San Francisco’s school board may reject a parent-led Mandarin charter as the district pushes its own language program.

A group of parents wrote a letter to the San Francisco Unified School District raising “urgent concerns about the unsafe and unacceptable conditions at Mission Education Center.”

At one popular day laborer spot in Fruitvale, far fewer men are looking for work amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Those who remain are on edge.

ICE officers raided an East Oakland home on Tuesday, detaining six people — including a minor and an adult with Down syndrome.

In San José, a rapid response network of volunteers and immigrant-led groups is fighting fear of ICE raids by distributing know-your-rights cards, staffing hotlines, and empowering local businesses to protect their communities.

The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.

The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, a move that would require repealing national park protections and transferring control from the Department of the Interior to the Bureau of Prisons.

San Francisco schools will adopt an interim curriculum used by other California districts as SFUSD audits its own course materials following backlash from some parents.

After mounting pushback, San Francisco’s superintendent of schools is considering pausing the district’s ethnic studies program, according to teachers and a school board member.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called the detainments by immigration enforcement “outrageous and unforgivable.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the federal lawsuit on Monday afternoon, arguing President Trump’s order federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops — who normally opera...

Leaders of the Oakland school district’s administrators' union, who have accused the teachers' union of hostility, retaliation and threats, plan to speak out in front of the school board.

For four years, a contentious battle has raged over whether San Mateo’s Baywood neighborhood should be a historic district. The City Council is urging California not to take action.

Immigration advocates gathered across Northern California to condemn what they called the unprecedented and unconstitutional arrests of asylum seekers in courthouses.

A dozen more protesters have joined the Stanford hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinians at risk of starving in Gaza. So far, the university has said it does not plan to negotiate.

The Bay Area transit system is in the midst of replacing its train control system, but Friday’s outage was caused by network devices not connecting properly, a BART spokesperson said.

President Trump’s executive order aims to cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS, but smaller member stations could be the most at risk if money dries up.

More than 2,500 educators in the Oakland Unified School District were poised to walk out Thursday before a deal was struck on teacher contracts and campus-based substitutes.

OUSD officials told families that schools would remain open during the single-day strike on Thursday, the fourth walkout by Oakland teachers since 2019.

The Oakland teachers union voted to authorize a single-day strike after leaders accused the district of withholding financial information and manufacturing a budget crisis.

Board member Mike Hutchinson told KQED that during the board’s meeting Wednesday night, members plan to discuss altering the transition plan for Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.

Hundreds of University of California employees who signed open letters could have their personal information turned over in a federal probe into allegations of campus antisemitism.

The Trump administration will shutter San Francisco’s Department of Health and Human Services office, which runs programs like Medicaid and Medicare, mental health resources and HIV/AIDS care.

Three women named in the case against former FCI Dublin officer Darrell Wayne Smith have testified against him so far. This is what they say they endured under his watch.

The federal trial of former FCI Dublin officer Darrell Wayne Smith is set to begin in Oakland. Seven others have been sentenced after a sprawling sexual abuse investigation.

The back-and-forth over tariffs on imports from Mexico has rattled many San Francisco small businesses that sell handmade goods, clothes, food and other items.

The federal agency that operates San Francisco’s Presidio was required to submit a report on its operations after being targeted by an executive order to shrink several agencies.

The conservative parents group’s complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleges that the program, taught by Black male educators to Black boys, violates equal rights protections.

President Donald Trump’s order renews concerns over a real estate push in San Francisco’s Presidio, but legal protections may block development, much like past failed bayfront plans.

The trust that manages San Francisco’s Presidio is targeted in President Trump’s latest executive order, which seeks to all but eliminate agencies that it deems 'unnecessary.'

Early Sunday, a car rammed through the front of Looking Glass Photo & Camera in a smash-and-grab robbery. Almost immediately, people started showing up to help.

San Francisco’s police chief said Sunday’s pursuit is under investigation as officials raised questions about the department’s loosened pursuit policy.

San Francisco’s public schools chief presented a sparse base staffing model that could include hundreds of layoffs and leaves supplemental roles in limbo, depending on further funding.

A flyer shared on social media warned of worksite enforcement in San Francisco and San Mateo County. It was fake, but the panic it sent through immigrant communities wasn’t.

According to a new lawsuit, at least five women who reported Cedric Stewart to Life Chiropractic College West don’t believe the school took any steps to investigate or discipline him.

President Trump recently banned transgender athletes from women's sports. We revisit this episode on how SJSU got caught in the fray.

Experts and Democratic elected officials are worried that the Department of Government Efficiency will target key weather and climate change resources housed under the federal agency.

With other Northern California campuses facing declines in enrollment and state funding, Sonoma State University’s cuts are not likely to be a one-off, an official warned on KQED’s Forum.

President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending entry to asylum seekers was met with an immediate challenge.

The Russian River and other waterways in Sonoma and Napa counties have been swollen by the atmospheric river-fueled storm, prompting evacuation orders and threatening low-lying areas.

Rain is coming to Northern California starting as early as Thursday night, with days of wet weather expected through the weekend and into next week.

Scientists at San José State University said Monday that after the huge fire this month, they found unusually high levels of nickel, manganese and cobalt in the Elkhorn Slough.

Oakland’s school district will run out of money as soon as next fall if it doesn’t take long-delayed cost saving measures, according to Alameda County education officials.

At San Francisco’s Mission Dolores Park, dozens of teenagers gathered in solidarity on President Trump’s Inauguration Day for the Bay Area Youth Climate Summit rally.

Federal authorities on Friday unveiled the indictments of Thao; her boyfriend, Andre Jones; and local business owners David and Andy Duong on conspiracy and bribery charges.

Watching the fires devastating Los Angeles, residents of the Oakland Hills worry about when disaster could strike again — despite efforts to prepare since the 1991 firestorm.

In his inaugural address, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a package of fentanyl emergency ordinances and efforts to expedite City Hall functions.

The killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in downtown San Francisco drew national media attention throughout a six-week trial.

After this week’s warning triggered by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California, one expert said the US tsunami warning system has a long way to go.