Overheard conversation sends Santa Cruz neighbor up a tree to prevent its removal Brett Garrett said that climbing the tree was an empowering experience and as he perched there he felt peaceful.
California ranks dead last for job growth in US By Jon Lansner March 15, 2024 at 9:27 a.m. Remember 1993? That year was the only other time that California was the worst state...
Sports | Everybody in the pool? Walnut Creek tries to make new $77 million aquatic center work for throngs of swimmers By Katie Lauer March 9, 2024 at 4:08 p.m. The current plan is to redesign the space to feature one family-friendly recreation pool, a...
Antioch event will honor veteran J.R. Wilson, AUSD trustee Mary Rocha at gala By Judith Prieve March 8, 2024 at 4:09 a.m. Antioch High School junior Fifita Grewe was named Youth of the Year
Valentines riddle: Did pandemic kill romance in California – or did it just migrate inland? By Jon Lansner February 14, 2024 at 1:10 p.m. California had 6.5 million married households in 2022 – and that was up 26,000, or...
They said it: Landlines are so yesterday… or are they? By Bay Area News Group February 12, 2024 at 4:46 a.m. Quote of the week.
California consumer confidence starts 2024 at 7-month high By Jon Lansner January 31, 2024 at 1:50 p.m. Yet overall consumer confidence is down 8% vs. the pre-pandemic 2018-19 average.
Bay Area rain map: See where the storm is By Bay Area News Group February 3, 2024 at 8:31 a.m. The updating radar map shows areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by...
Record number of Californians visiting emergency rooms for dog bites By Kaiser Health News January 26, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. The rate of ER encounters for dog bites in 2022 was almost 50% higher in...
Business | Realtor associations deluged with ‘copycat’ commission lawsuits By Jeff Collins January 25, 2024 at 3:42 p.m. Two new California cases — including one in Southern California — bring to 20 the...
Business | Will $20 minimum wage crush fast food in California? By Jon Lansner January 24, 2024 at 2:32 p.m. California is on the cusp of putting the fast-food industry into a curious economic experiment.