Los Angeles took over as California's top city after San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fires. What lessons can L.A. learn from this latest disaster?

There's about a month left in the regular season of the boys basketball season in Northern California. As usual, there were some big performances from big-time players for the week of Jan. 20-26 in the seven CIF sections we scour to make up top Northern California performers.

San Francisco is set to become the first city in the state to launch a new network of speed cameras. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is starting to get the word out to drivers of where to slow down ahead of the 33 speed cameras being installed and working by March.

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been indicted on federal bribery charges stemming from an FBI investigation into an alleged payment scheme with a Bay Area trash hauler.

The Milken Institute’s annual report gauges the best cities based on metrics including job and wage growth, affordability and other economic factors.

In July 2025, all Benioff Oakland staff will transition to University of California employment, enabling more than 2,800 Oakland employees to participate in UC’s benefits plans and take advantage of resources available to UCSF and UCSF Health employees.

Protesters are voicing their opposition to incoming President-election Donald Trump, but in smaller numbers than his first term

Investor hands historic Leamington Hotel property to CIT Bank after failing to pay off loan of more than $36 million.

The former Alameda County prosecutor — and current judge — is expected to serve through 2026, when the seat again goes up for election.

The former Alameda County prosecutor — and current judge — is expected to serve through 2026, when the seat again goes up for election.

Another discounted Oakland office sale is afoot — and the price is a dramatic drop from what Tidewater bought it for in 2018.

City Hall sources confirmed layoff notices are being drafted for scores of employees to help balance Oakland’s budget.