A Bay Area school district has settled a lawsuit claiming that Black students and English learners were denied a proper education and were ...

Note: This story was updated to note that the full board of regents voted to approve the tuition increase. The University of California will increase ...

A STATE TRANSPARENCY law is shedding light on the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s cache of semi-automatic weapons — and publicizing the lesser ...

The California Coastal Commission approved a long-planned update to Sonoma County’s coastal land use and zoning regulations at the commission’s meeting in ...

STEVE SQUIRES LIVES in a seductive world of flashing lights, spinning reels and the staccato clunk-a-clunk-a-clunk of coins tumbling into metal trays.

The autonomous vehicle company Cruise has agreed to pay a fine for filing a false report about one of its driverless cars dragging a pedestrian following ...

New books, from Bay Area and Northern California authors, listed by release date. Portrait in Red: A Paris Obsession By L.

Santa Clara County has made strides to house homeless veterans, but the work isn’t over. The county reached a milestone of “functional zero” among ...

Pittsburg City Councilmember Shanelle Scales-Preston increased her lead over Antioch City Councilmember Mike Barbanica to ...

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A four-way stop intersection in Sonoma County, east of Petaluma, will be transitioned to a roundabout beginning Tuesday, Nov.

Benicia police are advising the public to remain vigilant against scams after several reports from local residents who received phone calls from someone ...