The 10,000-square-foot campus in Santa Rosa will offer Sonoma County's first local beds for teens in mental health or addiction crisis.

Charlie Laufer's Otis Avenue stand topped its $3,600 goal, drawing Alameda's mayor and police officers bearing stickers.

The Castro's fitness studio glut continues with the proposal of another megachain pilates studio.

The Solano County librarian-turned-TV host says he is not okay yet, but is on a journey to get there.

Morgan Autism Center's oldest client is 66 — and its new San Jose campus aims to serve people with autism for life.

Baby Meadow weighed under a pound at birth with fused-shut eyes and no outer skin layer. She's now John Muir Walnut Creek's tiniest NICU survivor ever.

Free lunch, vaccines and nearly 100 resource booths await Alameda County seniors at the Sept. 24 festival. Registration is required and spots are limited.

Bayview is set to regain a local pharmacy in early 2027 after Walgreens left the neighborhood without one. The planned D10 Community Pharmacy is being built around seniors and neighborhood access.

Two Santa Clara County adults are recovering from West Nile virus as officials prepare targeted mosquito treatments after detecting infected mosquitoes.

Statewide test positivity and sewage markers are ticking up in California; health officials say hospitalizations remain low but vulnerable people should stay current on vaccines.

Napa County alerted residents after a dead crow outside Napa tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials say there are no local human cases so far.

New research ties wildfire smoke to thousands of U.S. deaths and hundreds of thousands worldwide. Experts and public‑health agencies offer clear steps to reduce exposure.

Cottonwood Post‑Acute Rehab in Woodland will temporarily close after structural problems were found in the roof; residents are being moved and staff face layoffs.