In her riveting new novel titled “Shipyard Gals,” Valerie Stoller has written about World War II from an unusually ...

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $41 million in new funding to support the construction of nine affordable housing ...

Contra Costa Animal Services is offering free adoptions as its shelter reaches capacity with more than 200 pets — including 140 dogs — needing permanent ...

WHEN HE WAS IN SECOND GRADE, Robert Reich was held upside down in the bathroom by bullies who threatened to put his head in a toilet. He was a small child ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that ...

A LONG-STALLED PLAN to build a new marina at San Francisco’s Treasure Island has gained momentum with the formation of a partnership that will provide ...

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California and Hawaii plan to strike Tuesday over pay, staffing levels and other contract ...

The Monterey Fire Department nearly quadrupled the number of defensible space inspections this year as part of its ongoing effort to strengthen wildfire ...

Human-rights documentaries, majestic buffalo and actor Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut merit top mention this week.

Listen in Marin (also known as Local News Matters on Radio Sausalito) is a weekly roundup of stories affecting Marin County ...

Sometimes, in the dark of the theater, all the elements merge seamlessly: story, language, scenery, music, drama, comedy, ...

The new electric trains chugging up and down the San Francisco Peninsula in Caltrain’s service area will be compensated for ...