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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The San Joaquin County Human Services Agency will be hosting a series of community meetings throughout May to request feedback on a regional approach to ...

A SAN JOSE BUSINESS OWNER won’t have to scramble to make way for a transit project and lose millions of dollars in inventory after entering discussions ...

It began 46 years ago as the Prune Festival, but don’t let that scare you. This annual event in downtown Campbell has nothing ...

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 ...

At the start of Oakland Theater Project's riveting production of "Ironbound," a couple is in the middle of an intense ...