Bay Area school district offering low-cost apartments to teachers to combat shortages
"If I hadn't gotten the housing, it would have been really challenging for me to make ends meet," one teacher said.
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"If I hadn't gotten the housing, it would have been really challenging for me to make ends meet," one teacher said.
Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session.
An East Bay state legislator's bill protecting reproductive digital information handled by companies headquartered in California passed the Legislature on Wednesday and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
The bill, which would be enacted in the 2024-25 school year if signed by the governor, would require all children to attend one year of kindergarten before they can go to first grade.
Operators of California's power grid issued a statewide Flex Alert Tuesday to call for voluntary electricity conservation because of the high energy demand as a heat wave settles over the Bay Area and the state.
California lawmakers on Monday approved a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs.
California water conservation experts sounded an alarm on Tuesday. They warned Bay Area residents to brace for a fourth dry year in a row, as the drought persists.
A withered cornstalk may become the near-future snapshot of some farms in the drought-stricken Central Valley, while also allowing the return of a native landscape that will help conserve the state's water. Adrienne Moore reports.
As the 2022 legislation draws to a close, California lawmakers passed a flurry of bills. Measures included holding social media companies accountable, along with protections for fast food workers. Reed Cowan reports. (8/30/22)
A new law from a Bay Area lawmaker will authorize the creation of mobile pharmacy vans offering medication and counseling for reaching hard-to-reach communities and the homeless.
California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those seeking abortions.
California will be the first state in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals to combat drought and climate change.
At Margaritas Mexican Restaurant in Redwood City, owner Ramon Bravo has seen a lot in his 21 years in business but he says this has been the hardest for him
In California, a debate is heating up over whether certain crops should even be grown here.
Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Berkeley Haas Andrew Campbell talks about California's plan to end new gas car sales by 2035 (8-25-2022)
A megaproject is underway in the Central Valley to fix the sinking, crumbling Friant-Kern canal. Wilson Walker reports. (8-25-22)
California's legislative leaders on Thursday backed a pair of bills that would open up much of the state's commercial land for residential development, bypassing some local zoning laws to replace shuttered shops with affordable apartments.
Amid worsening drought conditions statewide, part of the Central Valley has been sinking. Now, authorities are working towards a solution.
Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent crimes — amid rising frustration as the state's top Democrats are seeking to keep their jobs in upcoming elections.
With California confirming it will move forward with a plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, there are questions about how the state's infrastructure will handle such a major change.
Sephora Inc., one of the world's largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California's landmark consumer privacy law.
California's unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in July, the lowest point since 1976 as employers in the the nation's most populous state continued to defy expectations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced a new plan to overhaul California's mental health system for children.
Apple said the vulnerability would allow a hacker to impersonate a device's owner and subsequently run any software in their name.
California would have what proponents call the nation's most sweeping law to seal criminal records if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation sent to him Thursday by state legislators.
