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Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise —…

Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise —…

Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…

Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…

Zawadi, one of the Oakland Zoo’s spotted giraffes, suddenly collapsed and died Dec. 15. (photo courtesy of the…

Zawadi, one of the Oakland Zoo’s spotted giraffes, suddenly collapsed and died Dec. 15. (photo courtesy of the…

Fog clings to the Golden Gate, swallowing the booming horns of cargo ships as they attempt to warn…

First came a systemwide BART meltdown in mid-May that ground every train to a stop. Just weeks later,…

First came a systemwide BART meltdown in mid-May that ground every train to a stop. Just weeks later,…

When Oakland police Officer Stanley Mock died in a 2007 motorcycle accident, nowhere was the mourning deeper than…

Most mornings, the Blue Boobies arrive in waves at the Albany Beach parking lot. Some days, they start…

Most mornings, the Blue Boobies arrive in waves at the Albany Beach parking lot. Some days, they start…

Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape – East Bay Times