A Contra Costa County Superior Court jury on Wednesday convicted a 27-year-old Oakland man on four counts of armed robbery ...

Aristotle is said to have coined the phrase “nature abhors a vacuum” — or “horror vacui” in Latin — as a principle in the physical world. However it applies equally well to politics, particularly in a ...

It's another typical Tuesday morning at the Pleasanton Senior Center for Ed Heskett — out in the sun with his knife as he slowly makes these surgical incisions on a small piece of wood.

In summary The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement. Minutes after a UC regents committee began debating the ...

In summary California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace. Apple launched ...

Similar shades of green on an Alameda County zoning map have been causing Nella Terra Cellars Boutique Winery and Event Center owner Gerry Beemiller headaches for years.

An adorable domestic short-hair kitten, Woody is available to adopt at the East County Animal Shelter in Dublin.

Assemblymember Joe Patterson, a Republican from Rocklin, speaks during a press conference on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s special session to regulate gasoline prices in the state, at the state Capitol in ...

Following months of discussions on a growing structural deficit facing the city and budget cuts aimed at balancing the ...

California voters will begin marking their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election in just a few days and how they vote may reflect their somewhat sour outlooks, particularly rising concerns about ...

In summary The California Public Employees’ Retirement system is the nation’s largest state-backed pension fund. It awarded its chief executive $667,000 bonus after a successful investment year. The ...

The San Ramon Planning Commission and officials from Sunset Development Company are set to have their first discussion at a ...