Two shot to death in Oakland near Berkeley border

Two people were killed by gunfire early Friday near the border of Oakland and Berkeley, police said. Few details were ...

What are California’s 12 official paid holidays after the latest legislation?

Holidays were the subject of four bills in the just-ended California legislative session — but only one of the holidays ...

Mailbag: Grading Pac-12 teams, the Big Ten on NBC, Washington’s roster, Oregon’s path, expansion cash, SEC self-governance and more

How have the Pac-12 schools fared in their first month? And how have Big Ten games on NBC done in the ratings game? The ...

California bans child marriage following nine-year fight at statehouse

For nine years, Sara Tasneem made the frequent pilgrimage from her home in El Sobrante to Sacramento to share her experience being forced into marriage at the age of 15 to a man nearly twice her age.

Suspected Fairfield Norteños came to Concord. But were they trying to kill ‘Goofy’ or teach him a lesson?

Two brothers from Fairfield allegedly stabbed a “Monument boy” over rival gang graffiti, but a judge has ruled that if they wanted “Goofy” dead, they would have killed him.