GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM has a new strategy to eliminate the large, long-standing homeless encampments that have been a thorn in his side throughout his administration: Push cities to make them illegal. The governor this week called on every local government …
A SOLD-OUT CROWD of 400 cannabis enthusiasts packed the Little Lake Grange in Willits for the first-ever Mendo Cup, the organizers said. Organized by the Mendocino Producers Guild, the Mendo Cup brought organic cannabis growers, activists and potheads together to …
Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir had not met German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser when he asked her to compose a concerto for him, but she was impressed by his recordings. “I really love his aura and his kind of depth of sound …
ROSEMARY BISWAS has lived with her two children at McClellan Terrace Apartments in Cupertino since 2023. The aging building comes with lower rent, a godsend in a region considered one of the most expensive in the nation.The single mom and …
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Monday that he will propose holding three Dead and Company concerts this summer at Golden Gate Park in celebration of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary.If approved, the ticketed concerts will take place Aug. 1 …
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $2 million to launch a loan fund supporting local farmers who provide low-cost housing to farmworkers, county officials said. The funding, approved in a 5-0 vote, aims to help address the …
Last week, PG&E informed Monterey County that it wants to reactivate its Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage Facility by June 1, but the county said that it is too soon.The PG&E facility sits adjacent to the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage …
Dozens of Mendocino County employees plan to resign this summer as part of a voluntary separation program the county is implementing as it faces a multi-million dollar budget deficit, the Board of Supervisors said.During the board’s May 6 meeting, the …
A retired IRS agent has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for “methodically” defrauding an older Sonoma County woman of her life savings, prosecutors said.Elana Cohen-Roth, a professional tax preparer, was sentenced Thursday after the victim went from …
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, caregivers and health care advocates will rally Tuesday at dozens of hospitals across the state, including several in the Bay Area, to protest a proposal made Sunday by congressional Republicans for cuts and changes to Medicaid. The changes …
An invasive mosquito has been found in Antioch, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said. The species, Aedes aegypti, is capable of transmitting pathogens that can cause Zika virus, dengue fever, and yellow fever. The species was found …
Construction has officially begun on a long-awaited bike park at Centennial Park, the City of Vacaville announced. Located on the park’s northeast corner near Allison Parkway, the project is part of the Centennial Park Master Plan approved in 2023 and …
