Rideshare drivers have been targeted in three robberies and attempted carjackings, Oakland police warned. The incidents have occurred after 9 p.m. in the ...

FOUR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES in San Jose will soon be able to purchase a home of their own. Habitat for Humanity has been renovating the historic Pallesen ...

SUPPORTERS OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS took to the steps of Oakland City Hall this week, asking city officials to restore $440,000 in budget cuts for day laborer ...

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE in San Rafael’s poorest community are at a growing risk of being islanded by flood waters, with no drivable escape route. Central exit ...

AS A PHYSICIAN, I never imagined that Medicaid — our nation’s cornerstone public health insurance program — could turn into a tool for immigration ...

AS SAN JOSE TURNS UP the heat on abolishing homeless encampments, advocates have organized to prevent unhoused residents from losing what little they ...

FOR A LONG TIME, my emergency preparedness consisted of having three gallon bottles of water stashed in the back of a cupboard and a bunch of smashed ...

The San Mateo County Superior Court is warning residents about a recent surge in scams involving false claims of missed jury duty, in which scammers pose ...

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has approved a $4.9 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, maintaining funding for key public services ...

CAL FIRE IS PREPARING its aerial units and crews for rapid deployments as wildfire season is expected to ramp up over the summer. On Monday, three ...

THE WHIR AND THUNKS of heavy equipment hauling clay and soil from underground could be heard throughout the Newhall Maintenance Yard on Monday, as VTA ...

Bay Area writer and physician Christine Henneberg wrapped up her memoir, published it and was ready to take on something new.