At Sather Gate, Berkeley’s Chabad lit the first Hanukkah candle and honored victims of the Bondi Beach attack as students and administrators stood together.

EBMUD has raised rates to fund a decade-long capital plan and a major ultraviolet overhaul at Orinda, leading to modest monthly increases for many East Bay households.

Tenants at the RV Park of San Rafael sued Harmony Communities, alleging unlawful evictions and retaliatory rent hikes and asking a court to protect local rent‑control rights.

Supporters marched through the Mission to demand Gov. Newsom pardon Zoe Rosenberg after she was ordered to serve 90 days in a high‑profile 'chicken rescue' case.

A fight over deed restrictions and loan terms has stalled a county-backed plan to build sober-living homes in Santa Rosa.

College of Marin is ending its Library Textbook Program as the library readies a move to a new student center. Faculty and students are split over how course materials will be managed next term.

Livermore police, students and local partners wrapped gifts and distributed Walmart and Safeway gift cards to dozens of local students in the annual Shop With A Cop event.

A Compton regular says a routine $10 scratcher turned into a $1 million payday the day before her birthday.

Mountain View approved two settlements totaling $675,000 after a council vote — payouts resolve a downtown slip and a Cuesta Park trip caused by a protruding spike. Payments will come from the city’s liability insurance fund.

Merchants at Vietnam Town say the plaza's board misused funds and blocked parking, pushing customers away and prompting a lawsuit seeking board changes.

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center warns federal policy changes could raise costs for families and threaten services for local seniors.

UCSF Benioff has added an Oakland‑based neonatal transport team to shorten emergency transfers for critically ill newborns across the Bay Area and Northern California.

Donors funneled roughly $1.5 billion this year, but only a sliver stayed in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties as homelessness and housing needs rise.