Civilian police staff lost their jobs this week after Hollister's general fund nearly ran dry, leaving the department with one unarmed employee.

A city staff report raises concerns about whether the Crestmoor sports fields project is financially sustainable.

Supervisors meet Tuesday on a rate bump after regulators already rejected a steeper 16.36% ask from Sonoma County Fire District.

The citizen-led measure would tax properties by square footage, while organized opponents have pushed back.

The Gender & Sexualities Alliance is leading a Tuesday walkout after the board's 3-2 vote curbed the flag's daily display.

Measure AA would push Berkeley's soda tax to 2 cents an ounce on November 3, with new audit rules aimed at past grant disputes.

The $1.2 million prize honors work that reshaped how economists model shocks like energy crises and spending swings.

The streamer's biggest layoffs since 2022 would hit creative teams just before earnings day.

Terry Sanders and Melanie Jones-Carter are battling over Santa Rosa's budget crisis in the city's lone contested council race this fall.

Measure N would fund a new Los Gatos parking structure and Saratoga robotics building, but a taxpayer group wants the money spent differently.

South San Jose neighbors who complained about humming, glaring data centers could soon see sound barriers and shielded lights required citywide.

Allied Propane founder Stan Teaderman claims Phillips 66 and the Hunt brothers hijacked a decade-old joint venture, and he wants his customers back.

AB 2001 lets city attorneys tap state criminal histories in nuisance cases — but critics warn it could target sex workers and people of color.