SONOMA COUNTY is initiating several changes to its legal cannabis industry, including lowering the cultivation tax, making operational and zoning changes, ...

IS EARTH DAY, and it is happening on a year the Earth could use a day off. While lawsuits pour into courts over the Trump administration’s ...

LOCAL CATHOLIC bishops and political leaders reacted to the death of Pope Francis on Monday with messages of mercy, sacrifice and love for the world’s ...

A new cookbook by its executive chef showcases the plant-based offerings of one of the Bay Area’s most iconic restaurants, ...

TEMPERS FLARED AT a recent community meeting when Latino residents in San Jose’s northside neighborhood advocated for design approval of a Chicano-themed ...

Berkeley writer Bonnie Tsui, acclaimed for her unique title “Why We Swim,” takes on the human body again in her new book.  ...

The Sonoma County Fair Board has canceled horse racing for this year’s fair, dealing another blow to the industry in Northern California. The board said ...

Marin City’s Golden Gate Village, a 296-unit low-income housing community built in 1961, is on schedule for a complete makeover. The Marin Housing ...

TWO MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS in San Jose are the first to be approved as part of Mayor Matt Mahan’s latest initiative to expedite projects that provide ...

THE SAN FRANCISCO Flower Market held a grand opening party recently at its new location after the beloved marketplace had to move out of its previous home ...

An unused “legacy” BART train car that was once supposed to go to the former Oakland Athletics baseball team is now in the hands of the city’s newest ...

TO BOOST STUDENTS ATTENDANCE, the West Contra Costa Unified School District has launched a comprehensive plan to increase attendance by 2 percentage ...