Pa’tanisha Davis Pierson says she was forced out after reporting alleged campaign work on state time in Anamarie Ávila Farías’s Concord office.

Berkeley now tops every UC campus in listed costs, while students elsewhere pay nearly $3,000 a month just to split a tiny apartment.

The gubernatorial candidate wants EV drivers to pay their share, while a GOP rival pegs a rival plan at up to 9 cents a mile.

San Francisco Unified's graduating cohort was marked ready at 59.2% in 2026, still short of its own target.

Four new state notices tackle ICE near polling places, ballot seizures and AI misinformation before Nov. 3.

Union chief Seth Olyer says the pact “doesn’t come close” to what neighboring fire departments offer, and a police “me too” clause looms.

A Standard review found roughly $164 million flowing through Lurie-linked campaigns, nonprofits and consultants since 2023.

Measure X targets landlords who bank rent increases, with advocates citing hikes of 50% or more once unleashed.

A two-year study clears St. Helena's budget of a structural deficit — but a $16.2 million pension gap keeps growing by $1 million a year.

A half-cent sales tax could decide the fate of a Berkeley fire station and dozens of city jobs on November 3.

Palo Alto's new stream ordinance carves out an exception for homes along San Francisquito Creek after years of complaints about encampments.

Silicon Valley money is flowing into a South Florida House race, with Leading the Future-affiliated Think Big PAC spending $310,000 to support Jared Moskowitz in the primary.

ONTRAIL Vineyards cleared a 4-1 vote, but opponents say a creek near Soda Canyon still needs deeper study.