VanCedric Williams denied being paid by the teachers union while voting on Oakland's contract — but records show otherwise.

Parents will be able to excuse elementary kids from lessons like LGBTQ storybook readings — but the district won't track who opts out.

A virtual speaker called Board Chair Rebecca Hermosillo a slur and a “junkyard dog” in August, just weeks after Zoom comments returned.

A process server handed Councilmember Peter Ortiz the bill at a September 1 meeting, after his free-speech suit against a critic collapsed.

Humboldt County needs a state permit to save a crumbling coastal road near Ferndale. Regulators say the price is banning vehicles from Centerville Beach.

A parent coalition wants Amira's reading tutor gone now, but SFUSD's tech policy vote is six months away.

The Ripple co-founder's cash flows through a two-week-old PAC backing Theo Ellington, dwarfing what rivals DJ Brookter and JR Eppler have raised.

Harris, who spent her childhood in Berkeley and started her career at the Alameda County DA's office, is backing Lee's reelection bid.

Candidates split sharply on downtown office growth and a state transit-housing law, but nearly all backed a hotel tax hike.

A $75 million solar system built to save Mount Diablo schools millions is instead draining the budget after most inverters failed.

A judge found Eric Hart credible on where he sleeps and cooks, keeping him in the Mendocino County supervisor race.

Meredith Dodson built SF Parents into a City Hall kingmaker. Now a former teacher takes the reins ahead of a pivotal November school board vote.

Supervisor Joelle Gallagher wants the county to move fast on a zoning-based moratorium modeled after San Mateo's ordinance.