Accountability comes through elections, public hearings, audits and media scrutiny, not politically set salary formulas.

Councilmember says applying civil laws protects health and safety of residents while substantially growing city revenues.

Dear Eric: I have a friend I have known since college. We are both 70. She asks personal questions that hurt me. There are ...

Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.

DEAR ABBY: My father-in-law passed away, and I have never been particularly close to my mother-in-law. I have encouraged my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One co-worker likes to host office parties with themed potlucks. She will suggest a dish that she will ...

OAKLAND — An Alameda County jury began deliberating Wednesday whether an Oakland man beat his one-time fiancé to death five ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Ace pitcher Logan Webb took the brunt of the punishment Wednesday as the Giants fell 8-4 to the Kansas City ...

Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation.

OAKLAND — A resident was rescued by firefighters Wednesday morning from his burning Ivy Hill area apartment, officials said.

Livermore’s Gianna Willes (22) circles the bases as she celebrates her three-run homer against Foothill High in the fourth ...

Members of the California Water Commission, an 8-member agency appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that tentatively committed $504 ...