BERKELEY — Three candidates running for Berkeley mayor on largely similar progressive platforms took the stage at The Way Christian Center this week to outline why their route is the best …
HERCULES — Despite some calls to let voters decide the fate of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District’s independence, the agency’s board is beginning the process of being absorbed by the Contra …
OAKLAND — A man sentenced to death in 1995 for the killing of a 9-year-old boy will instead be released from prison next year amid a sprawling review of death …
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed a decision to send extra prosecutors to help Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price crack down on crime in the East Bay, saying he …
BERKELEY — Nearly two hundred restaurants and half of Berkeley’s food facilities did not have a health inspection last year, a problem the city auditor attributes to a shortage of …
In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the inflatables …
Shortly before Christmas 2022, Dominique Ward made an unplanned stop at Target to do some last-minute shopping with her 3-year-old daughters. She was miles from her home, in a neighborhood …
More than 70 minors were detained at the SouthBay Pavilion Mall on Saturday evening after a disturbance involving hundreds of juveniles, authorities said, and two youths accused of throwing fireworks …
Several people trapped on a cliff above ocean bluffs along the Daly City coastline were rescued Saturday by fire crews, authorities said. The hikers became stuck sometime before 1 p.m. …
HERCULES — Faced with an uncertain economic future, officials with the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District have begun pursuing annexation by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. But not all residents are …