Phone and text scams are getting more sophisticated. Here are some common ones in the Bay and the country, along with tips on how to keep a lookout for them.

Sick of scam calls and texts? State law now allows California residents to have their contact and personal information removed from the people selling it.

Amid book bans, how one collector's quest to find books for his children that reflected their own family created a public archive at the Mechanics’ Institute.

Amid book bans, how one collector's quest to find books for his children that reflected their own family created a public archive at the Mechanics’ Institute.

Gatherings at A Novel Affair in Los Altos feel like the kindest parts of BookTok come to life.

Awdah Al-Hathaleen, a 31-year-old teacher with close ties to an East Bay synagogue, made headlines last summer after he was detained and deported from SFO. He was killed by an Israeli settler, witness...

More than a dozen travelers have been detained in recent weeks, prompting immigration lawyers to warn visa holders, asylum seekers and other noncitizens about the risks of flying.

Parivar Bay Area — an organization dedicated to supporting South Asian gender-diverse immigrants — may be forced to shut its doors in two weeks, a co-founder says.

The judge granted California’s request and allowed the states more time to argue their case against the deal between media giants in court.

Last month, food advocates rang the alarm over the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Program’s possible termination due to a lack of funding in this year’s state budget.

If you’re watching Team USA's big game on Wednesday evening, you may hear a catchy chant from fans of Bosnia-Herzegovina fans that name-drops an iconic San Francisco landmark. Where does the song come...

Bay Area-based and national privacy advocates welcomed the decision, which places limits on how cellphone location data is used.

As San Francisco’s MLB team faces continued backlash over its Pride Night controversy, fans are revisiting the team's groundbreaking 1994 HIV/AIDS benefit game — the first in pro sports.

Here’s what experts and advocates are saying to TPS holders after the Supreme Court dealt the humanitarian program a blow this week.

Experts said the Supreme Court decision on Tuesday will make human rights litigation in U.S. courts harder to pursue. Legal groups will now have to look to other statutes or foreign laws to make their...

Food justice advocates said that in May alone, the program served 95,520 California households.

California’s attorney general says the state is looking into surveillance pricing, in which companies use personal data to determine the cost of items. But what does the practice look like in action —...