San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s appointment for a newly created public safety role faced allegations in a 2018 civil suit of abusing his ...

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Former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee filed paperwork with the city of Oakland on Monday in a sign that she plans a potential run for the mayor’s office.

WITH THE ELECTION and the holidays behind them, the California Legislature returned to Sacramento on Monday to kick off a new session in earnest. It will ...

A partnership of six Bay Area colleges has secured a $5.6 million grant to help people prepare for high-demand occupations as manufacturing technicians ...

A large portion of state Highway 37 in Solano and Sonoma counties will begin climate adaptation roadwork starting at 9 p.m. Monday and running every night ...

Santa Rosa’s police are considering the use of drones for first responders in certain crimes and natural disasters. A community meeting to discuss the ...

California lawmakers are proposing steps to protect K-12 students and families from mass deportations — although the real value of those proposals may be ...

The California Lottery raised more than $2.25 billion for the state’s public schools in 2024, bringing to $46 billion the total the lottery has generated ...

Do your kids enjoy sliding across a freshly waxed gymnasium floor? Try sock skating at the Chabot Space & Science Center. Originally planned as an ice ...

Nearly 50 paintings by Amy Sherald, well known for her realist portraits of Black people, are on view at the San Francisco ...

A sick spider monkey confiscated from a motorist suspected of driving under the influence was taken by the California Highway Patrol to the Oakland Zoo ...