Guest Commentary written by Jesse Vasquez Jesse Vasquez is the executive director of Pollen Initiative, a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating media centers inside prisons.

In summary Many California cities cracked down on homeless encampments after a Supreme Court ruling gave them the green light to arrest people. 2024 was the year California cracked down on homeless ...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in solving a 32-year-old case of three males killed in ...

Three members of the DSRSD Board of Directors are now set to hold their seats through the end of 2028 after being sworn in during a ceremony ahead of the board's final regular meeting of the year.

Kutie is a beauty and a total lovebug! If you are looking for a calm companion who knows what she likes, she is ready to warm ...

California’s southern border, long ‘ground zero’ in the fight between federal and local officials over immigration policy, is now at the center of renewed controversy over how far local leaders can go ...

In summary It’s been a long year. Take a look back at 2024 with CalMatters visual journalists. If you feel like so much happened in 2024 that it could fill several years, you’re not alone. Throughout ...

Jeff Bordes and Friends are helping the Tri-Valley usher in 2025 with a New Year's Eve concert at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. See that plus shows at the Firehouse this weekend in A&E Digest.

It boiled down to finances and sensible land use. Leaving freeway frontage as open space when surrounded on both sides by ...

In summary The California Legislature butted heads with Gov. Gavin Newsom and grappled with a budget deficit in 2024. Against the backdrop of the election, the Legislature’s year was marked by debates ...

Contending that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors failed to follow procedures mandated in Proposition 218, the ...

After just one year since transitioning from trimesters to semesters, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District high school students are in for another adjustment in the 2025-26 school year.