The complex psychology of keeping Californians safe in a megastorm
Have Californians — often ridiculed as weather wimps — become jaded to atmospheric rivers and overconfident that they can handle the hazards?
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People’s Park protest will cost UC Berkeley millions
UC Berkeley will pay for the aftermath of protests against a controversial housing project for students and homeless residents at the historic site
Richmond can’t shake ‘high financial risk’ of pension debts and mismanagement, state auditor reports
The state auditor questions whether the city, which faced a debt burden of $250 million in June 2021, can salvage a semblance of financial stability any time soon.
‘Bomb cyclone’ lands, felling trees, cutting power and prompting evacuations
High wind warnings, flood watches and emergency proclamations are in place as an ominous winter storm touches down in the Bay Area.
Bay Area welcomes its first babies of 2023
Allison and Erik Laviolette, of Pleasant Hill, welcomed a baby boy at 12:06 a.m. New Year’s Day at the Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center.
Bay Area mops up after record-setting storm; more rain to come this week
Meteorologists fear a storm Wednesday could bring widespread flooding to the region
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UC Berkeley will teach psychedelic guides how to facilitate ‘shrooms,’ hallucinogenic drugs
The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics has started training doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and chaplains how to safely and effectively facilitate mind-bending hallucinogenic experiences to help...
UC Berkeley may need to abandon People’s Park student housing plan, court warns
UC Berkeley, which only houses 23% of its enrolled population, wants to construct beds for 1,100 students and 100 unhoused residents at the historic 2.8-acre property.
Final recount results: No change in Antioch, Richmond city council races
Tamisha Torres-Walker and Cesar Zepeda have officially held on to victories in the Nov. 8 election -- 45 days after the polls closed
How to prepare your home for an earthquake (and get help paying for retrofits)
Qualifying residents are awarded up to $3,000 to retrofit their residences – typically older houses built before 1980 – to help prevent earthquake damage.