Over half of East Bay workers were not paid enough to support a four-person household, UC Berkeley researchers found.

Nine months after the Palisades Fire ignited, killing 12 and destroying more than 6,800 structures, authorities announced that they've arrested and charged a suspect in connection to the start of the deadly blaze.

The departure of Chief Floyd Mitchell, who was appointed by then-Mayor Sheng Thao last year, marks at least the 10th leadership change at the Oakland Police Department over the last decade.

California’s new law banning federal immigration agents from wearing masks heightens tensions with the Trump administration over ICE accountability, enforcement authority and public oversight.

Medicaid helps pay for programs that allow disabled Californians to live and work in their homes and communities, rather than in institutions. But federal cuts might endanger those services.

You made a mistake on your ballot. What now? From signatures to how to correct an answer you didn't intend, we have answers to your questions about voting in the Nov. 4 election.

Morgan explores what it takes to opt out of a world in which love, gossip, and surveillance collide.

After a yearslong holdup, Alameda County has started distributing funds from Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that uses a half-cent sales tax to increase access to child care.

With aviation staff starting to call in sick, travelers throughout the U.S. can check if their flights will be delayed by staffing shortages during the government shutdown.

Californians have started receiving their ballots this week for the Nov. 4 special election. Voters will decide on Proposition 50, a measure that would redraw the state’s congressional maps to help Democrats pick up five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a move prompted by President Donald Trump’s calls for Republican states to … Continue reading Who Draws the Lines? A History of Gerrymandering →

John Clarke of UC Berkeley and Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis of UC Santa Barbara won the Nobel Prize in physics for their experiments in the 1980s.

San Francisco supervisors are proposing new legislation that seeks to push city dollars toward drug-free supportive housing.

Distribution lines that power individual homes malfunctioned in Altadena before the start of the Eaton Fire.

San Francisco is laying the groundwork to become the first city in the country to have a municipal bank, with supporters exploring their next steps.

The 2025 election is almost here. Here's where to drop off your mail-in ballot, how to find your early voting location and what to do if your ballot takes a while to show up.

Attorney General Rob Bonta’s comments came after a federal judge blocked President Trump from dispatching California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.

Two dozen state lawmakers signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the release of 21 U.S. citizens still in detention after Israel detained their ships at sea.

For the first time, the influential board that sets standards for California public school teachers will include two voting members with experience and expertise in early childhood education.

Programs that help Californians with disabilities could face a significant cut in Medi-Cal funding.

Residents say Harmony Communities is using rent hikes and evictions to push families out of one of Marin County’s few affordable housing options.

Public hospitals across California warn of closures as federal Medicaid cuts strain county budgets, leaving Santa Clara County leaders banking on Measure A to keep facilities open.

In this episode from our friends at Political Breakdown, Zeyi Yang, a senior writer at WIRED discusses the fallout from the announcement.

The Democratic governors of Oregon and California pledged to fight the move in court. The president's order comes after a judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying the Oregon National Guard to Portland.

The Ballers brought home the city’s first baseball title since 1989.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon. The move comes after a judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland.