The Pleasanton City Council unanimously gave staff the green light this week to draft the ballot language for a transient occupancy tax increase to be placed on the November ticket.

Let the good times roll at Clementine's in San Ramon. Known for New Orleans-inspired food for over two decades, Clementine’s under new ownership also serves American comfort food at breakfast, lunch ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Ernesto Torres Ernesto Torres is a facilities project supervisor at CSU San Bernardino and ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is again updating the system it uses to decide which polluted communities get cleanup funding. The tool, ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state — that ...

Chapbook was a term I hadn't seen before – and perhaps why Livermore author Patricia J. Boyle's press release caught my eye as I was catching up on backlogged emails earlier this winter.

"Mixed emotions, mixed reactions and a fair bit of confusion flow through my heart and mind these days as I look at Minneapolis through my set of assumptions and beliefs and as I reflect on my ...

A consumer class action lawsuit filed in federal court last month against the San Francisco Giants baseball team seeks to recoup alleged "junk fees" that were included in the price of hundreds of ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. Cuando los conductores de camiones comerciales viajan a toda ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. La presidenta de la Corte Suprema de California, Patricia Gue ...

The Contra Costa County Office of Education is set to be under new leadership following this year's election, with Superintendent Lynn Mackey confirming this week that she is not seeking reelection.

From facing multiple homicide cases to fully reinstating the department's traffic unit, Pleasanton Police Chief Tracy Avelar has been working seemingly nonstop in her first year in the role.