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…
Person in critical condition after being struck by PRT bus in Pittsburgh
A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland on…
Alameda County hospital system lays off hundreds of employees to counter federal cuts – The Mercury News
A day after many Alameda Health System employees had received notices of paid leave — only to have…
3 fatally wounded in early morning Oakland shooting
article Photo: Angela Barron/Oakland’s Nosey Rosey OAKLAND, Calif. – Three people were fatally shot in Oakland early on…
Kaiser labor talks stall, raising fears of another strike
Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…
Large police presence on scene in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside
Large police presence on scene in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood FOUR STARTS NOW. AND RIGHT NOW, SEVERE WINTER WEATHER…
An unsung an architectural marvel
There’s a surreal serenity atop the world’s longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge, crowned by a thick blanket of…
Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman’s frank response to Sonny Gray’s anti-pinstripe rant
ORLANDO, Fla. – Responding to Sonny Gray’s recent anti-Yankee comments, GM Brian Cashman described the former pinstriped pitcher…
Detroit Zoo announces birth of three African lion cubs
The three newest additions to the Detroit Zoo are working on their roars. The zoo on Monday announced…
He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up
By Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters Los Angeles entrepreneur Shlomo Rechnitz owns one of California’s largest nursing home chains. Several…
‘Last Chance U’ football coach John Beam has died after being shot on campus
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Laney College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last…