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06/08/2026

According to a social media post from a woman who identified herself as Jamario Baker's great-aunt, he was protecting his 11-year-old sister when he was shot.

Fairfield police on Saturday identified the victim of a fatal shooting at a high school graduation as 18-year-old Jamario Baker. Baker was a student at Fairfield police identify 18-year-old Sem Yeto Continuation High School student Jamario Baker as the victim killed in a fatal graduation ceremony pa...

06/06/2026

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06/06/2026

Think you know Contra Costa County? Some of its most fascinating history may be hiding in plain sight.

From a lighthouse that guided ships through the Bay to the site of the deadliest home-front disaster of World War II, Contra Costa is home to landmarks that reveal little-known chapters of local, state and national history.

🖊 Jayden McKenzie, a junior at Deer Valley High School in Antioch and a member of Contra Costa Youth Journalism

MORE THAN 175 YEARS AGO, on the far east side of the San Francisco Bay, one of our state Legislature’s original 27 counties was experiencing a boom in

06/06/2026

A 36-year-old Oakland man accused of shooting a San Francisco police officer on Sunday was charged with two counts of attempted murder and several other felonies.

A 36-year-old Oakland man accused of shooting a San Francisco police officer on Sunday was charged Wednesday with two counts of attempted murder and

06/06/2026

The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay announced Wednesday that a “first-of-its-kind” regional community campus will be opening in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood this fall.

The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay announced Wednesday that a “first-of-its-kind” regional community campus will be opening in Oakland’s A new 3-acre East Bay Jewish Community Campus will open in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood, bringing together 20 Jewish organizations, early childh...

06/05/2026

Nearly 10 years after a former San Francisco police officer suffered life-altering injuries after being struck by a vehicle while on duty, dozens of officers and city leaders honored him Thursday by unveiling a new street sign named after him.

Nearly 10 years after a former San Francisco police officer suffered life-altering injuries after being struck by a vehicle while on duty, dozens of San Francisco renamed the 300 block of Eddy Street in the Tenderloin as “Officer Lewin-Tankel Way” to honor SFPD officer Elia Lewin-Tankel, who was...

06/05/2026

The expanded rollout follows two lawsuits that found Meta liable for damages because of the way its social media platforms interact with younger users.

Menlo Park-based Meta this week announced the global expansion of its 13+ content settings for teenager accounts on its platforms, Instagram, Facebook, Meta is expanding its 13+ content setting for teen users worldwide across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, adding default protections and parental...

06/05/2026

"This is not a trend, this is traditional medicine."

Last week, acupuncturists, patients and San Francisco leaders rallied in Chinatown to oppose a proposal that would remove acupuncture from Medi-Cal coverage.

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🖊 / 📷 Andres Jimenez Larios

06/05/2026

As of Thursday afternoon, the San Mateo County Registration and Elections Division has yet to count more than 50% of the total ballots submitted by voters.

With more than 100,000 ballots left to count from Tuesday’s election in San Mateo County, the outcomes of several close races are still up in the More than 100,000 ballots remain to be counted in San Mateo County, leaving several local and state races unresolved, including county superintendent an...

06/05/2026

The shooting, which broke out in the school’s parking lot Wednesday night, resulted in the hospitalization of three people, aged 11, 20 and 25, and the death of another, 18, who succumbed to gunshot wounds.

Fairfield High School's graduation ceremony has been relocated following a shooting after a graduation ceremony for students of Sem Yeto Continuation High