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‘Power in my pencil’: High schoolers use poetry to express their truths

"Power in my pencil": Monterey County high school students are being taught to use poetry to express their truths.

2 years ago

Police arrest Santa Rosa man suspected of stabbing woman to death

A 33-year-old Santa Rosa man suspected of stabbing a woman to death Monday afternoon was located and arrested in Rohnert…

2 years ago

Children stuck in emergency shelter as county faces foster, adoptive family shortage

Sonoma County is facing a shortage of foster and adoptive families, with up to 75 children unable to leave emergency…

2 years ago

Climate activists occupy Wells Fargo HQ ahead of shareholder meeting

Climate activists Monday occupied the Wells Fargo HQ lobby at 420 Montgomery St. They demand the bank stop funding fossil…

2 years ago

Head-on crash in Bodega Bay leaves one driver dead, another seriously injured

The driver of a BMW was killed Sunday night in a head-on collision with a Toyota Tacoma on State Route…

2 years ago

Police investigate two early Monday shootings less than hour apart

Police are investigating two Oakland shootings less than an hour apart early Monday: one in East Oakland and the other…

2 years ago

Dispute wages on over Albany Hill cross as city rejects Lions Club offer for land

Albany rejected an offer from the Lions Club to buy the plot of public land where they erected a two-story…

2 years ago

Tracy police use drone to catch bank robber with fake bomb

A Wells Fargo bank in Tracy was robbed Friday by a man with a fake bomb. Police used a drone…

2 years ago

Board approves salary bump, one-time payments for most Oakland school employees

The Oakland school board Saturday approved salary increases and one-time payments for most classified and certificated employees.

2 years ago

Motorcyclist dies in Concord collision

A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning in a collision with another vehicle in Concord on Ygnacio Valley Road.

2 years ago

Nearly 30 miles of Highway 1 to close Sunday for Big Sur marathon

Nearly 30 miles of Highway 1 will be closed Sunday in Monterey County to make room for the Big Sur…

2 years ago

Map shows hundreds of businesses targeted in allegedly fraudulent ADA lawsuits

The DA released a map Friday showing more than 300 businesses targeted in allegedly fraudulent ADA lawsuits.

2 years ago

San Francisco drops public meeting mask requirement

As of Monday, masks will no longer be required at San Francisco public meetings. The requirement is still in effect…

2 years ago

Police say ongoing neighbor dispute may have led to murder-suicide

San Francisco police believe the deaths of two men found Wednesday may have been a murder-suicide caused by an ongoing…

2 years ago

Professor says Elon Musk bid for Twitter poses threat to democracy

An East Bay communications professor worries Elon Musk poses a threat to democracy in his bid for Twitter.

2 years ago

EBMUD considers customer surcharge to curb water usage

EBMUD is considering a customer surcharge to encourage water conservation as the region faces relentless drought.

2 years ago

Past 24 hours brought half-inch rainfall in some cities, barely any in others

Several Bay Area cities got about a half-inch of rain over the past 24 hours, but places like San Francisco…

2 years ago

Man driving carjacked vehicle dies after pursuit collision, injures four others

The driver of a carjacked vehicle fled deputies early Friday and struck another car. The suspect died and four other…

2 years ago

Police discover fatal shooting victim during welfare check

Oakland police say they discovered a fatal shooting victim last week while conducting a welfare check on 23rd Avenue.

2 years ago

Authorities name killer in 1999 asphyxiation death of Meekiah Wadley

Richmond police reluctantly identified Jerry Lee Henderson as the man who killed Meekiah Wadley in 1999. He died 11 days…

2 years ago

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