Carmen Montano's push to raise the pantry's $1.21 monthly rent drew a council-meeting crowd and a fiery social post calling supporters haters.

Alum Rock Union wants voters to approve a parcel tax hike and $100M bond, but critics point to past bond oversight lapses.

Franklin-McKinley trustees voted 4-1 to rebuke Marc Cooper after he called 9/11 attackers “cowardly, radical Muslims” at a board meeting.