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A San Francisco woman was arrested after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,500 in merchandise from a San Mateo Lululemon store, police said.

San Francisco building officials were caught off guard after an unpermitted Tesla construction site was discovered in the city, exposing gaps in the enforcement system designed to catch exactly this kind of violation. The site has been linked to contractor John Pollard, a builder already flagged under the city’s...

The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on a key wage demand. Spokespersons for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said Monday it had notified Kaiser of plans to formally end the major work...

In a dramatic move to focus attention on a potential 2026 ballot initiative to raise money for Bay Area Rapid Transit, BART announced that 10 stations might close if the measure failed – and one of the stations on that list is Orinda. “It’s pure insanity,” said former Orinda...

Nathan Jones, associate professor of security studies, at Sam Houston State University, gives insight on killing of the powerful cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ in Mexico.

Rainy conditions will pick up again across Northern California this week, starting Monday night and lasting through Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting solid precipitation in the North Bay, where rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected in Sonoma and Marin counties, with rates decreasing south...

An East Bay refinery agreed to pay $10 million after regulators issued more than 100 environmental violation notices, including over multiple dust releases that impacted Martinez.

Jelly Belly's Fairfield campus off I-80 -- a longtime Northern California tourist stop and one of the region's best-known food brands -- is preparing for a round of job cuts that will impact dozens of office-based workers, even as candy-making continues.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. California clouds are thickening over San Francisco, and rain will soon tap on rooftops across the city as a wet pattern settles in. Skies stay partly sunny through today with highs near 66 degrees. Calm...

Woman-owned Bay Area startup bridges clinical women's health and functional snacking with nutrient-dense, daily hormone support. Bish Bar, a woman-owned Bay Area startup, has launched the first protein bar specifically designed to support hormone and menstrual health — introducing a new innovation within the rapidly...