A landlord affidavit, a January court petition and a rival complaint have put Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Livermore address at the center of the governor’s primary fight. The legal tangle raises questions about who gets to decide eligibility before June 2, 2026.

Saint Mary's looks like a lock, Santa Clara has surged and Cal and Stanford are fighting for the Bay Area’s possible third NCAA bid on Selection Sunday.

New PPIC data shows about 51% of California freshmen now graduate in four years, but the gains hide big differences between UC, CSU and community college pathways.

Cool mornings give way to mid‑70s Friday, then a rapid warm‑up into an early‑season heat wave Sunday through next week.

Interactive charts from the San Francisco Chronicle and UC data show sharp differences in acceptance rates and admitted GPAs by major for fall 2025. Berkeley CS ticked up but high‑demand programs remain tight.

Deputies found a woman dead and a man with stab wounds at a Bay Point home on Wednesday; the Sheriff's Homicide Unit is investigating.

A family-run Burmese concept from Benicia and Concord plans an outpost at Old Oakland's Swan's Market, adding tea-leaf salad and palata to the market lineup.

A ticket bought at an Arco AM/PM in Brentwood matched four numbers plus the Powerball and paid $36,646 in the March 11 drawing, per lottery officials.

Two men were wounded Wednesday evening in a North Oakland Market Street shooting; police say a masked gunman fled and are asking the public for video and tips.

Oakland won a roughly $4.4M federal lead‑hazard grant that will fund abatement in about 50 low‑income homes and money to expand contractor capacity, with work aimed to start this fall.

BART reports 23 arrests and 17 citations after a focused enforcement sweep in Oakland. The agency also carried out dozens of welfare checks as part of the operation.

Oakland police recovered two firearms and arrested two men during a human‑trafficking enforcement sweep on International Boulevard. The department says the operation also connected people to support resources.

An 18-year-old was critically wounded in a late-night shooting on Wilbur Avenue; Antioch police say detectives are investigating.