THIS HAS BEEN an especially challenging year for Rosalba Ortega’s family.  It’s been a cold, soggy winter in Bakersfield, and ...

Members of the Marin County Planning Commission have rejected an appeal from a development corporation that plans to build a subdivision on a grassy glen ...

San Jose has taken the first step in a likely lengthy process to revamp the city’s approach to historic preservation. Councilmembers have outlined reform ...

CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION through Dec. 21 at El Teatro Campesino’s packing shed playhouse in San Juan Bautista, “La Pastorela” is an adaptation of a ...

Fairfield officials are bracing for the loss of local jobs and revenue expected to follow the closure of Anheuser-Busch’s longtime Budweiser facility in ...

This Sunday, the Redwood Valley shul, called Kol HaEmek, will hold a family-friendly celebration to honor the first night of Hanukkah. Kol HaEmek, ...

In a reorganization ceremony this week, the East Palo Alto City Council voted to appoint Webster Lincoln as mayor and Ruben Abrica as vice mayor, ...

As historian Dot Brovarney says, many people who’ve lived their entire lives in Ukiah have never heard of Lake Leonard, an 18 ...

The Concord City Council has selected a new mayor and vice mayor among the council members to serve for the upcoming year.

Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company is partially back in business following a devastating car crash on Thanksgiving that will keep half of the town’s ...

Bay City Beat is hosted by longtime journalist Leslie Katz and showcases a unique listing of weekend arts and cultural events ...

A DIVERSE GROUP of organizations working toward prison reform came together for a discussion about building coalitions, power ...