Social media firms await more legal decisions even as a jury finds Meta at fault for harming kids
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this…
71-year-old Oakland grandmother is among finalists in national fitness competition
article Bette Vargas, 71, of Oakland is a fitness champion. She’s competing in the Ms. Health and Fitness…
Kaiser mental health professionals strike in California over AI concerns
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals were striking Wednesday in Northern California over…
Phillies sign Jesús Luzardo to 5-year, $135 million extension
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a five-year, $135-million contract extension that…
Alysa Liu surprises Jimmy Fallon, gifts him iconic wig – NBC Bay Area
An Olympic-sized surprise on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Bay Area gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu…
Kaiser Permanente strike to end
The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on…
Georgia baseball explodes for eight-run fifth inning, defeats Oakland 16-6 | Georgia Sports
A game that stayed competitive through four innings quickly turned into a runaway Friday afternoon as No. 11…
Dense tree barriers to cut air pollution are coming to West Oakland
Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project…
SWAT officials active on scene in Pittsburgh’s Oakland
Multiple police officers and SWAT officials were called to Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, causing one road to be closed…
Social media firms head to court over harms to children’s mental health
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices…
California has one of the nation’s weakest job markets
California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding…
E-40, Too $hort, LaRussell highlight Bay Area music before Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — E-40 turned NFL Honors into a hyphy detour, firing off Bay Area slang that…