San Joaquin County Statewide Articles

The Oakland Public Library announced it will reopen its main library on Dec. 2.Located at 125 14th St., the branch has been closed since May 27 “for critical infrastructure upgrades to improve the library facilities and enhance the overall patron …

Berkeley police are warning the public about scammers using the police department’s phone number. Authorities said last week they have received multiple reports of scammers calling victims using the main police number (510-981-5900). The scammers claim the victim or a …

The Walnut Creek Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 state grant for traffic safety enforcement.The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will support education, DUI checkpoints, officer certification programs and various safety enforcement operations to try to …

A California infant has died from listeria amid an outbreak linked to certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that have been recalled.

Protonitazene, a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, was connected to an overdose in Stevenson Ranch. Dealer knew his pills had killed, but kept dealing anyway.

Justin Sun spent millions on a banana that is central to a 2019 work of art.

LEADERS ACROSS THE West Valley are pushing for a greener future in one of the country’s most polluted areas, but it could be more challenging after a controversial ruling on the use of gas.Campbell and Los Gatos recently explored ways …

The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu's city limits. It's the seventh earthquake so far this year to rumble in this area.

The Los Angeles Police Department was flooded with calls Thursday night when people reported a high-rise on fire. Fire officials said it was part of film set.

Combs' legal team told the judge that it was proposing conditions "far more restrictive" than Combs faces in jail.

L.A. Unified makes gains and approaches pre-pandemic levels that, at the time, were considered inadequate. Graduation rate reaches record level.

Oakland student Hannah Lau said she only discovered there were elevated lead levels in her school’s drinking water this year through her teacher. There wasn’t an announcement from the principal, nor was there an assembly to notify students.“I was really …

Revelations of an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense secretary, at a meeting of Republican women in 2017 have set off a firestorm.

Last year, American Conservatory Theater Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon was overseeing the final production of predecessor Carey Perloff’s popular adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” which ran for nearly 20 years.As she began the daunting task of crafting a new version …

Lake County elections officials are tired of the rush to count ballots, defending their history of being the last in California and possibly the nation to tally votes.

Skelton: Before the presidential election slips into gloomy history, we pause to slam our moldy, undemocratic electoral college.

State courts in Santa Clara County will use electronic recording equipment to create courtroom records in more types of cases, representing a shift in policy amid a shortage of court reporters. Santa Clara Superior Court issued a general order on …

The storm is a meteorological anomaly that has brought record-breaking rainfall.

AS BERNARD “RAHEEM” BALLARD stood behind the podium inside of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s chapel, the incarcerated man was greeted by a loud standing ovation.He was attending the first-ever film festival inside of a prison. The crowd had just …

The East Bay Municipal Utility District said this week the 2024-25 fall run of Chinook salmon currently underway on the Mokelumne River has already set a new record for the most salmon returning to spawn.More than 30,000 fish have been …