The case against the sheriff will proceed because San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman, in a ruling filed Thursday, rejected Smith’s requests that misconduct charges be dismissed.

San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe announced felony charges against Ronald Galatolo, including an allegation that he allegedly fraudulently reported a $10,000 charitable donation to the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Fire Relief Fund.

Total employment in the region is up nearly 171,000 since April 2020.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, which serves Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, is reporting an increase in requests for home delivery of free groceries, as more people are forced to isolate due to exposure or illness related to the omicron variant.

Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, and Sonoma counties said their rules won't change, despite the month long statewide mandate that went into effect Wednesday morning.  

With more than 90% of the state’s population in areas now with substantial or high transmission, the California Department of Public Health recommends universal masking in indoor public settings and in schools

Redwood City Police arrested bouncer on an assault charge in beating of a customer at a Brewster Avenue wine bar.

The state’s Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday urging a temporary pause on the vaccine’s administration.

This year, ticket-holders can host or join screening parties, a nod to Cinequest’s in-person soirees after film credits roll. 

The $1.9 trillion bill includes monthly payments for families with children and $1,400 checks for millions of Americans.

As wildfire and mudslide threats prompt mountain residents to flee, Silicon Valley’s remote workers are eager to take their place.

Faced with record numbers of people suffering food insecurity, free food distributors in the Bay Area are doing a remarkable job.

The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge.

San Mateo, Santa Clara and Contra Costa recorded the highest “self-response” rates among California’s 58 counties.

California officials estimate that jail and prison inmates could have filed close to $1 billion in fraudulent claims for pandemic benefits.

A new index that ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows South Bay women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state.