WHEN ALI SHIRKHODAEI IMMIGRATED to the United States from Iran at 28 in 2006, he didn’t know how difficult it’d be to get a job, even with his molecular ...

At a meeting of the Fort Bragg City Council last week, Amanda Friscia, executive director of the Fort Bragg Food Bank as well as the Mendo Food Network, ...

After weeks of public outcry and pressure from local officials, Caltrans announced this week that it is developing plans to address a slippery section of ...

THE REGULAR school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. More than 20 eighth graders drop ...

SAN JOSE MAYOR MATT MAHAN opened up the floor to critics of his initiatives to address homelessness this week for the first time since the 2025-26 ...

WITH THE OPENING of its second location, San Jose restaurant Jackie’s Place brings the taste of soul food and Texas barbecue to the SoFA District. It’s ...

THE BAY AREA has always been a laboratory for community. We’ve written the playbooks for co-ops, eco-villages and bold experiments in alternative living.

Santa Clara County’s largest water agency can’t cite or arrest homeless people creating pollution or trespassing on its property — but the police unit it ...

LAST WEEK the Cardinals picked an American to lead the Catholic Church, but there are no Americans in the annual Eurovision Song Contest — and that’s a ...

THE MAN CONVICTED of shooting and killing a former Oakland city councilmember’s son six years ago in Los Angeles was sentenced this week to 35 years to ...

THIS MEMORIAL DAY will see far fewer living veterans of World War II, with just over 60,000 still alive in the U.S. today. An article in ...

EARLY ONE MONDAY MORNING in May, Vincent O’Bannon was dropped off outside the gates of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center after serving more than 15 years ...