In summary A bill would give county election offices more resources and guidance to speed up the notoriously slow vote count in California. State legislators take the oath office before the results ...

In summary Birth centers are midwife-run facilities that deliver babies outside of hospitals. They have struggled to stay in business in part because of strict state licensing requirements. Many ...

Physical and mental health benefits. An escape from social media. An opportunity to connect with peers. A low-cost and ...

In summary Gov. Newsom wants the California Legislature to prepare for the Trump administration, but its leaders also say they heard voters’ message on lowering the cost of living. The leaders of the ...

In one of Los Angeles’ oldest neighborhoods, a tidy elementary school sits on ground it has occupied for nearly a century, proudly displaying its “gold ribbon” from the state of California, an honor ...

There's been a lot of chatter recently about the future of the Livermore Municipal Airport — well, to be fair, isn't there always? But the debate over one in particular caught my eye: creating a ...

The San Ramon Valley school board voted unanimously – but reluctantly – to approve more than $3.5 million in budget cuts ...

A 17-year-old boy from San Ramon was killed after moving on foot into a lane of Interstate 680 where he was struck by an SUV ...

The San Ramon City Council is poised to vote Tuesday on pay increases for the city manager and police chief in order to ...

Melissa Klawuhn, the assistant sheriff for field operations at the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, has been appointed ...

Contra Costa County historians recently hosted an educational celebration of the state's rich Hispanic history — a needed ...

Hundreds of people stood in line Wednesday morning to be the first customers inside Pleasanton's brand-new Costco, which officially opened its doors after nearly a decade of planning, legal hurdles ...