Columnist Teri Sforza writes that studies have found that the prospect of getting caught deters crime. You think?

In California’s Central Valley, we grow more than food — we grow opportunity. Our fields feed the nation, and our families ...

The misuse of substances is not a very widely discussed topic in the Alameda County area, likely due to the low percentage of ...

As fiscal manager for Alameda County’s Opioid Settlement Innovative Mini-Grants initiative, the Three Valleys Community Foundation (3VCF) has announced a second round of grants totaling $2.5 million.

Fourth of July parade brought the community together Friday. It spanned 3.3 miles, with about 170 entries and 2,500 ...

If a wildfire causes an evacuation, people are forced to leave quickly and make decisions under pressure about what to bring ...

Vincent Thayer of San Jose and Sevendik Huseynov of Sunnyvale were allegedly involved in more than $205 million in fraudulent claims, among 324 defendants whose fraudulent and illegal schemes resulted ...

With the start of a new month comes the implementation of new laws. Several new laws, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, will lead ...

The complaint targets the so-called "sanctuary city" ordinance, alleging it hampers the crackdown on a "crisis of illegal ...

The $80 million project is a generation in the making, involving half a dozen public agencies, PG&E and community advocacy ...

A free expungement clinic in Sacramento offers legal help to clear records, boost job access and give thousands a second ...

By Priscilla Tenorio To know how opioids affect communities all around us, we must first know what opioids are and how we are affected by them even in ways we do not realize. According the American ...