San Jose CA

Several Bay Area cities will be getting a grant to reduce underage drinking, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said this week. Dublin, Petaluma, San Jose, San Mateo, and San Pablo will get their share of a $3 million grant-- up to $30,000 each-- from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The...

Thanks to tiny new ultralight radio tags small enough for a fragile butterfly to carry, scientists are getting a rare, real-time look at how western monarchs move through their winter habitat. It’s part of a breakthrough tracking effort reshaping what we know about one of North America’s most iconic migrations....

Last week, we crowned the Loser of the Year. RFK Jr. took it by around 20 points. It wasn’t even close. That’s not totally surprising, as he seems set to remove protections against infectious diseases that we’ve taken for granted for decades.

Search and rescue teams deploy with boats and support personnel. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of California fire and rescue resources to Washington state due to ongoing severe flooding, sending approximately 150 personnel to assist with emergency response efforts. The deployment includes a...

I’m CalMatters investigative editor Andrew Donohue, and I’m subbing for Lynn today. The state Employment Development Department acquired 7,224 cellphones and wireless hotspots in the pandemic so call center employees could work from home. Then it forgot to cancel them once nobody was using them. As CalMatters...

Across the country, drivers are learning that the most expensive tickets often come from the most ordinary moments: a sudden speed drop, a dangling air freshener, a window tint that looks a shade too dark. Police say these stops are about safety, but the patterns reveal a set of everyday traps that reliably generate...

A notable weather change will strike the Golden State next week, which could impact Christmas holiday travel.

The California Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for an elderly woman who was last seen in San Jose last week and is believed to be at-risk.

Initial Tremor Sparks Alerts Across the Region (Image Credits: Pixabay) Santa Rosa – Residents in California’s North Bay region experienced a brief but noticeable shake from multiple small earthquakes on Sunday afternoon. Initial Tremor Sparks Alerts Across the Region The first quake, registering a magnitude of 4.0,...

Matt Sengbusch has been waiting for this day for years.