What is solarpunk? Inside an audaciously hopeful environmental movement that’s thriving in the Bay Area
The quickest adopters of the movement’s values seem to be in the Bay Area, where a local solarpunk chapter formed this year and ventures like Solar Punk Farms in Sonoma County are working as a functional model for its lifestyle of ecological sustainability.
An invasive South American rodent has returned to the Bay Area — and it may be too late to eradicate it
Since 2017, the Nutria Response Team has caught and killed more than 5,000 animals. The rodents reproduce quickly, and as their population grows, eradication gets more difficult.
Affordability crisis: ‘Alarming’ new car prices push Bay Area buyers toward used vehicles, but they’re pricey, too
Many would-be car buyers say high prices of everything else mean a new ride would require extra hours of a side job.
Share the Spirit: Nonprofit helps homeless, impoverished East Bay military veterans feel like ‘not just a number’
For Cecilia Schonian, one of the hardest parts of living in her car was simply finding a place to park. The turning point came when Schonian, 37, walked through the front doors of Swords to Plowshares, an organization with 50 years of experience helping homeless and impoverished military veterans such as herself.
Could SF Giants upgrade at first base? Following eventful weekend, their options are growing slim
Buster Posey said the Giants will keep their options open at first base, but how many options are available following an eventful weekend?
What to know before San Jose State faces South Florida in Hawaii Bowl
The Spartans’ pass defense without two cornerbacks will be a key to the game.
Opinion: Don’t cloak artificial intelligence in national security secrecy
Biden administration directive could make an already covert system even more unaccountable and opaque.
Pleasant Hill custody dispute ends in shootout, child injured
A 27-year-old man was also hit in the hand by gunfire Monday at Contra Costa Boulevard and Vivian Drive.
Riverside County deputy dies by suicide after being accused of soliciting underage sex
Anthony Russo, 52, was found at his home in the San Bernardino Mountains. He was arrested Dec. 11 in a sting operation..
California sheriff’s Office deemed not liable for deputy who accessed investigation file after groping teen
A judge’s finding removes the last remaining claim San Diego County Sheriff’s Office faced in suit brought by victim
