contract proposal from VTA after months of ...

A LAW FIRM representing 800 people affected by the January fire at the Vistra Moss Landing battery facility in Monterey County held a rally there ...