Five whales have died in the San Francisco Bay in the last month. The deaths of four gray whales around the bay and the beaching and eventual euthanizing of a minke whale are being investigated by the ...

And do closures actually help anyone? Francis A. Pearman, Stanford professor of education, has some answers — and some questions more districts should be asking.

Oakland Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins unveiled his proposed two-year budget for the city today, which he said is just the start of a longer process toward getting the city back to fiscal stability. The ...

AC Transit's bus rapid transit has sped up service on International Avenue, but the creation of bus-only lanes has led to serious collisions. Credit: Amir Aziz We believe in the power of nonprofit ...

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In a press release on Friday, Lee announced she has selected 15 people for her transition committee. The group will help Lee execute her 100-day plan, which will focus on public safety, homelessness, ...

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It’s hardly the first time and probably not the last. President Donald Trump on Monday issued another executive order targeting sanctuary cities and other governments that decline to cooperate with ...

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Head Start supporters are worried the dysfunction could put the early childhood education program’s federal grant at risk.

Dale Risden fell in love with Joaquin Miller Park as a little boy. It wasn’t the trees, or the streams, or the serenity of nature —- those loves would come later. It was Juanita. When Risden was 10, ...

A few years ago, 300 low-income families in East Oakland began receiving $500 a month. Cold, hard cash, with no strings attached. This was Oakland’s experiment with “guaranteed income,” the idea that ...