Monterey County Statewide Articles

Pittsburg City Councilmember Shanelle Scales-Preston increased her lead over Antioch City Councilmember Mike Barbanica to 3,197 votes in the latest results released Wednesday in the runoff race to succeed Federal Glover on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. Results …

A beetle the size of a sesame seed, responsible for killing thousands of trees in Southern California, has been confirmed for the first time in San Mateo County.Invasive shothole borers, which attack a wide variety of tree species, were found …

MCU star Jeremy Renner was revealed as the grand marshal for the 2024 Hollywood Parade, nearly two years after a near-fatal accident.

The Oakland City Council has passed an ordinance on first reading that would restrict smoking and vaping in certain public and private spaces.The ordinance, which is being pushed by Councilmember Dan Kalb, would prohibit smoking and vaping both nicotine and …

Four Los Angeles residents are accused of creating videos of a fake bear ravaging pricey automobiles to cash in on the insurance money.

A bag seemingly abandoned on a bench prompted the shutdown of the Torrance courthouse early Wednesday and drew the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's bomb squad to the scene.

Tuition for nonresident students entering next fall would increase by $3,402 under the plan. That would bring the total cost of tuition for those students to an estimated $52,536.

AFTER EIGHT YEARS of politics reshaped by President Donald Trump, Democrats went from being in disarray to putting forth a united front and big tent opposing him. And they lost anyway. Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss after an unusual and …

Dane Brown, who survived an overdose after being injected with methamphetamine at political donor Ed Buck's home in 2019, was found dead last week.

An 18-year-old from Lancaster has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of calls falsely threatening to conduct shootings or detonate bombs at public facilities.

When President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January, he will become a key figure in California’s homelessness crisis, holding the federal purse strings and setting policy at the national level. So what will this change of power …

Freebie of the week: One of San Francisco’s most popular downtown block parties returns this week, ready to kick your fun-stamina into high gear just in time for the holidays. Bhangra and Beats, a free downtown event held four times …

Ted Olson was conservative lawyer who won friends among liberals

Calvert's win brought the House of Representatives within one vote of Republican control, according to the Associated Press.

A retired judge tasked with carrying out an independent investigation into the office of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and her chief of staff found multiple instances of malfeasance in a scathing report, the county Board of Supervisors announced. …

Police said the homeless man is suspected of being involved in four sexual assault cases and detectives investigating the cases are seeking additional victims.

Trump’s promise to “end” the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which filed for bankruptcy last year in the wake of hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits, said this week that it will create a survivors’ trust to compensate victims of the church.“I apologize without …

The school district placed the teacher on leave after a profanity-filled anti-Trump lecture he gave to his history students. Some students have pushed back.

Republican candidates in three high-profile Inland Empire races for Congress and the state Legislature were either leading or able to fend off Democratic challengers as officials keep counting votes.