Caltrans District 4’s Equity Expo brings free health checks, resource tables and city and state officials to Oakland tomorrow. The day aims to link residents with services and planning efforts.

Queer and trans hockey clubs around the Bay Area and beyond say interest has spiked after the hit show "Heated Rivalry," even as USA Hockey’s new eligibility policy narrows single‑sex options. Organizers are racing to turn curiosity into sustainable play time.

The California Academy of Sciences will lay off 53 staff and reassign or reduce hours for 32 more as leaders cite a multimillion‑dollar shortfall and declining admissions.

A new University of West Alabama analysis finds California metros dominate the nation's highest-paying spots for registered nurses, with San Jose at the top. The report uses BLS data showing a big jump in RN pay since 2019.

Ernie Dosio, a prominent Lodi vineyard owner, was killed when a group of forest elephants charged during a guided hunt in Gabon's Lope‑Okanda rainforest. His guide was seriously injured.

A Miss Israel tabling event at Stanford's White Plaza turned physical when an IDF soldier tackled a student who took a sign; campus police have opened an investigation.

A contractor's slurry mix contacted a live Mountain View water main Friday, prompting an emergency shutoff that left several nearby streets without service.

A new Indian Health Center report finds widespread violence, missing relatives and murders among Bay Area Indigenous people and urges better data and culturally centered care.

Supervisor Stephen Sherrill urged City Hall to refill the vacant hearings officer post and restart the city’s 'dog court' after a sharp jump in reported bites. Neighbors say enforcement gaps are leaving people exposed.

A San Leandro High senior has sued the district, saying two years of antisemitic harassment left her with panic attacks, lower grades and lost scholarship chances. The suit seeks damages and schoolwide reforms.

Photos from OPD show dozens of guns surrendered at the April 18 Guns to Gardens buyback. Organizers handed out gift cards and forged some weapons into garden tools.

Mayor Daniel Lurie moved San Francisco’s street-outreach teams under the Department of Public Health, saying the shift speeds shelter placements and links street encounters to treatment.

Rideshare Drivers United sued Uber, saying deactivated drivers aren’t given a real appeals process under Prop 22 and asking courts to order reactivations and back pay.