Politics
Featured
For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend
Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender.
California Politics
Coming to your electric bill: Monthly charge to extend Diablo Canyon’s life
Do we really need the nuclear plant anymore? Critics are calling on the state to take the nuclear off-ramp now.
National Politics
Senate swoops in, centuries late, to name bald eagle national bird
Since it was engraved on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, the eagle has been universally assumed to be the country’s national bird.
City Politics
Oakland A’s agree to sell Coliseum share to Black-led development group
It paves the way for the African American Sports and Entertainment Group to have full ownership of an important piece of East Bay real estate, including the baseball stadium and arena.
Local Politics
VTA announces billions of dollars in federal funding for BART to San Jose
It's the largest amount of federal money ever given to a West Coast transportation project.
California Legislature
Opinion: Overdoses are dropping but the threat of fentanyl looms
California should spend its $121 million in opioid settlement dollars on fentanyl awareness, tracking and...
Opinion
Flam: Deep-sea mining may be necessary to build a greener future
Scientists consider risks and rewards of tapping into metal-rich rocks that act as natural batteries...
Election
Emhoff acknowledges affair during first marriage after tabloid report
Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that...