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.

Statewide, more than 11.2 million voters—at least 2.7 million in the San Francisco Bay Area—cast ballots before Election Day.

It appears that public policy innovator Josh Becker will win the race to replace retiring Sen. Jerry Hill.

Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting.

Mail-in ballots must be signed and dated and postmarked by Election Day, and received no later than 17 days after Election Day.

Measure RR would fund unprecedented new equity and connectivity policies that were recently approved by the Caltrain board.