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 …
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 …
SUNNYVALE IS FACING CRITICISM after officials asked a Palestinian art booth to leave a city-run children’s event for refusing to remove a poster.City officials confronted the “Palestine Palette” art booth’s organizers partway through the May 3 Hands on the Arts …
A professional soccer team affiliated with Major League Soccer’s Next Pro league is coming to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, with play slated to start at the historic Kezar Stadium within the next two years. The deal to use the …
Burlingame poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra decided that if she was going to write a book on motherhood, it should go beyond skimming the surface. “I felt that I needed to make poems that were more rigorous than just a flat …
A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PURCHASE of 207 acres by the Peninsula Open Space Trust adds a critical safety facet to the preservation of Coyote Valley in South County.The $5.5 million purchase of a former dairy farm by the nonprofit protects the northwestern …
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY will be allowed to cut all its athletic programs to try to reduce a nearly $24 million budget deficit, a Sonoma County Superior Court judge ruled. The university’s board of directors decided in January to ax all …
THE PULGAS WATER TEMPLE on the San Francisco Peninsula is a visual delight, a Greco-Roman design rising over a reflecting pool surrounded by cypress trees and framed by the green Santa Cruz Mountains. It wouldn’t seem surprising if nymphs with …
The Golden State Warriors are hosting Game 4 of their National Basketball Association playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in San Francisco on Monday and fans unable to buy tickets to get into Chase Center for the game can watch …
As it heats up outside, cold-blooded rattlesnakes are doubtlessly getting out to warm up.The East Bay Regional Park District said now that it’s spring, rattlers are emerging from hibernation and getting more active, which will lead to more encounters with …
In each printed program, and before each performance at San Francisco Playhouse, the troupe invites the audience to enter its empathy gym. The company’s current offering, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” running through June 21, offers …
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