1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (93+ words) A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Blackhawk on early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. 3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Contra Costa County The quake hit at 12:25 a.m. and was centered 6.9 miles east-northeast of Blackhawk. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Contra…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (650+ words) By Todd Collins and Ken Dauber It’s almost impossible to believe. Over just a few weeks this summer, PAUSD went from its strongest ever financial position to its absolute most dire. When school ended in June, they boasted a record…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (696+ words) The fruits of East Palo Alto’s decades-long effort to grow its urban forest are beginning to show. Each tree at these locations represents years of advocacy, volunteer labor and a web of community partnerships. For years, East Palo Altans and…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (609+ words) After more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are preparing to narrow their scope and focus their energy on one location: Charleston Road. But as members…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (141+ words) Residents displaced by a six-alarm condo fire in Foster City last month are expected to return to City Hall Tuesday to ask city leaders to declare a local state of emergency. Roughly 150 people who lived at the Sea Spray Lane…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (117+ words) Some people in San Francisco are spending Labor Day calling for better wages and decrying what they say is "rising authoritarianism" in the United States. The rally at the federal courthouse is part of a renewed push to embrace the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (143+ words) According to AAA, the average gas price in California for this Labor Day weekend is $5.81, $1.20 more expensive than a year ago. Jocelyn Moran reports. According to AAA, the average in California is climbing, right ahead of Labor Day weekend. Fuel…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (296+ words) State leaders have announced a slew of funding going towards transportation infrastructure across the state, and that includes funding for major upgrades to the East Bay's Caldecott Tunnel. These changes would fund the ventilation project at the tunnel as well…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (116+ words) A small East Bay community is receiving tens of millions of dollars after a local refinery polluted the air. The Bay Area Air District announced Thursday at a news conference at the Benicia Community Center that $30 million will go to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (71+ words) A preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Rosa, according to the United States Geological Survey. Preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Santa Rosa The quake hit at 10:33 a.m. Thursday and was centered four miles north of the Sonoma County city, the USGS…...