Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

No one in my circle is particularly well-off financially. The activities we enjoy can be somewhat expensive. We’ve always ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 59-year-old man. I have been single since my wife left me. I have been trying to get back on my feet ...

For generations, people have wondered if the lake is being loved to death. In the 1860s, Mark Twain called Tahoe “the fairest ...

State senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin want law enforcement working in California to be identifiable and to restrict ...

The 45-year-old man was charged Monday with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, as well as a single count of felony ...

OAKLAND – Three people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a business in Oakland on Sunday, police said. The ...

The foundation also recognized in a separate ceremony six restaurants as part of its “America’s Classics” awards. Those were ...

Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil ...

SAN LEANDRO — A man walking his dog Saturday morning was fatally shot, becoming the city’s first homicide victim of the year, ...

PLEASANTON — Pleasanton Assistant City Manager Pamela Ott is retiring from the city after 22 years. Ott’s last day will be ...