17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (113+ words) McNear: Mendocino’s Hare Creek Surfers: five teens with a mission Local News Matters In his book A Brief Commentary on the Hare Creek Surfers, Mick Lovett writes “One could make the argument that, with the exception of the Point Arena…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (67+ words) Local News Matters Heather Abrams, the town manager of Fairfax in Marin County, is the top candidate for town manager in the Napa County community of Yountville, according to the Yountville clerk’s office. Yountville’s council will vote Tuesday on an…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (128+ words) One of San Jose’s busiest fire stations has a new, state-of-the-art facility in downtown that will better serve its firefighters and residents. The San San Jose has opened a new state-of-the-art Fire Station 8 in downtown, replacing a decades-old facility and…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (70+ words) Local News Matters The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center last week announced the rescue of 36 common murres since August. According to the organization, recently rescued murres are emaciated, hypothermic, and have poor feather quality, but its wildlife…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (188+ words) Ruth Dusseault is an investigative reporter and multimedia journalist focused on environment and energy. Her position is supported by the California local news fellowship, a statewide initiative spearheaded by UC Berkeley aimed at supporting local news platforms. While a student…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (95+ words) Local News Matters STOCKTON CITY CLERK Katherine Roland has submitted her resignation, effective Sept. 26, following weeks of uncertainty over her position and closed-session discussions about leadership of the City Clerk’s Office. In her resignation letter, obtained by Stocktonia, Roland said…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (87+ words) Local News Matters Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday that aims to strengthen suicide prevention efforts for boys and young men. Assembly Bill 1956, introduced by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, directs the state Office of Suicide Prevention to focuses special…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (91+ words) MORE THAN 30 YEARS have passed since Paul and Betsy Rose Franklin first opened their home to some of San Mateo County’s most troubled foster kids. Their... MORE THAN 30 YEARS have passed since Paul and Betsy Rose Franklin first opened their…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (118+ words) Local News Matters A 59-year-old woman and her dog were tragically killed Monday night after being struck by a car and a GoFundMe has been started to raise money for the woman’s sons. Mary Murphy, 59, was crossing the road in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (108+ words) Local News Matters STOCKTON VICE MAYOR JASON LEE has asked the State Bar of California to investigate former City Attorney Marci Arredondo after alleging she directed the city’s Human Resources Department to offer City Clerk Katherine Roland approximately $250,000 to resign…...