Paris Hilton ups support for women-owned businesses after disasters
The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners…
Sunol Water Temple educational center remains unopened after 17 years of planning and millions spent – The Mercury News
When the San Francisco Public Utility Commission began to plan for a Sunol Water Temple welcome center, President…
A Pioneering Landscape Architect’s Bay Area Home Lists for $3 Million
In the late 1940s, landscaper Robert Royston joined with office mate and architect Joseph Allen Stein to develop…
Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage
On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking…
Why California cops and firefighters are pushing for a new perk on top of their pensions
A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a…
AI’s promise and peril examined in 2 new documentaries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence’s dystopian specter has spawned a pair of documentaries dissecting a technology that’s…
Sam Claflin found spirituality in ‘Count of Monte Cristo’
Sam Claflin is done playing the hero. After starring in films like “Me Before You,” “The Hunger Games”…
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness…
First Confirmed Cases of Bird Flu in California Elephant Seals Stoke Fear As Virus Surges Worldwide
Last week, a day that ecologists and virologists in California have feared for years finally arrived. Officials confirmed…
Experts weigh in on how to address anxiety from distressing news stories
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on…
California Elephant Seals Face Threat From Bird Flu Linked to Mass Die-Offs
A virus that has proven deadly for colonies of southern elephant seals was discovered in a California population.…
Amid tech addiction debate, Cambridge group offers screen-free support
Christine’s screen addiction intensified in college. She would watch comedy clips on YouTube for hours on end in…