1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (285+ words) Eric Swalwell's abrupt departure from the campaign for governor due to revelations about sexual transgressions leaves nine men and women remaining as serious contenders for spots on the November ballot. In no particular order: The Public Policy Institute of California…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (414+ words) Merritt Farren, a Republican, is running for Insurance Commissioner. He is an attorney, an advocate and a former executive at Amazon and Disney. More than a year after the devastating Southern California wildfires, Cal Matters asked candidates for the 2026 state…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (407+ words) A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge ruled last week to revise the question for a proposed sales tax on the upcoming June ballot, after county voters petitioned that its language was misleading and argumentative. The Board of Supervisors voted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (16+ words) California shouldn't price the public out of public records. Democracy is at stake'Danville San Ramon...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (739+ words) Ridership data from dozens of Bay Area transit agencies show the uneven progress they made in 2025 as they continued recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns that gutted fare revenue and reshaped how the region commutes. Figures recently posted to the National Transit…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1037+ words) Rosa Rivas was furious, but not surprised, when Monterey County supervisors recently voted to halt planning for a multimillion-dollar mental health center project in Salinas." Rivas was angry for her family, which has struggled to support her 35-year-old daughter who…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (481+ words) As a high school student in Danville, I spend my days in classrooms, on platforms, and in digital spaces increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. My generation is not preparing for an AI-driven future, we are already living in it. Recently,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1095+ words) The new Iron Horse trail overcrossing, ongoing redevelopment of Bishop Ranch, earthquakes and the city's overall quality of life were among the major topics at this month's State of the City event in San Ramon, in which first-term mayor Mark…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (642+ words) Ayn Rand was a Russian-born writer who immigrated to the United States in 1926, worked as a screenwriter and playwright and wrote several novels expressing an individualistic philosophy she called "objectivism." Rand's novels and outspoken ideology were subjects of academic and…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (754+ words) Election season is underway for the local candidates in this year's June primary, with the filing deadline having passed last week for county and state election officials. The upcoming local election is set to see turnover in three major countywide…...