This week is a personal milestone, marking a half-century of writing about California’s ever-changing political ambiance. My move into the Sacramento Union’s Capitol bureau on March 3, 1975, was part ...

The contract between a Silicon Valley public transit agency and its frontline employees ends Monday — and negotiations have ...

In summary The governor’s announcement affects most of the state workforce and will take effect on July 1. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order mandating that all state agencies and ...

A Monday morning fire caused extensive smoke damage to Maison Alyzée, a French bakery in downtown Mountain View.

Local cities have some of the nation’s highest gender pay gaps, according to a recent report from TruckInfo.net, which ...

Fast food workers at a press conference where Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation boosting their hourly minimum wage at SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for ...

In summary California and other states and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage they have long denied. But many obstacles ...

In a guest opinion, former council member Lenny Siegel argues that resistance to the Trump administration's actions is important, and that "hopelessness" can be overcome through collective action.

Homebuyers In the Peninsula's three priciest cities need to earn above $1 million annually to comfortably afford a ...

Downtown Mountain View finally has a late-night eatery – and it’s open seven days a week. At Tandoori Junction, find a variety of no-frills North Indian dishes until 1 a.m., 1:30 a.m. or 2:30 a.m., ...

Starting next school year, Mountain View Whisman plans to raise the threshold at which it considers someone to be a “regular” ...

A statewide gun rights group is gearing up to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against Santa Clara County over price hikes ...