A pétanque player holds a ball, called a “boule” in French, at the Wine Country Open Pétanque Tournament in Sonoma, Calif. In April 2024. The 2025 tournament takes place April 26-27 in Sonoma. (Wine ...

Permits to collect firewood from Mendocino National Forest for personal use went on sale this week, the U.S. Forest Service said.   Every year the USFS ...

DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect Barbara Lee outlined her vision ...

Backers of a campaign to remove Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said their recall petition has been approved by election officials, ...

A dead gray whale that washed ashore in Alameda over the weekend will be towed to Angel Island to be examined by scientists, officials with The Marine ...

THREE OF VTA’s four unions ratified new contracts for the next four years, leaving the transit agency’s frontline workers hanging. Service Employees ...

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY residents already bracing for possible federal cuts to Medicaid could be hit with a one-two punch as Congressional Republicans plan to ...

FasTrak is warning of text messages being sent to customers claiming they have outstanding account balances and must pay in full or risk penalties or ...

THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA is exploring bringing professional soccer to Sonoma County, which could involve building a new stadium that would double as an ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY officials aren’t killing the idea of ranked-choice voting — they just need to sort out an “existential crisis” before seismically ...

THE WASHINGTON D.C. BUDGET is hitting hungry people 3,000 miles away particularly hard.  That also goes for those who feed them. Food recovery ...

A Marin County community this week is mourning four Archie Williams High School students who died in a collision Friday evening. Tamalpais Union High ...