A STUDY RELEASED last week on Black homeownership in the Bay Area shows the region lost thousands of African American households after 2010. The report, ...

For those who have seen later works by lauded playwright Lynn Nottage—such as her devastating Pulitzer Prize-winner “Ruin” ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY’S top executive is recommending layoffs to keep core social safety net services alive in the face of two threats: a steep budget ...

IN THE TIME BEFORE CELLPHONE, local news outlets relied heavily on advertising for most of their income. In recent decades, much of that advertising has ...

California is observing Wildfire Preparedness Week from May 4 to May 10, urging residents to take proactive steps to protect their homes and communities ...

SRIDHAR KOLLAREDDY WALKS between thousands of imported marbled granite slabs, slated to become countertops or gravestones. His business, Silicon Valley ...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP announced Sunday he is directing federal authorities to reopen the famous prison at Alcatraz Island ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY WANTS TO HELP homeless people on probation avoid extra jail time by bringing legal services to encampments. People on probation are ...

ONE GROUP IS CLEARING hundreds of acres of forestland in one of the largest wildfire risk reduction projects in Santa Clara County. The Los Gatos Creek ...

A medication that reverses opioid overdoses is now available at three branches of the Contra Costa County Library. Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the nation with his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech — a powerful vision for equality.  Almost 62 years ...

San Francisco’s public school district has partially lifted a teacher hiring freeze, allowing educators to switch schools and schools to begin hiring ...