Berkeley’s long-running food pantry will stop distributing groceries at the end of January after merger talks collapsed, leaving volunteers racing to fill the gap.

San Francisco State is offering voluntary buyouts to most tenured and tenure‑track faculty, with severance up to $110,000 and application windows this winter and spring.

An interactive Chronicle database compiles thousands of California inspection reports and flags possible patient-harm incidents. What Bay Area patients should know before choosing care.

A U.S. court halted HUD's new homeless program funding restrictions, providing relief to service providers and local governments amidst winter hardships.

The concrete 'China Banks' over Kearny Street will be removed as part of a long-delayed Portsmouth Square redesign, closing a five-decade chapter of skate history. Bids are open and demolition is slated early in construction.

A state panel found California law lets prosecutors use gendered evidence to undercut women’s self‑defense claims and urged judges to screen that material before juries.

More than 100 faith leaders chained themselves to ICE's San Francisco field office at 630 Sansome, blocking check‑ins and prompting federal arrests, organizers say.

Laura Chenel says it has stopped sourcing milk from Grand Barr Dairy after a PETA investigation alleged neglect. The creamery says it will review supplier animal-care standards while authorities review the case.

Parents and educators warn SFUSD’s new budget plan could cut social workers, bus routes and jobs as the district works to close a major deficit.

Faith leaders in San Francisco were arrested for chaining themselves to an immigration court entrance to protest ICE practices. They aimed to pause courthouse operations and draw attention to the plight of detainees.

Antioch Police credited neighbors and local businesses after a holiday drive fed and gifted 106 families and more than 300 children.

San Francisco supervisors will vote Tuesday to back Teamsters' demand that Amazon bargain with DCK6 workers in the Bayview, with a press conference planned at City Hall beforehand.

Brentwood officers paired local kids with police for breakfast, gift-wrapping and a Target shopping trip supported by Brentwood PAL’s Tamale Festival.